Ally Ford

Ally began practicing Hatha and Bikram yoga in 1997 to improve her breath control for triathlons, marathons and to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa. Soon, the “breath practice” would change her life completely. Ally discovered Ashtanga yoga in 2001, earned her 200-hour RYT with Larry Schultz of Its Yoga in San Francisco, and began a dedicated practice under the guidance of John Berlinsky and Lea Watkins in Mill Valley, California. She traveled to Mysore, India in 2003 to study with the beloved Guru, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.

Ally moved to Clearwater, Florida in 2004 and founded the first vinyasa and Ashtanga-based yoga school in Pinellas County. Ally believes strongly in the healing ability of yoga and meditation and is a dedicated practitioner. She is passionate about studying and teaching the yoga philosophy and knows that to be a teacher means to be an eternal student. Ally is an ERYT with the Yoga Alliance, and currently leads 200-hour Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher Training programs in Tampa Bay, and special workshops, retreats, and classes.