Alana Wilson: Prenatal Yoga and Postnatal Yoga Teacher & Somatic Educator in Durango, CO (she/her)
☁︎ I’m Alana Wilson, a 300-hour Embodyoga® teacher and somatic educator based in the heart of Durango, Colorado. Serving families across the Four Corners region, I provide a bridge between traditional yoga, functional biomechanics, and the deeply restorative world of Body-Mind Centering (BMC).
My work is dedicated to prenatal and postpartum support—not as a fitness goal, but as a journey of internal architecture. Whether you are navigating the physical shifts of pregnancy or the sacred "first 40 days" of postpartum recovery, my approach focuses on creating space, finding ease, and building an embodied foundation for parenthood.
In our sessions, we move beyond the surface. We explore the biomechanics of the pelvis, the support of the diaphragm’s crura, and the grounding power of foot articulation. By understanding how our bodies are designed to yield and push, we can relieve common discomforts like SI joint pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, and the postural strains of motherhood.
As a resident of Southwest Colorado, I am passionate about cultivating a resilient community of birthing folk in Durango and the surrounding Four Corners area. I believe that movement should be an act of agency—an "internal anchor" that stays with you long after you leave the mat. ☁︎
Grow your baby, grow your Self.
-Corinne Andrews, birthing mama
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My Path to Embodied Remembrance
My journey into somatic practice began with a profound initiation: my transition into motherhood. It was through this season of being "stretched" that I discovered the necessity of an internal architecture—a way to feel supported from the inside out.
Today, I serve the Durango and Four Corners community as a 300-hour Embodyoga® teacher and postpartum doula. My work is deeply informed by Body-Mind Centering® (BMC) and the study of biomechanics. I believe that by remembering our body’s innate wisdom, we can navigate the transitions of pregnancy, birth, and parenthood with agency and ease.
My Approach to Movement
Whether we are exploring the Deep Front Line of fascia in a prenatal session or re-patterning the pelvic floor in a postpartum circle, my goal is to help you find your own "Internal Anchors." I combine evidence-based movement with a somatic, felt-sense inquiry to help you move beyond "doing" yoga and into "sensing" your own resilience.
My Credentials:
I consider myself a student of life, constantly soaking in the wisdom around me to discover new ways of being.
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✦ → B.A. Sociology 2015 ⏤ 2018
✦ → RYT-300 Embodyoga, Yoga Center Amherst
✦ → RYT-90 Perinatal Yoga, Birthing Mama
✦ → Gender Affirming Birth Work 101 and 201 with Moss Froom
✦ → Trauma-Sensitive Teaching with Whitney Pasch
✦ → Heart of Mentoring, Birthing from Within
✦ → Doula Training & Mentorship with Carson Meyer and Dr. Maura Moynihan -
✦ → Birth Art Training, Birthing from Within, February 2025
✦ → Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss, March 2025
✦ → Birth Story Medicine Part I, May 2025
✦ → Birth Story Medicine Part II, June 2025
✦ → Ayurveda Postpartum Doula, 2025 -
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Why I do What I do
I have seen the heartbreak of births that go off-course due to positioning and physical bracing. I realized that 'Yoga' wasn't enough—we needed Somatic Remembrance. I teach so that every birthing person in Durango and beyond has the somatic map they need for a safer journey."
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How My Offerings differ
As much as I love all things birth and embodiment, I really give a sh*t about inclusivity and autonomy. My interest lies in offering a calm, loving, and steady presence for others to make decisions that best align with their life and body, through all stages of conception and parenthood.
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I Really, Really believe in
The innate wisdom of the body. To be alive is to feel a full spectrum of emotions and sensations that bring their own potent medicine for healing. States of dysregulation are not always something to be solved and molds of being are not always something to be fit into.