With over 25 years of personal practice, Allissa is a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher with specialty training in restorative yoga and meditation. In addition to River Valley Yoga Festival, Allissa owns Mudita Wellness – a boutique yoga studio in Stillwater, Minnesota – where she leads weekly classes, private sessions, workshops and specialty series. She is also certified as an AromaTouch essential oil practitioner.

Allissa is passionate about sharing the power of yoga with others and has long dreamt of bringing a yoga festival to the St. Croix Valley. At her studio, she stives to create a safe community that is warm and welcoming to all. It is her dream to extend that same sense of warmth and caring to a larger community through River Valley Yoga Festival.

In addition to her work in the yoga and wellness space, Allissa is proud to serve on the board of directors for the Stillwater Area Kiwanis Club and as an Ambassador for the Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce.