Who we are
Grace & Glory Yoga was founded in 2012 by Alexandra Conover Nunzi (Allie). Allie had a vision of bringing a Baptiste Yoga community to Southern New Jersey where none exsisted, yet at the time has no idea what would transpire in the years to come. Allie has been practicing yoga for 16 years, teaching several methdologies of yoga for 13 years, and leading Baptiste Yoga classes, workshops and training for the past 8 years. After completeing her training with Allie in 2013 and working/creating/cultivating community side by side for two years, in 2015, Brittany Everett then opened Grace & Glory Yoga Fishtown which continues to bring this powerful version of community to the vast Philadelphia yoga scene. Britt was named Best Yoga Teacher by Philadelphia Magazine in 2017. Allie and Britt hold true to their shared personal core values in the way they lead their studios: service in action and a conscious community. Community leadership is an art and yoga is our medium.
For us, what is most effective about the Baptiste methodology is the way is cuts right to the heart of the matter, to the spiritual core of the practitioner, and calls forth true action that impacts practice and ultimately impacts the world. This work is effective no matter who you are, what your story is, or where you live.
Grace & Glory Yoga trains over 100 yoga teachers per year on service based leadership and is expanding it's studentship and brick and mortar studios annually. In 2015, we were identified by New Jersey Magazine as one of the states Most Generous Companies in charitable giving (along with companies such as Walmart, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield and more), 2013-2017 Best of the Press of Atlantic City as a fitness studio and yoga studio and yet, our most honorable recognition by far as been the return and growth of our students to their mats... time and time again.
We are most passionate about waking others up to the roll that grace plays in our daily lives, in ordinary and extraordinary ways. Our classes promise to stoke a fire for individuals to step into their leadership, in both personal and entrepreneurial arenas and give them the tools to create in a way that's unconstrained and whole-heartedly aligned with who they are.
In 2017, the Grace & Glory Yoga family welcomed a new branch of who we are: The Leadership Studio. The Leadership Studio is our area's first 501(c)(3) yoga studio, located in the heart of Altantic City. A city long plaugued by corruption, deep rooted systemic opression and economic depression. The Leadership Studio Atlantic City was co-founded by Allie and Kathy Whitmore (a long time teacher, civil rights activist, and expert in urban education for the past 40 years). We provide free community yoga in all six wards of the city, scholorships avaibale to Atlantic City residents for all of our Teacher Trainings and Leadership Development Programs, and provide a platform of resources to expand the boundaries of what was once believed possible. Additonally, The Leadership Studio is home to The Champions of Youth Program, founded by retired ACHS Guidance Counselor, Michael Everett. "Champions" as we lovingly refer to the program, (as far as we know) is the only high school program will a 100% success rate. Originally intended to be a high school drop-out prevention program, Champions is so much more. It provides a holistic approach to the depth of education by way of accountability, mentorship, and providing a wide range of activities that promote a multi-facted learning experience through the four years of their high school career. We believe that learning must absolutely take place not only in the walls of a classroom but beyond the boundaries of the traditional classroom and out in the world.
We are grateful to our private and corporate donors and grantors: AtlantiCare and Gaiam Give Back Yoga Foundation. Monthly donations to The Leadership Studio and grants are what allows the ripple effect to occur: Yoga in Altantic City, led by Atlantic City. For more information please visit: www.leadershipstudioac.com and our instagram feed for up to date announcements and neighborhood locations of our pop-up community classes: @theleadershipstudio_ac.
Please click the link for to learn more about the people teaching your classes and committed to leading GGYNFD & GGYFSH above!
For us, what is most effective about the Baptiste methodology is the way is cuts right to the heart of the matter, to the spiritual core of the practitioner, and calls forth true action that impacts practice and ultimately impacts the world. This work is effective no matter who you are, what your story is, or where you live.
Grace & Glory Yoga trains over 100 yoga teachers per year on service based leadership and is expanding it's studentship and brick and mortar studios annually. In 2015, we were identified by New Jersey Magazine as one of the states Most Generous Companies in charitable giving (along with companies such as Walmart, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield and more), 2013-2017 Best of the Press of Atlantic City as a fitness studio and yoga studio and yet, our most honorable recognition by far as been the return and growth of our students to their mats... time and time again.
We are most passionate about waking others up to the roll that grace plays in our daily lives, in ordinary and extraordinary ways. Our classes promise to stoke a fire for individuals to step into their leadership, in both personal and entrepreneurial arenas and give them the tools to create in a way that's unconstrained and whole-heartedly aligned with who they are.
In 2017, the Grace & Glory Yoga family welcomed a new branch of who we are: The Leadership Studio. The Leadership Studio is our area's first 501(c)(3) yoga studio, located in the heart of Altantic City. A city long plaugued by corruption, deep rooted systemic opression and economic depression. The Leadership Studio Atlantic City was co-founded by Allie and Kathy Whitmore (a long time teacher, civil rights activist, and expert in urban education for the past 40 years). We provide free community yoga in all six wards of the city, scholorships avaibale to Atlantic City residents for all of our Teacher Trainings and Leadership Development Programs, and provide a platform of resources to expand the boundaries of what was once believed possible. Additonally, The Leadership Studio is home to The Champions of Youth Program, founded by retired ACHS Guidance Counselor, Michael Everett. "Champions" as we lovingly refer to the program, (as far as we know) is the only high school program will a 100% success rate. Originally intended to be a high school drop-out prevention program, Champions is so much more. It provides a holistic approach to the depth of education by way of accountability, mentorship, and providing a wide range of activities that promote a multi-facted learning experience through the four years of their high school career. We believe that learning must absolutely take place not only in the walls of a classroom but beyond the boundaries of the traditional classroom and out in the world.
We are grateful to our private and corporate donors and grantors: AtlantiCare and Gaiam Give Back Yoga Foundation. Monthly donations to The Leadership Studio and grants are what allows the ripple effect to occur: Yoga in Altantic City, led by Atlantic City. For more information please visit: www.leadershipstudioac.com and our instagram feed for up to date announcements and neighborhood locations of our pop-up community classes: @theleadershipstudio_ac.
Please click the link for to learn more about the people teaching your classes and committed to leading GGYNFD & GGYFSH above!
