Sober Yoga Girl
Alex McRobs, known as Sober Yoga Girl, is a former party girl turned international yoga teacher and sober lifestyle coach. Originally from Canada, Alex spent her twenties partying in Dubai, the land of bottomless brunch and unlimited drinks. Alex now supports other women in finding spirituality and sobriety through Sober Girls Yoga - which is part of The Mindful Life Practice, an international online yoga community she founded. In this podcast Alex will offer weekly episodes with insight into her life and journey, including stories, strategies, and sometimes with special guests. Dive into topics such as triggers around alcohol, yoga philosophy, speaking to family and friends and mental health. You’re not alone - and in being her open, authentic self, Alex helps others find and feel that. How to connect with Alex: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sobergirlsyoga Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexmcrobs/ Join the Sober Girls Yoga Community Here: https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/sober-girls-yoga
Episodes
I loved recording this episode with Emily Killeen. Emily is a sober community leader who I have collaborated with in the past, and I previously had her on the show a few years ago, when she shared her inspiring sober story. The theme of our discussion on this episode, which was recorded live in Sober Girls Club, was what it really means to be "Happy, Sober and Free" but when I reflect back on the talk, the theme that real...
I LOVED sitting down with Cindy Payne and recording this episode of Sober Yoga Girl Podcast together. Cindy is an absolute inspiration. When she was a few months sober, she googled alcohol free women's retreats in Bali...and that's how she ended up on the Sober Girls Yoga 2023 Bali Retreat! :) Since then Cindy has gone on to complete our Online 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, join the India 2024 Sober Girls Yoga Retreat,...
I loved recording this episode with Jay Chase. I had Jay on the show in 2022. In this episode, we connect and catch up. Jay is one of the most positive and uplifting people I've connected with on this story and I find his sober story inspirational (scroll back to the first episode we did together to hear it!) In this episode we talk about how his life has shifted in the last two years (including becoming a dad!) The context of...
I loved sitting down with Sasha Quince in this episode of Sober Yoga Girl Podcast! Sasha and I go way back to our Abu Dhabi days, when we were both yoga teachers in Abu Dhabi.
Sasha Quince saved her own marriage in 2017 by healing past trauma, overcoming love fears, breaking family patterns and building emotional safety within. Her own journey empowered her to mentor women to do the inner work to heal and as a result attract an...
I loved recording this episode with one of my YTT Graduates, Carolyn! Carolyn is originally from South Africa, but has been living in the Middle East for several years. She completed her YTT online with me in 2022, and since has gone on to teach yoga in her workplace and also lead her first yoga retreat to South Africa! In this episode we speak about Carolyn's experience in the medical industry working in finances, which led h...
In this episode I sit down with Gina Lawrence, who is an all around magical sober woman! She holds a PhD and is a witch and teacher who uses tarot, yoga, reiki, and astrology to guide others on their healing journey. She has been sober since January 1, 2022. In this episode, Gina tells her sober story, and how it leads her to leave her marriage and go on a healing journey to Mysore, India. Her trip to India was supposed to be a mon...
I loved recording this episode with Michelle! Michelle has been a long time member of The Mindful Life Practice. She joined us on the Sober Girls Yoga Bali Retreat and the Sober Girls Yoga India retreat in 2023 and 2024. In this episode, Michelle shares about her sober journey, and how it brought travel and community to her life. She also speaks about the importance of beginning to feel and explore your feelings in sobriety, and do...
On this episode of Sober Yoga Girl Podcast I had my YTT student, Ali, as a guest on the podcast!
Ali just finished his 200 Hour YTT with The Mindful Life Practice this April 2024.
In this episode he shares his journey with sobriety, as well as his experience in the Yoga Teacher Training.
We have one room left available on the training course this July. Join us here!
https://www.themindfullifeprac...
In today's episode I share a short story on something I experienced this past week - an anxious thought spiral around something very silly in hindsight!
I speak about how I use my knowledge of yoga philosophy and the five vrittis (thought spirals), and the strategies of HALT, plus communication skills with my friend, to work through my thoughts!
In this episode I speak about the Yoga Sutra Study which started...
On this episode I had my friend Megan Wilcox on the show! Megan from Sobah Sistahs is absolutely incredible. She came to be a guest in the Sober Girls Club this week, and shared her story about going alcohol free, and creating the Sobah Sistahs community. Megan has hosted two retreats in Bali as well as in other locations around the world and I have had the pleasure of teaching yoga on both of her Bali retreats and look forward to ...
Sober Girls Club was so happy to welcome Tommy Rosen into our circle, the founder of Recovery 2.0. Alex was fortunate to attend a Recovery 2.0 Retreat in India in March of 2024 and had such a profound experience she wanted the community to have a chance to connect with Tommy!
Recovery 2.0 is offering a free Life Beyond Addiction conference. You can register for the conference here: https://LifeBeyondAddiction.com
In this episode, I sat down with Rachel Brady, who has graduated from virtually every online yoga teacher training I offer! Rachel Brady is a mum of three based in the UK. In this episode Rachel shares her sober story, her ups and downs with it, how yoga enhanced her sober journey, and her new journey creating her new business post-ytt. You can check out everything Rachel offers here: https://www.rachelbrady.com/
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In this amazing episode of the podcast I had my Yoga Philosophy Teacher, Anvita, on the podcast! Anvita was raised in Mumbai and grew up in a yoga institution led by her grandfather and father. She has a big YouTube following where I first encountered her work! In this episode we speak about some of the biggest misunderstandings I had about yoga, such as using the word "yogi", the word "namaste", "pratyahar...
In this special episode I sit down with one of my Yoga Teacher Training Graduates, Niamh, and she shares her journey with yoga healing her Crohn's Disease. Niamh is a yoga teacher, art therapist and counsellor who is originally from Canada but now lives in Thailand. In this amazing episode Niamh shares how the Yoga Teacher Training programs transformed her life. I am so excited to have Niamh assisting me on a 200 Hour YTT this...
In today's episode I am thrilled to be sitting down with Teri Patterson, the Sober Nutritionist. I was a guest on Teri's podcast, The Sober Edge, a few years ago! In this episode we chat about Teri's alcohol free journey, and how she began focusing her work in nutrition and sobriety. Teri has many group programs for women and everything that she does can be found at: https://thesobernutritionist.com/
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This is another amazing episode with one of our YTT grads, Deb Collins from Melbourne, Australia! In today's episode Deb shares about her journey going alcohol free through the Sober Girls Yoga 30 Day Challenge that led her all the way to a Yoga Teacher Training in Bali, Indonesia in 2023 with The Mindful Life Practice. Deb will be assisting on the 2024 Yoga Teacher Training and we are so excited to have her! If you want to jo...
If you listen to only one Sober Yoga Girl Podcast episode this year...it should be this one. In this incredibly vulnerable episode, Jami Hanna shares her story with our community. Jami lost her son Judson Hanna after a struggle with addiction and mental health in May of 2021. She joined the Sober Girls Yoga Challenge and as fate would have it, I organized a yoga retreat that was starting on the one year anniversary of Judson's...
In this episode I had my friend Rory Kinsella back on the show! Rory is a Vedic Meditation teacher who is many years sober. Around three years ago, I had him on the show and he shared his sober journey. In today's episode we focus more on Vedic Meditation. We discuss:
- Rory's journey to start practicing Vedic Meditation
- The difference of Vedic Meditation compared to other styles of Meditation
- Characteristics that make Ved...
This is a very special episode! On this episode I have Lauren Gowers as a guest. Lauren is an Air Hostess in the UK. She attended the Sober Girls Yoga Bali Retreat in January 2023 and she loved it so much that she came back for the 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with me in Bali in May of 2023! Lauren will be an assistant on the upcoming 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with the Mindful Life Practice in July of 2024, and also will be ...
Do you find it difficult to adopt a regular, consistent home yoga practice? If this is you then you need to listen to this podcast episode! In today's podcast episode Alex sits down with Brett Larkin, a YouTube Yoga Teacher and author of the newly released book Yoga Life. In this episode Alex and Brett speak about the value of a personal practice, how to cultivate it, and how your doshas from aryuveda impact cultivating a pote...
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