“I’m Alana. I am an NBHWC-Board Certified Coach, Meditation Guide, & 200 HR RYT. I grew up in Los Angeles, graduated from UC Santa Barbara and then followed my heart to San Francisco. In between acclimating to city life & climbing the corporate ladder of the tech industry, I always maintained several side hustles (or passion projects) to keep busy. From sitting on the San Francisco Ballet Board & co-chairing galas to coordinating weddings and countless office functions. What started as a drive toward achieving more accolades, evolved into such a busy-ness that I began to feel numb to why I was doing it all in the first place. Was this my definition of success? Is this how I wanted to create my legacy? Make a difference? Spend my mornings? My evenings? My life?

At 27 years old, I didn’t feel connected to or truly fulfilled by who I was. Drudging through all types of burnout and with the unexpected worldwide pause of 2020, I was given the chance to finally take my yoga & meditation practice to a new level by enrolling in a 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training.

About 2-weeks in, I was finally able to catch my breath, face longstanding inner turmoil, address self-abandonment, express myself vulnerability, experience authentic human connection & prioritize daily moments of self-reflection. This training, with my dear friend Karina Gerschler, was the catalyst that I needed to change EVERYTHING.

At the end of the 10-week training, I had never felt so clear or at peace. I had this longing to dive deeper, to define what it could look like to truly live & work in full alignment with my renewed sense of self.

I signed-on with a wonderful life coach, Patricia Friberg, who led me through SMART goals, visualization exercises & overcoming fear-based narratives. By January 2021 I was putting in notice at my 9-5 to pursue holistic coaching, yoga teaching and starting my own business - Moon Glow Wellness! 

An ever-evolving collection of offerings that serve to bring us back to concepts of seasonal embodiment. That honor the waxing & waning cycles of the Moon, of the Seasons and the importance of slowing down. That empower women, foster loving community and re-connect you to wellness practices that support the truest expression of yourself.

My mom, Diana, a girl boss and entrepreneur herself, always looked to the Moon for guidance and monthly moments of perspective - to the point that we would all hop in a car and go on “Moon-runs” to find the best view of the Full Moon & bask in it’s glow! To me, the Moon still represents a monthly, if not daily reminder to take a loving pause, focus on the essence of the present moment and trust that everything is happening for you.

Moon Glow Wellness is the love child of my life experience thus far and my way of making the world a better, happier and more authentic place - one glow-up at a time. Thank you for being here. I can’t wait to connect!