She fell in love with Yoga while living in San Francisco in 2000. After five years of sampling all the classes SF had to offer, Allison completed her comprehensive teacher training and certification in San Francisco with renowned Ashtanga Teacher (and personal instructor for the Grateful Dead), Larry Shultz in 2005. In a quest to delve deeper into the anatomy and kinesiology of the body, Allison completed a year long ASFYT (Anatomy Studies for Yoga Teachers) 108 hour training program with Jason Ray Brown in June 2015. In addition, She has studied with David Swenson, Shiva Rea, Rodney Yee, Sarah Powers and Jason Crandell.