Sober Yoga Girl

Send us Fan Mail Alex has begun the second module of her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, "I Go With The Flow" which has a huge focus on yoga philosophy. Inspired by a rich conversation with her teacher trainers this afternoon, Alex dives deep into the yamas, the five moral restraints of yoga that bring the yogi into right relationship with themselves and others. Yoga goes way beyond the...

Send us Fan Mail Phil Jordan is a sober coach in the UK, that Alex met on One Year No Beer. In this episode Phil dives into his 25 years working in the health and social care sector in the UK, and how he came to the realization that he was very good at giving out the appropriate health advice, but not necessarily living to those core principles. Now approaching two years without alcohol, he has be...

Send us Fan Mail We are at twenty episodes of Sober Yoga Girl, and what a journey it has been! In this episode Alex takes a break from having guests on the show to catch you up on everything that's been going on in her life for the past few months. Alex led her first live yoga event in a year, a Sober Girls Brunch, and also her first ever Yoga Teacher Training Module for the Root Chakra: I am...

Send us Fan Mail Daniel Sencier is a writer and expat who was raised in Ireland, from the UK, and now living in Thailand. After a lifetime of drinking, he started to consider what it would be like to be a nondrinker at age 55 and finally took a break from booze ten years later, at age 65. Since then he's gone on to create one of the most active, supportive, free Facebook communities out there...

Send us Fan Mail Simon Tomlinson is a photographer and video producer located in the UK. He made a documentary about stopping drinking alcohol called "Club Sobriety" which can be found on Youtube. He has been trying to stop drinking for three or four years and is still finding it difficult. In this episode Simon is extremely vulnerable and opens up around his mental health as it relates...

Send us Fan Mail Dj Taz Rashid is one of Alex's favorite yoga music producers/DJs - his tracks create the perfect playlist for a practice that allows yogis to let go, feel and awaken. If you have been to any of Alex's classes, you have heard his music! Taz plays guitar, piano, Native American Flute, didgeridoo and hand percussion, and has performed at events such as Yoga Journal Conferen...

Send us Fan Mail Sarah Williamson is the "Drink Less" coach located in the UK. She champions and supports women who would like to drink less or stop drinking alltogether. Alex and Sarah became friends early on in both of their sober journeys through a Facebook group and have collaborated and supported eachother along the way. Tune in to hear about how going sober unlocked Sarah's po...

Send us Fan Mail Rachel Brady is one of the OG Sober Influencers known as @shotstoshakes! She is an instagrammer, tiktoker and blogger who shares about mental health, fitness, and her sobriety journey. Rachel is located in North Carolina and has over 33 K Instagram followers and 88.4 K TikTok followers. Rachel is one of the first people Alex followed on Instagram when she quit drinking. Join Alex...

Send us Fan Mail Adriana Bucci is the first guest on Sober Yoga Girl who is not on a sober journey! Adriana is a Narcissistic Abuse Coach located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Alex's hometown!) Alex has recently started opening up and sharing about her experience in an emotionally abusive relationship and has begun connecting with Narcissistic Abuse professionals all over the world. Adriana em...

Send us Fan Mail Andy Ramage is one of Alex's original inspirations to quit drinking alcohol. One of the co-founders of One Year No Beer, Andy is a coach, entrepreneur, broker, behavioural change and performance expert. In this episode, Alex and Andy chat about his alcohol free journey that was completely life changing for him. Andy has since left One Year No Beer and now runs "The Arete...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Alex connects with Kayla, founder of 1000 Hours Dry and the Dry Club, an alternative recovery community on Instagram. The Dry Club is inclusive to everyone on a sober or sober curious journey. Kayla tells her journey of addiction and sobriety, and why she moved away from the AA method in the end. Kayla can be found on Instagram  @1000hoursdry and @kaylerlyons . Fo...

Send us Fan Mail Jasmine Taylor is a singer, radio host and entrepreneur originally from the UK, now located in Abu Dhabi. Jasmine gave up during the COVID pandemic and says it was the best decision of her life. In this podcast she takes us through the dark places she went to while consuming alcohol and shares her joyful and fufilling life now that she is alcohol free. You can find her on Instagra...

Send us Fan Mail Alex is super excited to come full circle with her podcast journey and have Hayley Noelle on the podcast this week! Hayley was the first person to ever invite Alex for an interview on her podcast, Philosophy of Fitness. Hayley a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer, indoor cycling instructor, podcast host and mindset mentor. Her main focus is bridging the gap between fitness and spirit...

Send us Fan Mail The first month alcohol free is extremely challenging for most people as they adapt to a new lifestyle. In this episode, Alex will take you through the seven strategies she thinks are most important for a first month sober. Alex has also created a free workbook which outlines these seven strategies that you can download on her website: www.themindfullifepractice.com/sobergirlsyoga...

Send us Fan Mail Alex is so excited to have one of her favorite Tik Tokers on this week's show! Annie Roberts, @thismamastillgotit is a sarcastic mom in Montreal, Canada who has over a quarter of a million followers. She makes her followers laugh with her honest, authentic and real accounts of motherhood. When she first went viral on TikTok she was famous for having a glass of wine in hand on...

Send us Fan Mail One of the hardest things about going alcohol free is telling your friends and family about it. How do you deal with the questions and the pressure? In this episode I will share my timeline from Day 1-Day 90 around how I told my friends, family, dates and acquaintances that I was no longer drinking. For more information about Sober Girls Yoga, and Alex’s coaching, meditations and...

Send us Fan Mail In this first episode of Sober Yoga Girl, Alex gets intimate and personal, sharing her story of how she became a party girl at a young age, eventually quit drinking entirely, and founded her own business, The Mindful Life Practice. Alex tells the story of how she ended up moving from Canada to the Middle East and how the different environments she was in taught her about herself....

Send us Fan Mail Alex is super excited to introduce to you her role model, her Uncle Rick, who was one of the first people she watched go alcohol free. In this episode Uncle Rick will talk through his story, what led him to give up alcohol, and the ginormous health benefits he's experienced. Hear some laughs about family vacations in the Carribean and get to know about the drinking culture in...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Erika Doyle, the founder of the Drink Dry Store in the UAE. Erika came to the UAE as a nondrinker and immediately noticed the lack of alcohol free options here. This inspired her to found Drink Dry Store, the first ever premium Alcohol-Free marketplace in the UAE. In this episode Alex and Erika discuss Dubai's drinking culture and the reason why alcohol free options are...

Send us Fan Mail Matt Ellis is one of Alex's yoga students and sober coaching clients. Prior to quitting alcohol he'd never practiced yoga before - but after going alcohol free ended up making the huge lifestyle change. As of February 2021, at the time of the interview, he's practiced yoga every day for over 200 days and been alcohol free for 266 days. In this episode he talks about...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Sober Yoga Girl Podcast. I'm Alex McRobs, International Yoga Teacher and Certfied Life Coach specializing in sobriety. I am so excited to invite you to join me on my brand new podcast. I was a party girl for years and years. I finally broke up with booze in 2019 and I was terrified my life would be over. It was actually the beginning of the best and most beauti...