Alluem Yoga

08/29/2025

MEET MISS GABRIELLE!!!
Miss Gabrielle’s New Sxhedule:
⭐️Wednesday 4-5pm - Teens (age 12-17)
⭐️Thursday 3:45-4:45pm - Tweens (age 10-12)
⭐️Thursday 11-11:30am - Storytime Yoga

Gabrielle is a New Jersey native originally from Cranford. It was at her home studio, Alluem Yoga, where she discovered her love for yoga in 2008 as a tweenager. In 2015, Gabrielle moved to Boston to attend Emerson College, where she studied theater and education. While in school, Gabrielle found Yogaworks Back Bay, where she worked at the front desk, and signed up for the 200-hour teacher training program with Caitlyn Visconte and Renee LeBlanc, graduating in December 2016.

Graduating from Emerson in 2018, Gabrielle started teaching theater across Massachusetts. She’s worked in public schools, residential schools, and even taught private classes. As a teacher and nanny, Gabrielle has worked with children ranging from infants to 22-year-olds. She has experience teaching children who’ve been displaced, have trauma, health issues, and are also living with special needs. Gabrielle loved how teaching theater, and even yoga, to some of these children brought a smile and calm to their day.

In June 2023, Gabrielle moved back to New Jersey and has been teaching yoga throughout the state. Since then, Gabrielle completed her 30-hour Restorative Training with Yoga Renew and became a Certified Health Coach through the IIN. When you come to Gabrielle’s classes, you can expect creative sequencing, a killer playlist, a good dose of challenge, and a fun time. Students describe her classes as fiery, fun, playful, and dance-like.

08/29/2025

MEET MISS DAUNA!!!!
Miss Dauna’s New Schedule:
⭐️Sunday 12:30-1:15pm - Parent/Child Yoga (ages 3-6)
⭐️Monday 3:45-4:45pm - Kids (age 7-9)
⭐️Tuesday 3:45-4:45pm - Littles (age 4-6)

“Yoga has truly evolved with me, transforming from a physical exercise to a profound spiritual practice. It’s become my foundation, keeping me focused on the here and now, a vital tool in managing my anxiety, ADHD, and OCD. For years, I’ve had the privilege of working with individuals of all abilities and ages, fostering growth and love for their own well-being.

After 10+ years as a student, I completed my 200-hour teacher training at Bhakti Barn Yoga in Millburn, NJ in 2025, and call Alluem my home studio where I’m a substitute instructor. I’m honored to be one of their newest Alluem Kids instructors. I’m currently receiving my kids yoga certification through Little Flower Yoga, NYC.

My experience as an assistant to children’s programs and founding director of preschool camp in Berkeley Heights, along with my role as a Coordinator for Special Needs programs at a non-profit in Mountainside, has shown me the transformative power of mindful movement and creative expression. This passion was also at the heart of my work at Compass SchoolHouse and Franklin Food Bank, where I spent years building best practices within teaching, community engagement, communications, and marketing. I infuse my classes with the same joyful, inclusive spirit I brought in every career move, blending traditional practice with curiosity and contemporary education, to create an engaging and empowering environment.

As a K-6 certified teacher and historian, I honor yoga’s rich history and the 8 limbs, moving beyond traditional asana by incorporating contemporary music, and art into my classes. My background as a cheerleader and marketing manager fuels my creative and experimental approach, while Tricia Hersey’s “Rest Is Resistance” and Glennon Doyle’s “We Can Do Hard Things” guide my personal journey. This blend of spirituality and lightheartedness help me foster open, engaging environments where students of all ages feel empowered to explore their bodies, minds, and souls.”

08/29/2025

While we’re definitely not trying to rush through the end of summer - this is just a gentle reminder that registration is open for the Fall Session of Kids Yoga!! A love tap to save your spot! But summer is definitely NOT OVER!!! Soak it up, friends!!! We’ll see you in September!!!

08/07/2025

This Friday!!!!

Rock Yoga in Post Office Plaza on Aug. 8, Plus a Free Union County Festival Session on August 13.

07/16/2025

Miss Karen’s Farewell Party! 🪩🎉
Saturday, August 2nd - 5pm

Open house! This is a FREE event for all to join!
Register online or just show up 💛

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There is really no good way to say goodbye! Especially to this very special human! It’s been a great privilege to know, work with and be friends with Karen! I personally consider myself to be so lucky! I know you all feel the same way, too! So let’s celebrate Miss Karen and send her off with all the love, support and well wishes we have in our hearts!

love and miss you already,
gina
xo

07/02/2025

We can’t wait!!!!

05/11/2025

SUNDAY, MAY 11TH feels like it’s gonna be a great day!!! 💕

03/08/2025

Next Saturday!
Soulful Sankalpa: Creating Lasting Change from the Inside Out with Leah Kinsella
Saturday, March 15th - 1:30-3:00pm

“San” refers to our connection with our highest truth, while “Kalpa” means vow or rule. A Sankalpa is a vow or commitment we make to ourselves to align with and support our highest truth.

To craft a meaningful Sankalpa, it’s essential to quiet the mind and listen to our deepest desires from a place of peace and safety. When we approach it in this way, we create our Sankalpa from wisdom, not ego. In the stillness of reflection, guided questions, and journaling, your Sankalpa will emerge.

Join Leah as she leads you through meditation, group coaching, journaling, and yoga nidra to help you develop a Sankalpa that you can carry with you for the next 6–18 months. Think of it as more than just a goal—it’s a guiding force for transformation. The class will finish with a guided Nidra and crystal sound bowls for a nurturing experience.

Bring a journal. This workshop is open to everyone, whether you’re new to Sankalpa or have already started your journey. 5 yogi minimum. $35.

Leah is a certified yoga nidra instructor, meditation teacher, and life coach. She has deep personal experience with the power of Sankalpa, particularly in her own journey to becoming a mother at 44 years old. Today, Leah is the author of The Pregnancy Deck©, a mother to her toddler, a meditation facilitator for Fortune 500 companies, a public speaker, and a passionate cook who loves nourishing her family.

03/06/2025

Yin Up the Wall with Laurie Patricco
Friday, March 14th - 7:30-9:00pm

Let’s take yin up another level, shall we??
The extra support of the wall helps the bones of your legs and pelvis to release into the pull of gravity. This is deeply relaxing for your hips, lower back and ligaments of the spine.
To make the class extra juicy, the yin poses will be accompanied by river music! Then, we will do a deep river meditation to put you further into that happy place! And of course, (optional) lot’s of massage offered on shoulders, legs and feet - Laurie is also a certified massage therapist! $40.

02/19/2025

What I love most about this trailer are our student’s voices. It brings chills to my body and rattles my bones a bit…in a good way!

This is real. I love how all I needed to say was that Olivia will be coming in and out of classes over the next couple weeks. I didn’t have anybody wear a particular outfit, color lipstick or pose in any particular way. We practiced one mock class and even that class was a sequence that I taught the previous week. What you see is what you get.

I love what I do. I am incredibly grateful for this community. I’m not sure I could ever express in words or action how much you all mean to me. How much Alluem Yoga means to me. We’ve been part of each other’s lives for 16 years and counting. What a gift. What a privilege and honor. What a blessing.

I love this community. I love you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!💗

And Olivia, humongous thank you for your vision, direction and guidance! You’re brilliant!✨

Xo,g.

02/06/2025

It’s about time to get cozy!!
❄️Wintering Afternoon Retreat❄️
with Mary Connolly & Jean Fitzpatrick
&
Saturday, February 8th - 2:00-4:30pm

​Your Cozy Escape in the Heart of Cranford. This winter, step into a world of warmth and relaxation with Mary & Jean’s hygge-inspired mini retreat. Created for women craving the pause, connection to self, and some soul care.

We will offer a gentle yoga experience that will induce relaxation in a beautiful and peaceful surrounding. You can expect elements of gentle movement and meditation. You are invited to express your creativity as we go inward and begin to create a SoulJournal, - a guide to your soul that will reflect & honor your true inner self.

We will have small sketch books and lots of materials for you to create your SoulJournal so there is NO NEED to bring anything with you HOWEVER if you happen to have an unused spiral journal or sketchbook OR a collection of items that sing your soul song (quotes, old book marks, images, cards, bumper stickers, fabrics, papers, pictures of YOU, etc) feel free to bring it along. For those who have started their soul journals with us before, you are welcome to bring it along and continue your journey.
We invite you to embrace a season of rest. To step into a warm, welcoming space designed to nurture your body, soothe your soul, and bring you back to yourself.

Sign up online!!!

01/19/2025

NEW SERIES!!!! The Power of Presence: Foundations of Mindfulness/Meditation with Meg Zambell

Wednesdays, 6 Week Series, 6:00-7:00pm - starting February 5th (8 person max)

Are you ready to cultivate your own mindfulness/meditation practice that can help calm the mind, reduce stress, and enhance presence in everyday life? This 6-Week Series is designed for both beginners and those who want to establish or reestablish a personal practice. The small-group setting will offer an inviting and intimate atmosphere.

What You’ll Learn:
The Benefits: Discover how regular mindfulness/meditation can enhance mental clarity, emotional resilience, neuroplasticity, and more.
Practical Techniques: Each week, you will learn at least one new technique. You will also explore different hand mudras, healing sounds, and silence. This will help you figure out what works best for you.
Overcome Myths: Debunk common myths, such as “My mind should stop thinking.”
Tackle Obstacles: Learn strategies to help with common obstacles.
Addressing your FAQs: Get answers to the most frequently asked questions.

How It Works:
Weekly Sessions: Each week, we’ll dive into at least one new technique, practice it, and reflect together. Speaking is always optional, but know that there will be various discussions before and after our mindfulness/meditation practice.
Community Connection: Having a shared goal, practicing, and even struggling together will build a sense of connection and camaraderie. Together, we will support one another and celebrate our commitment to this life-changing practice.
Practical Homework & Accountability: Daily, consistent practice is the “secret” and we will help hold one another accountable. You will personalize your homework.
Receive Reference Materials: Receive notes on the day’s lesson as a reference for your practice and to utilize in the future.
6 weeks - $150