Stillness as practice.
Breath as medicine.

Where the body remembers what the mind has forgotten.

Alisa Willman guides individuals into deeper relationship with their own nervous system — through intelligent movement, regulated breath, and the healing intelligence of touch.

Philosophy

The nervous system
is the doorway.

Most of us live disconnected from the signals our bodies send moment to moment. Alisa's work begins there — at the intersection of intelligent alignment and nervous system regulation, where real transformation becomes possible.

Drawing from somatic principles, trauma-aware methodology, and over a decade of embodied practice, she creates space where students don't just stretch — they learn to inhabit themselves more fully.

"The body is not an obstacle to presence — it is the very ground of it."
— The Alisa Willman Approach
Offerings

A practice
for every body.

Whether you're coming to yoga for the first time or returning to your body after hardship — there is a path here for you.

Group Yoga Classes

Structured, accessible sessions designed around safe alignment, sustainable movement, and real community. Every body welcomed, every level honored.

YogaSix Studio

Private Yoga Sessions

One-on-one guidance tailored to your body's unique history, needs, and goals. Intimate, precise, and deeply effective for those ready to go deeper.

By Appointment

Massage Therapy

Therapeutic bodywork that listens. Integrating somatic awareness with skilled manual therapy to release held patterns and restore ease in the body.

Therapeutic · Somatic
The Method

Rooted in science.
Guided by intuition.

Five foundational principles that inform every class, every session, every touch.

Work With Alisa
  1. Safe Alignment Every posture, every touch begins with structural integrity. No performance — only what serves the body long-term.
  2. Nervous System Regulation Working directly with the autonomic system to shift patterns of stress, hypervigilance, and disconnection.
  3. Trauma-Aware Practice Choice, agency, and pacing are built into every session. The body leads; the practice follows.
  4. Sustainable Movement Building strength and mobility that lasts — not trends, not extremes. A practice you can carry for life.
  5. Mind-Body Integration Bridging sensation and awareness so that what happens on the mat quietly rewires how you live off it.
Experience & Credentials

Depth of
training.
Breadth of care.

  • Yoga Instructor · YogaSix Group & private instruction — alignment, nervous system regulation, accessible programming for diverse populations
  • Licensed Massage Therapist Therapeutic bodywork integrating somatic and trauma-aware approaches
  • Trauma-Aware Methodology Specialized training in trauma-sensitive teaching and somatic healing practices
  • Inclusive Environment Design Developing welcoming, accessible programming across ability levels and backgrounds
10+
Years of
embodied practice
All
levels
Welcomed
& honored
2
Disciplines.
One philosophy.
Self-efficacy
The goal,
always
Certified & Board-Recognized
BCTMB — Board Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, National Certification Board Board Certified in
Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
American Reflexology Certification Board — Certified, Foot Certificant B02039, Hand Certificant H00240 ARCB Certified Reflexologist
Foot & Hand

Your body
already knows.

Let's help it remember.