Rose Alicia Allen

Rose is an Oakland yoga instructor on this wild, stunning, and occasionally heartbreaking little adventure of being human. She took her first teacher training at Vibe Yoga with Jonathan Rickert and has been teaching ever since. With a background in ballet that began at seven years old, Rose’s classes are shaped by her dance training. They’re creative and dynamic, sometimes feeling more like choreography than poses — and she loves when students say the flow feels like dancing. A forever student, Rose is always gathering new knowledge and insights, often with a fun fact (or two) at the ready. She weaves what she learns — from anatomy and biomechanics to functional neurology — into her teaching, helping students move in ways that feel strong, intuitive, and uniquely their own. For Rose, yoga, like life, isn’t about perfection. We fall. We get sore. We breathe through it. And most days, we surprise ourselves with what we’re capable of. Her classes, retreats, and workshops are an invitation to explore exactly that. In an industry inundated with “love and light,” Rose ensures there is no doubt that this practice also has room for the hard, dark, gritty parts of us. Beyond the mat, Rose can be found traveling, at music shows and festivals, sipping a good ol’ cup of tea with a side of toast, spending time with her partner and dog, and working full-time to support first-gen and low-income college students in their career journeys.

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