Who is ISHA GIRL?

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About ISHA ("ee-sha") GIRL: 

My name is Alli Condie Louthain.  I live in Indianapolis, Indiana with my husband and four children, ages ranging from almost 16 years to almost 5 years old.  Over the years I've come to be known as a little "hippyish" by my family and friends.  I say hippyish-because I am all about the 3R's, saving the earth, eating healthier and taking care of yourself!!  In 2010 I googled "hippyish" and came across the word ISHA with the following definition in the Urban Dictionary…

"A rare form of women, who posses beauty and super coolness...and often gives strange but acceptable and attractive looks to people across the room. Isha represents awesomeness mixed with a random hint of strange but interesting characteristics. Isha has multiple meanings, such as "the ruling goddess" in Sanskrit."

“You're like an Isha…A cute hippyish girl who lives in a very hippie town!” 

(Urban Dictionary Definition of ISHA (ee-sha) 2010)

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I loved it immediately and knew it was the word for me and my identity or alter ego, so to speak.  Thus ISHA GIRL was born.  I feel like I have been on a journey to better health ever since my health "tanked" in 2009.  There have been ups and downs but I know this journey will be a life long one and I decided years ago-I don't want to go it alone.  So "join the ISHA GIRL CLUB" and come with me on this journey to optimal health and happiness!!

Photo by Erika Pike

Yoga Background:

The first time I did yoga in 2005-I hated it!  It was so different than any kind of exercise I’d ever done before.  But I could not deny the physical benefits I felt from it, and stuck with it.  

Hate quickly turned to LOVE as I became more flexible and more grounded. Yoga has become an integral part of my everyday life and the more I learn about it the more I LOVE it!  True yoga practice is so much more than just a "good stretch" benefiting the mind, body and soul!

I grew up skiing, hiking and biking in Salt Lake City, Utah and I have always tried to maintain an active, healthy lifestyle as I've moved all over the country (I've lived in Southern California, Hawaii, Central Michigan, West Virginia and Indiana and have loved them all.)

I met my husband in Laie, Hawaii 20 years ago and have tried to spread “Aloha” (LOVE) wherever I go.  I found teaching yoga almost 15 years ago as the perfect way for me to do just that.

I am certified through Peace Through Yoga and registered through Yoga Alliance.  I am proficient in teaching all of the following styles of yoga; All Levels Vinyasa Flow, Gentle, Restorative, Yin, yoga for kids, Power Vinyasa, Pre-Natal and Chair Yoga!!  I also specialize in teaching classes for teenage girls and children infused with my own motivational speaking style and creativity.  I have created and taught unique themed programs for both, namely “Tall Ones & Small Ones”, “Butterfly Effect: YOGA FOR GIRLS” and “Kids' Yoga Adventures".  Over the last decade, I have had the honor of training other Yoga Instructors, as well as, heading up the FAMILY YOGA section at the yearly Monumental Yoga event in downtown Indy.  I also have given numerous workshops and had fun singing in a kirtan group called "Samadhi Loves You" for many years.  I feel blessed that my journey has led me to many open doors, diverse groups of people and a deeper understanding of myself.  Yoga helps me live life to its fullest.

ofa atu,
Alli Louthain