About the founder:
Alyssa has a passion for anything involving movement & self expression; due to this, Alyssa has been a dancer since the day she could walk!
Alyssa has trained in many different styles of dance ranging from aerial arts to classically trained dance styles (such as ballet & hip-hop). Alyssa has always believed in her heart that dance creates a unique way to express herself with out the need for words. Alyssa found herself turning to dance in both her happiest & darkest moments. Falling more in love with dance the more she trained, Alyssa has formed not only a career around dance but also her life. Alyssa has participated in many forms of professional dance work, including but not limited to: working with professional musicians, artists & production companies (for concerts, events, night club appearances & music videos) along with various exotic dance style performances. In addition to these events Alyssa has also professionally instructed, coached & managed dancers/ dance teams for bookings (starting before the age of 18).
Alyssa's dance practice usually incorporated yoga to assist her with gaining/ maintaining strength & flexibility. Yoga was a tool for her to stay in touch with her body, mind & self along with assistance in regulating her emotions. In 2019 Alyssa decided to take the leap & dive into a yoga teacher training program. Through her journey, practice & experience, in both dance & yoga, Alyssa felt it was her destiny to bring the information she has learned along the way to students around the world. By creating Kinetic Connection - Yoga & Dance, Alyssa is following her life time dreams & hopes that she can positively affect at-least one persons life along the way! Alyssa has always dreamed of creating a studio space where Instructors felt freedom & fair treatment; allowing students to experience the full benefits each instructor is able to provide, with out limits!
The Founder's Dream!:
Alyssa grew up doing dance, gymnastics & competitive cheerleading which became her biggest passions in life. When Alyssa would dance, tumble or fly, she felt whole. These activities allowed her to: lose herself in music, fall into a mindful state, feel confident/free/happy, self reflect & create discipline in her life. Dance, gymnastics & competitive cheerleading were her escape from reality, presenting a safe place for her create & develop confidence while learning how to overcome challenges. Alyssa originally viewed yoga as a way to help her stay fit & flexible; to increase her balance & succeed in her passions.
Growing up, Alyssa had a wonderful coach & mentor Named:
Mariah Andersen-Butler. Mariah was a cheerleading coach who also taught Pilates & strongly encouraged Yoga. Mariah provided Alyssa with her first coaching opportunities. During Alyssa's start to her teaching career, she felt blessed to have such an incredible mentor to lead & teach her about the more spiritual & psychological effects of dance, cheer, yoga + more. She also expressed to Alyssa that these tools may be utilized to benefit others if used properly & under the proper instruction. Alyssa fell even more in love with instructing various forms of physical activity, such as dance or stretch classes due to these deeper roots & meanings of the activities.
This is when Alyssa decided to turn these activities into her life long practice & career. Alyssa decided she wanted to find a way to assist others the way she was encouraged, taught & influenced by Mariah. Alyssa believes the life lessons learned through sport or by connecting with the self & body is better then any general schooling can provide a person. Believing these practices truly changes lives, Alyssa began her journey of using movement exploration to support & help others.
From around 2013- present, Alyssa went through a very informational & spiritual mental health journey, which included extreme ups & downs. Through becoming more aware of her own mental health & diagnosis's (that occasionally caused Alyssa to feel self doubt & consider abandoning her dreams) she decided to use this information as further motivation to break stigmas & prove that healing allows people create their own future & reality despite the odds. During this time Alyssa started using Yoga as a way to help assist her coping skills she learned in therapy & to help guide her spiritual path. Alyssa struggled through moments of mental health distress & clarity during her journey, learning that growth is a rocky path, it is not instant. She also learned that healing is not as pretty as Instagram photos make it seem.
In 2019 Alyssa was inspired to take a spontaneous solo trip to Hawaii, as part of her personal healing journey. During her trip Alyssa was reminded of her purpose, goals & studio aspirations. She was reminded that her struggles are what make her unique & able to live out her purpose. The experiences she had during this time reminded her it is ok to have time for yourself, time to reflect & time to relax. She connected deeply to the island vibes & cultural energy; this impromptu 'vacation' ended up turning into a slap in the face of the time she has been wasting, realizing that your dreams do not happen unless you make them happen. She decided in this moment to stop holding herself back & stop being insecure. She realized that you do not need to be complete perfection to assist & continue teaching others. She at this moment, decided to take action, change her own life & work on her dreams to create a space designed to assist students on their physical & psychological journeys. When Alyssa returned to the mainland she instantly enrolled in Monica Fitzpatrick's Foundational Yoga Course at Elevated Yoga Studio in Longmont Colorado. During this class Monica broke down in great detail the intention of Yoga and the Yogic "truth". Monica's foundational course is the motivation & inspiration behind our FUNdamentals classes as we wished more Yogi's were able to received such information from studios sooner. Alyssa then enrolled in her 200 hr. YTT program at The Little Yoga Studio & studied under Kelly Elle Kenworthy and Alexander Berger. During this training in Vinyasa & Ashtanga, Alyssa had a lot of revelations, moments of self-questing & a lot of growth. Through Alyssa's yogic journey so far she has found a lot of healing & feels her practice keeps her committed to staying on track with her personal transformation. The more she learned about the history and philosophy of these practices along with how to properly teach these practices the more she found herself fully believing teaching yoga & owning a studio, that focuses on helping other Instructors also live their dreams assisting students, was her destiny.
The studio & The Founder's Vision For K.C.Y.D.
After completing her training, Alyssa sat down and got to work, wanting to form a Studio that fuses Alyssa's main two passions, Yoga & Dance. She wants to break down barriers & show the connection between yoga & dance, allowing students to receive the full benefits of both practices. Alyssa has decided to create a space that is fully 100% inclusive. A place that assists those with mental health issues, a place that loves & supports all people with differentiating abilities, & different life paths. Every person is different & as a studio we want to meet each student where they are at instead of force the student to keep up with where we are going. Kinetic Connection is designed to be a place for all people to get exactly what they need out of practices. Alyssa chose to focus on online classes to help those who are unable to attend an in person class for whatever physical or mental reason. Online classes are a wonderful bridge to in person classes & is also a wonderful way to connect to people from all around the world instead of a specified area. Alyssa decided to create a 24/7 studio to assist people of all schedules. Alyssa realizes that many people work over nights or have busy schedules where normal studio hours may not assist them properly. In an attempt to provide a customized safe place for all yogi's & dancers of the world. Her vision is to keeping dance & yoga classes separate while allowing the connection of both practice's physical, mental & meditative aspects to flourish. Whether you are looking for purely an athletic release/ connection or you are on the path of an emotional or spiritual release/ connection, you will be able to find a class that is perfect for you & your needs.
Thank you for supporting Kinetic Connection - Yoga & Dance, llc
Your support & encouragement truly means the world to us.
Because of you, we are able to live our dreams, change the world & enjoy daily life! There are not enough words to say thank you!
