Meet Our Founders
Alexis "Aliyyah" Ross
Meet Real Y.O.G.A. Founder and Mentor, Aliyyah, located in Snellville, GA. As a middle school teacher, and mom of two, she feels strongly about the impact yoga can have in schools.
She was introduced to yoga as a teenager, and consistently gravitated to the mat throughout life’s milestones. Thus, she felt compelled to pursue her yoga teacher certification during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ultimately, Aliyyah believes that yoga has the potential to help the youth discover who they really are, who they want to be, and how to get there.
LaPortia Banks
Meet Real Y.O.G.A. Instructor, LaPortia, located in Arlington, VA. She’s a middle school teacher with a passion for self-growth and understands the transformational powers that yoga provides.
She began practicing yoga during college when her self-awareness and physical fitness began to intertwine. Since then, she’s relied on yoga to remain rooted through life’s journey, especially the COVID-19 pandemic, which aligned her to seek her yoga teacher certification.
LaPortia believes yoga holds the potential to help youth identify how the physical practice of yoga empowers them in their own mental and social interactions.