Alison Réaume: Systems of Life, Work & Capacity

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Alison Réaume: Systems of Life, Work & Capacity

Alison has taught yoga for 17+ years and trained 200+ teachers worldwide. Yoga Teacher Trainer ✦ Whole Human COO
Yoga, systems & the space between.

She leads a 200-hour yoga teacher training in Maple Ridge, blending deep yogic practice with systems thinking to support sustainable leadership and real human capacity. Structure as spiritual practice so your business stops running you.

02/16/2026

I haven’t taught a yoga class in a month.

And I’ve only practiced asana a handful of times.

While I was away, I dropped into a few classes. I always like doing that when I travel. I love seeing different expressions of this practice and how people teach around the world. It’s honestly one of my favourite ways to be a student.

Then we got home and I got really sick. I spent a full week lying in bed, with nothing to eat and a heavy dose of antibiotics. I’m finally starting to come out the other side, not 100%, but definitely heading in that direction.

Many might think that means I didn’t practice yoga at all.

But here’s the thing, my yoga practice doesn’t always equal movement. In fact, more often than not, it includes a whole lot of stillness.

Yoga asana, the poses, are only a small portion of the practice.

There were days I couldn’t move my body, but I was still paying attention. Still breathing. Still listening. Still noticing what my body actually needed instead of what I thought it “should” be doing.

That’s yoga too.

I’m back teaching at starting tomorrow, finally, and I’m genuinely looking forward to it. Sometimes we all need a pause, even when it’s not intentional, to recalibrate and focus on ourselves.

If you’ve taken a break from your mat, it doesn’t necessarily mean you weren’t practicing. And even if you weren’t, the beautiful thing is that this practice will always have you back.

And if you’ve been wanting to understand this practice more deeply, beyond just shapes and sequencing, my Yin & Yang 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training starts May 1 in Maple Ridge at Epic.

It’s a space to study the practice properly. Philosophy, anatomy, subtle body, effort and rest. Not just how to teach, but how to live it.

If you’re curious, send me “YTT” or check the link in my bio.

02/11/2026

I’ve been privileged to be able to visit Bali more than once now, and every time I come back people ask what it is about this place.

It’s not the chaos. Not the traffic. Not the mosquitoes or the smell of sewage on a hot day. It’s definitely not convenience.

If anything, Bali requires you to adjust.

It’s the way someone places an offering before unlocking their shop. It’s the respect you see in everyday interactions. It’s the way the people talk about their home. Their history. How they live. This is what matters.

Our driver, Dewa, told us he loves educating visitors about Bali, the ceremonies, the culture, the political history, the realities people navigate here.

He also said many people don’t ask questions.

They sit in the backseat scrolling. They move through the island without really engaging with it. They experience it, but they don’t connect to it.

That stayed with me.

Because travel is privilege.

The privilege of mobility. The privilege of perspective. The privilege of stepping into someone else’s country without having to build your entire life inside its systems.

Indonesia has a long and complex political history. There has been corruption. There has been reform. There has been economic strain and growth. Like most places, it’s layered.

For many people here, navigating imperfect systems isn’t shocking. It’s just part of life.

That doesn’t make it acceptable. And it doesn’t make our own frustrations smaller.

But it does add context.

It reminds me that our problems aren’t unique, they’re just the ones we’re closest to. And when we’re constantly surrounded by commentary, it’s easy to become loud with opinions while staying blind to our own privilege.

What actually changes perspective isn’t more noise.

It’s conversation.

It’s asking questions and listening to the answers. It’s letting someone explain their country in their own words.

The more I travel, the more I realize people don’t fall in love with Bali because it’s easy.

They fall in love with it because they feel connection.

And connection only happens when we’re willing to be present enough to be curious.

That’s what I’m bringing home.

Connection

02/10/2026

Yoga teacher training is often framed as a career move.
For many people, that framing doesn’t fit and it’s why they hesitate.

Most of the students I’ve worked with in Yoga Teacher Training come into training because they want to understand their practice more clearly. They’ve been practicing long enough to feel that effort alone isn’t the answer, and that taking more classes isn’t the same as studying the work.

They want to know how and why things are taught the way they are.
They want to understand anatomy as it applies to their own body.
They want to learn how strength, rest, effort, and pacing actually work together.

My next Yin + Yang 200-hour yoga teacher training program is built as a course of study. We look at movement, stillness, anatomy, sequencing, and nervous system regulation as interconnected parts of practice. The pace allows for integration, questions, and application, rather than rushing from topic to topic.

Some people go on to teach. Many don’t. The value of the training isn’t dependent on that outcome. What people leave with is a clearer understanding of their practice and more confidence in how they work with their body over time.

You don’t need to have a plan beyond wanting to learn more deeply and practice more intentionally.

If that’s what you’re looking for, the Yin + Yang 200-hour yoga teacher training in Maple Ridge begins May 1.

01/21/2026

Every time I guide a yoga teacher training, I’m reminded of this:

Teaching isn’t a position you arrive at.
It’s a relationship you stay in.

This group just completed their training last week, and while they step forward with new skills, language, and confidence, I also leave changed.

I learn from their questions.
From how their bodies respond.
From the way each person listens, struggles, softens, and integrates the practice in their own way.

This is the beauty of yoga.
Students become teachers.
Teachers remain students.

The learning doesn’t end at graduation, it continues in classrooms, personal practice, daily life, and in the spaces we hold for others.

I’m deeply grateful for this cohort and the care they brought into the room.

As this chapter closes, registration is now open for the next in-person 200 hour yoga teacher training in Maple Ridge.

If you feel drawn to learning that is slow, embodied, and rooted in curiosity, whether or not you plan to teach, you’re welcome to join my only 2026 cohort.

Early bird pricing is available through February 28.
Details and link to apply are in my bio.

01/19/2026

I’m taking two weeks off from my business starting today.

This break was planned over months. I built systems to support it, and even with those systems in place, stepping away was not instantly comfortable. There is a nervous system layer to rest that logistics alone do not solve. That is part of why I have a yoga practice. Not to force calm, but to notice what comes up when things slow down.

Systems create the structure that makes time off possible. Practice is what helps me stay present inside it.

Most entrepreneurs have not fully stepped away from their business, even when they want to. There are financial concerns, client responsibilities, and the underlying fear of what might fall apart. Even with a solid system, it can be hard to follow through unless the support is tangible and meets you in real time.

That is why the Entrepreneur’s Vacation Toolkit is delivered as a short series of emails. It arrives in manageable pieces so you can actually use it while you are still in the middle of running your business, not as something to save for later.

Each email focuses on one part of the planning process:
• understanding the real financial impact of stepping away
• mapping your workload so you are not scrambling before or after
• communicating clearly with clients
• deciding what to automate, delegate, pause, or park
• designing a clean shutdown day
• returning without burning out in the first 48 hours

You do not need to block off hours to work through this. You open the email, take the next small step, and build toward time away gradually.

This is not about disappearing or doing less forever. It is about building a business that can support you when you step back, and having practices that help you stay with yourself when things slow down.

Get the Entrepreneur’s Vacation Toolkit, delivered as a short email series. Link in bio.

01/15/2026

If you have submitted an application for the upcoming 200 hour yoga teacher training program check your junk folder! Acceptance letters have gone out!

01/08/2026

Eighteen years ago, I underwent major surgery.⁠
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The surgery revealed a football-sized tumor intertwined with my organs. What was supposed to be routine, was anything but, they nicked and artery, partially removed organs and left the part connected to my aortic artery, my literal life system.⁠
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I survived but I left the hospital permanently changed.⁠
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The tumor is still there.⁠
Still connected to the system that keeps me alive.⁠
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For a long time, I thought the lesson of all this would be something dramatic, strength, resilience, courage. But what these last 18 years have actually taught me is something much quieter.⁠
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They taught me about systems.⁠
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The systems that keep our bodies alive and the systems we build our lives inside of, the structures we rely on, the people we lean on, the practices that hold us when capacity disappears.⁠
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My Yoga practice stopped being about performance and became about listening, about learning to staying with sensation instead of overriding it and about respecting my own limits.⁠
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I learned that advocating for your body and your mental health is essential.⁠
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I learned that some people you expect to show up won’t and that grief for what could have been always lingers within you. I learned that some people you never expected will show up for you, sit by your hospital bedside, and others won’t and will completely disappear.⁠
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I learned that family, both biological and chosen, often becomes the place you land when everything else falls away.⁠
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Eighteen years later, my life doesn’t look like what anyone might have predicted, including me. As I still learn to navigate my own body and the changes it has undergone, as I find myself with CT Scans & Blood tests, and constant monitoring for the rest of my life.....⁠
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I can honestly say....⁠
I wouldn’t change any of it.⁠
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This is why I care so deeply about systems, not just in our bodies, but in the lives and work we design. Because when something is connected to your survival, it shouldn’t be built around “should’s” or hustle.⁠
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You build it to support your life.⁠
To hold you when you can’t hold everything yourself.⁠
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01/05/2026

I’m genuinely honoured to be included in this free magazine alongside 22 thoughtful, values-driven business owners who are questioning the way we’ve been taught to build and grow.

So much of the conversation around funnels, launches, and systems focuses on the tech, the platform, the automations, the “right” setup. But over and over again, I’ve seen funnels fail not because the software was wrong, but because the human nervous systems behind them were already stretched, overwhelmed, or operating from urgency.

That’s what led me to write my article, Human-First Funnels: Why the Tech Doesn’t Matter (But Your Nervous System Does).

Funnels are meant to support consistency, sustainability, and clarity, for you and for the person moving through them. But when they’re built from fight-or-flight, adrenaline, or the pressure of “I need to get this out now,” they eventually demand more than we have to give. And the relationship quietly breaks down.

In the article, I explore what shifts when funnels are built from a regulated, grounded place, when they actually honour real capacity, move at a human pace, communicate with care, and give people room to decide without pressure. Because every funnel involves two humans: the one building it and the one choosing whether to engage.

Building from regulation isn’t a luxury. It’s a strategic choice that leads to clearer communication, better decisions, and systems that can actually be sustained over time.

You’ll find my article and the free resources at the link in my bio.

If you’ve ever felt resistance, dread, or exhaustion around funnels or marketing, I hope this offers a different way in, one that feels supportive instead of demanding.

12/29/2025

I’m so excited to be opening applications for my next 200-hour Yin & Yang Yoga Teacher Training in Maple Ridge at Epic Yoga.

I created this training as an invitation to slow things down and spend real time with the practice, beyond just postures, with space to practice, reflect, and integrate what you’re learning.

This is a part-time, hybrid program, designed to unfold alongside real life. Rather than rushing through material or compressing everything into an accelerated format, the structure supports depth, continuity, and learning your nervous system can actually keep up with. The program has been thoughtfully refined to support deeper integration, sustainable learning, and rhythms that feel realistic and supportive.

Part One | May 1 – June 21 (includes a 2 week break)
The first phase is yang-focused, with in-person weekends supported by self-study and integration work. We’ll build a strong foundation through embodied practice, yoga philosophy, functional anatomy, and intelligent sequencing, rooted in Hatha (yang-based) yoga.

Summer Integration
There is a deliberate pause over the summer months, with guided self-study and inquiry to allow the teachings to land and integrate.

Part Two | September 11 – November 8 (includes a 2 week break)
The second phase is yin-focused, with an emphasis on integration and the art of teaching. We’ll slow things down, refine sequencing and communication, and explore how to skillfully guide others while continuing to deepen your own personal practice.

Graduates will be fully certified in both Yin Yoga and Hatha Yoga. There is no pressure to become a teacher, in fact many students join to deepen their practice and understanding of yoga.

I’m truly excited to be offering this training at Epic Yoga, a space that supports depth, community, and real practice.

✨ Early bird pricing is available until February 28, 2026
If you’re feeling ready to deepen your relationship with yoga, whether for teaching or personal study, I've saved a mat for you.

DM to learn more or apply: https://alisonreaume.com/yoga-teacher-training. Limited space available.

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