Ally Hamilton grew up in New York City and graduated from Columbia University with a B.A., having done an English major and Psychology minor. During her senior year, she wandered into a yoga class thinking it was going to be too easy for her, and that yoga was “stretching on the floor.” After having her ass handed to her, she was hooked. Not only was the physical challenge appealing, she discovered yoga was a way of being, not something you do for 90 minutes on a mat. Ally is a Santa Monica-based yoga teacher, writer and life coach, who connects daily with yogis all around the world. She's the co-creator of Yogis Anonymous, a leading provider of online yoga classes, featured in The New York Times, Yoga Journal, Self Magazine, Shape Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. She's a regular contributor for The Huffington Post and Positively Positive, a wellness expert at MindBodyGreen, and writes an almost-daily blog about wellness and healing. Her first book, “Open Randomly: Fortune Cookies for the Soul” is available on Amazon. Her next book, "Yoga's Healing Power: Looking Inward for Change, Growth and Peace" is due from Llewellyn Worldwide in August 2016. She’s the mama of two amazing kids and one energetic Labradoodle.