About Alee
I came to wellness because I wanted to understand how we heal.
Not in the polished, perfectly-routined version of wellness. I wanted to understand what helps a person feel more connected to their body, more present in their life, and more able to meet themselves honestly when life gets complicated.
That curiosity has shaped nearly every part of my path: movement, anatomy, yoga, meditation, Reiki, herbal traditions, bodywork, animals, nature, and the deeper philosophy behind how we live.
Today, I bring those threads together through Wellness with Alee — a space for learning, practicing, asking questions, and building a relationship with wellness that belongs to you.
I Have Always Been Interested in the Whole Person
My path into wellness was never limited to one method. I have always been fascinated by the relationship between the physical body, the mind, our experiences, our environment, and the ways we make meaning of what happens to us.
Animals were part of that understanding long before wellness became my work. My connection with horses and other animals taught me to pay attention to presence, body language, rhythm, trust, and the kinds of communication that happen without words.
That same curiosity eventually pulled me deeper into anatomy, massage therapy, herbal wellness, energy work, yoga, meditation, and the philosophy behind these practices.
I did not fall in love with yoga because I wanted to perfect poses. I fell in love with it because the practice gave me a framework for understanding the body, awareness, choice, discipline, compassion, and what it means to keep meeting yourself.
Yoga Became More Than Movement
The physical practice brought me in. The philosophy made me stay.
Yoga introduced me to an entire system of practice that extends far beyond a mat: the Yamas and Niyamas, breath, concentration, meditation, self-study, and the ongoing work of noticing how we move through the world.
That is why I do not teach yoga as a performance. A practice can be strong or gentle. It can include movement or stillness. It can happen in a full hour or in a few intentional minutes. It can change as your body, responsibilities, and life change.
The point is not to look like someone who practices yoga. The point is to practice.
Science and Spirituality Do Not Have to Compete
I am deeply interested in both the measurable and the meaningful.
I love anatomy. I want to understand how the body works. I care about what research can actually support, especially when talking about stress, meditation, movement, or the nervous system.
I am also comfortable with practices that come from spiritual, energetic, cultural, or traditional frameworks. Reiki, yoga philosophy, ritual, herbal traditions, and meditation can hold meaning without being dressed up as medical treatment.
For me, respecting both sides means being clear about what we know, what a tradition teaches, what a person experiences, and where those things are not the same.
My Approach
I believe people deserve wellness education that is understandable, useful, and grounded enough to live with.
I do not want you to become dependent on a teacher, a trend, or a perfect routine. I want you to understand enough about yourself and the practices you are using that you can make informed choices.
Practice over perfection
The small things you can return to matter more than performing an ideal routine for a week and abandoning it.
Come as you are
You do not need to be flexible, calm, spiritual, disciplined, experienced, or ‘good at wellness’ to begin.
Education matters
I want you to understand why we are doing something, what it may support, and what it cannot promise.
Your body gets a voice
A personal practice should account for your body, energy, capacity, preferences, and lived reality.
Wholeness over fixing
Wellness is not a project where your entire self becomes a problem to solve.
Real life counts
Work, parenting, grief, stress, joy, money, relationships, changing schedules, and ordinary human messiness are part of the practice — not interruptions to it.
Training + Background
My work has been shaped by years of study and hands-on experience across multiple areas of holistic wellness and movement.
- 500-hour yoga teacher training
- Meditation teacher training
- Usui Reiki Master Teacher
- Massage therapy education
- Second-generation herbalist background
- Experience working with animals and equine environments
- Ongoing study of anatomy, yoga philosophy, mindfulness, movement, and whole-person wellness
What I Do Now
Wellness with Alee brings my teaching and educational work into one place.
I work with people who want to build a more intentional relationship with yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and their broader wellness practices. Some people come because they want to learn yoga beyond the poses. Some want help creating a meditation practice. Some need structure around their wellness routines. Others are curious about Reiki, nervous-system concepts, or simply want a place to begin.
My role is not to hand you one universal formula. It is to help you learn, practice, ask better questions, and build a toolbox that makes sense for your life.
Virtual + Local Work
Much of my one-on-one work is available virtually, which means you do not need to live nearby to build a practice with me.
Select in-person sessions, workshops, group experiences, and collaborations are also available in Indianapolis, Columbus, and Cleveland depending on the offering and schedule.
If you are not sure what is available where you live, start with the service you are interested in or reach out. The goal is to make the next step clear, not complicated.
Why I Built the Learning Library
I do not believe useful wellness information should exist only behind a booking page.
The guides, articles, and glossary on this site are here to help you understand the practices you are hearing about — yoga, meditation, mindfulness, stress, nervous-system language, Reiki, breathwork, and holistic wellness — without assuming you already know the vocabulary.
Some people will read a guide and have exactly what they need. Some will decide they want support. Both are valid.
You do not have to become someone else to begin caring for yourself differently.
Start with curiosity. Start with one practice. Start with a question. Start where you are.