take back
your breath.
welcome to my own personal little island of the internet.
come breath with me offline and on land to savor a collective moment of pause from the www [world wide worry].
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hi, i’m alé.
(they/siya)
i’m a multi-disciplinary creative + breathworker + faith healer + intuitive guide
i love putting my heart & soul into creating soft spaces for people to gather in community & heal together. where we can let go of everything we’ve been told–all the limiting binary beliefs about who we’re “supposed to be”. where we can accept & share our whole selves, however imperfectly. wanna co-create meaningful spaces together? i’d love to hear from you to see how we may collaborate.
offerings
in addition to these trainings, my offerings are a culmination of learnings from my personal lived experiences navigating chronic illness, chronic pain, mental & physical disability, as well as ancestral wisdom shared with me through oral tradition during my decade long journey to find relief.
as someone who once believed recovery was not possible for me, I am now fully recovered & free from that daily suffering & am equipped with an abundance of tools for pain management, & I intend to share the resources that helped make that healing possible.
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I am a certified Vipassana Meditation Teacher (some people also call this Mindfulness and Compassion Meditation). I’m also a 200HR YTT Yoga Instructor. I received my training through Heartfelt Yoga and ThePath.
in our fast-paced, world I believe the most powerful medicine we have can only be attained by slowing down & connecting with our full selves–body, mind & spirit. my approach exercises our emotional & spiritual muscles, allowing us to strengthen focus & concentration of the mind. the way i practrice meditation is about developing much much more than just these skills, but the list is honestly too long so follow along with my work online or come join me irl & find out for yourself!
you can view current classes here.
techniques I may guide include but are not limited to:
• mindfulness of breath
• mindfulness of sounds
• mindfulness of thoughts + emotions
• body sensations
• metta
• vipassana
• walking/moving
• opening to life
• noting
• chakra cleansing
• affirmations -
my approach to this mindfulness-based movement is gentle and often leans toward yin, hatha, or restorative styles. my hope is to support the release of urgency & challenge us to embrace slowness so we may learn to understand the subtle art & language of our own bodies as a portal to collective consciousness & community care.
I hope to honor the Eastern roots of yoga in India through the incorporation of all 8 Limbs of Yoga (asana, movement, is only 1 of 8). many Western practitioners remove the spiritual aspect of yoga which is inherently the root of yoga. the intention of asana was to access certain energy centers, the unseen, the subtle body. with my practice, I share ways to care for yourself energetically & spiritually without pressure, judgement, or expectations of cosigning any particular religion.
you can view current classes here.
my yoga offerings may include but are not limited to the ancient teachings of:
• yamas– such as brahmacharya (right use of energy)
• niyamas–such as saucha (cleanliness), santosha (contentment), tapas (discipline), svadhyaya (self-study), isvara pranidaha (surrender)
• asana (movement)
• pranayama: breathing techniques
• dharana: focused concentration
• dhyana: meditation -
I am an intuitive Earth-based healer, ritualist, & Hilot-informed (filipino ancestral healing) practitioner with a holistic, person-first approach—providing care for the mind, body & spirit.
for those seeking energetic & spiritual healing, intuition or creativity healing, life coaching, or chronic pain support, please reach out to inquire about one-on-one, private healing or coaching sessions custom tailored to your goals & intentions.
these offerings are informed by:
• my own personal first-hand experience living with chronic illness, chronic pain, adhd, depression, anxiety & cptsd
• personal experience in healing intergenerational trauma, gender-based violence, s-xual trauma, medical trauma, religious trauma, & race-based trauma
• years of traditional medicine & healing training from my own ancestral lineage practices as well as others’
• the teachings of the sacred Lands I belong totechniques I may use could involve a mixture of any of the following:
meditation + breathwork
gentle yoga asana
creativity healing/healing arts
pagpag (energetic clearing)
tawas (divination)
babayin mystic oracle
tarot & astrology
crystal & gemstone healing
halaman (plants)
anting anting (talisman)
if you are looking for a facilitator for your company wellness program, retreats, workshops, or other community initiatives/projects, please reach out. I would love to hear from you & discuss how we may collaborate. I'm open to working with large corporate companies as well as small local businesses or independently creators & healers. :)
please consider supporting the accessibility of natural, holistic & ancestral healing
MUTUAL AID
I am currently fundraising for a healer’s network + clinic initiative I’m organizing.
the intention of this project is to connect holistic healing practitioners to traumatized & under supported communities–especially 2SQTBIPOC. i want our community to see just how resourced we already are as a collective so we can build upon that rather than relying on systems of supremacy that continuously show their intent to profit from our ill-being & dis-ease. this network will support healing for the the whole person–emotional, physical, and spiritual. let’s get to the root and “return to the Sacred” [this initiative is inspired by the incredible work of the Healing Clinic Collective who I’ve been designing with since 2021].
any amount is helpful! please send contributions to: @ale-luya on venmo or
@ale8luya on cashapp with the comment “sacred seeds”. thank you!
choosing to go slow is the medicine
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choosing to go slow is the medicine •
“I feel so safe and supported in sacred stillness that I’m able to take a pause to really listen to what my heart is asking of me which I intend to incorporate into my day to day.”
“Having a neurodivergent instructor who is anticipating nonverbal needs, encouraging stimming, allowing space for playing with and getting settled/comfortable with different props, and offering varieties of grounding options including crystals, affirmation cards and a community offering has been so needed. Alè is very open and willing to take any questions afterwards and as a community-centered human, they do an incredible job at sharing their knowledge, expertise, background and healing practices.”
Leigh
design
for over 10 years, I’ve had the great pleasure of doing work I enjoy as a graphic designer. i’ve been a freelancing for 5 years, and I am open to new clients! I’m currently available for up to 20 hours a week on a part-time retainer basis.
if you’re looking for someone who can design engaging sales enablement materials [like one-pagers, presentations, brochures, white papers, and event collateral] or an expert at creating visuals for marketing initiatives [such as email campaigns, blog imagery, social media graphics, digital ads, landing pages, and more], please get in touch, and let’s discuss how we can work together!
