AZ I AM® founder Alanna Zabel is an internationally recognized yoga instructor, wellness expert, author, and entrepreneur, bringing over 25 years of experience helping others connect with their most authentic self. She holds a double BA in Psychology and Health & Human Services, with a concentration in Child Development. Alanna is a trauma-informed yoga instructor, a sound healer, teacher trainer, the creator of Yoga Barre®, as well as a Stott Pilates and fitness instructor.
Committed to female empowerment, Alanna is a true visionary. In addition to originating the "day retreat" format, she was the first to create Goddess Detox Retreats in 1998, guiding groups of women on spiritual adventures and fasting retreats. In 2000, she founded her own unique YogaDance company based on combining the essential movements of yoga with modern dance. Her first performance was choreographed for a private party at Michael Jackson's home and performed at Neverland.
With a flare for style and design, Alanna launched the premium AZ I AM® Active Wear collections. Beyond her accomplishments as an instructor, performer, program director, writer, and designer, Alanna is a creative force and a teacher with a passion for kids wellness. In addition to fourteen children's books with yoga and wellness themes, she single-handed created The World's First Yoga Doll® and Soul Model collections.
Voted "Best Yoga Instructor in Los Angeles" in 2011 by LA Family Magazine and one of "Hollywood's Hottest Trainers" by Shape Magazine in 2014, Alanna is passionate about teaching yoga through her classes, life and writing. She is the author of As I Am: Where Spirituality Meets Reality and Meaningful Coincidence: Synchronistic Stories of the Soul. Her children's book titles include The Seven Doors, a children's version of Deepak Chopra's best selling The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success. Alanna stars in five fitness DVDs: Yoga Total Body Makeover and Pilates Yoga Fusion, as well as Beginner Level Yoga for Toning, Flexibility + Stress Relief, Cardio + Conditioning Yoga, and Beginner Level Yoga which became a nationally bestselling fitness DVD in 2016.
Alanna's Books
As I Am: Where Spirituality Meets Reality
As I Am: Where Spirituality Meets Reality delves into the esoteric and enigmatic realms of spirituality, exploring profound concepts in a way that’s both realistic and grounded in psychology and science. Alanna Zabel guides readers to reconnect with their natural state of being, presenting The Real Secret, which outlines four core factors that shape one's dharma and offers insights on realigning one’s life to live in harmony with this truth.
In Mirror Theory, Zabel explains how the subconscious mind interprets new experiences based on past imprints and perceptions. Readers will learn techniques to consciously process memories and emotions, ultimately enhancing their capacity to experience the present moment more fully.
The book also features The Dharma Zone, a comprehensive 21-day mind and body detox program. With daily practices of self-discovery, self-care routines, menu plans, “I AM” intentions, and journal prompts, this program supports readers in reawakening their true selves.
Meaningful Coincidence
Reading a good story has a profoundly positive effect on our hearts, brains, and behaviors. Specifically esoteric and spiritual stories, shared from our personal experiences enhance intimate connections with both ourselves and others by expanding our minds and enlightening our spirits. In this book, Alanna Zabel shares uniquely meaningful stories from her free-spirited, spontaneous travels that are filled with profound synchronicities and raw humanity. Join Alanna as she journeys to lands far and near—including India, Machu Picchu, Fatima, Sedona, and California—unfolding wisdom and inspiring readers to connect with their true essence. Her narratives spark a passion for diverse cultures, travel, and the magic of experiencing life authentically and in the moment.
Knock It Off!
In this compelling and vulnerable exposé, Alanna Zabel reveals some of the posers, the abusers, and the knock-offs she has personally experienced while navigating a spiritual life in a superficial world — one where the wealthy and powerful often turn a blind eye to injustice, to ensure their own personal interests. Alongside her personal journey, Alanna highlights the growing influence of corporate greed in the U.S., the evolution of morality, and the power of healing. Through her life as a celebrity yoga instructor, entrepreneur, and spiritual realist, Alanna confronts manipulation and betrayal in Hollywood's shark-infested pool, where the waters are far more dangerous than they appear on the surface.
This book is more than a memoir of personal struggles, Alanna’s resilience, humor, spirituality, and insightful authenticity shine through, plus each chapter closes with helpful prompts and considerations for you to live free from common deceptions.
Knock It Off! is your guide to recognizing common predatory and abusive personalities in our world today. With these shocking shares and spiritual insights, you will learn how to protect your energy, while living a life that’s uniquely and authentically yours, because everyone else is already taken:
“It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.” ~ Bhagavad Gita
As I Am Journal: Modern Goddess Edition
This monthly (30-day) journal is based on the book, As I Am: Where Spirituality Meets Reality, which presents a 21-day Dharma Zone program, designed to help you reconnect with your truest self, release limiting beliefs, heal from past traumas, understand scientific laws of Nature, rediscover your unique purpose, and learn to love yourself again.
This As I Am® Journal, the Modern Goddess® edition is filled with inspiration, poetry, inspirational quotes, health tips, yoga, meditation, psychology, healthy recipes, daily I AM affirmations, and thoughtful Mirror Theory exercises, together guiding you confidently on a journey of self-discovery, self-acceptance, and self-realization.
Each day will suggest an I AM theme, daily Walk, Yoga, Meditation and Self Care. You can follow the suggestions, or chose your own, but keep track in your journal of the duration, style and personal results.
Strengthen your connection to yourself with a daily journaling routine that includes diverse exercises structured to get your creative juices flowing, be boldly honest with yourself, clarify your dreams, and heal from the inside out.
AZ I AM Kidz Journal
The AZ I AM Kidz are based on the eight limbs of Yoga. Together, in this As I Am Journal: Mindfulness for Kids, they inspire kids ages 5-12 in diverse, creative, intelligent and FUN exercises and prompts, initiating necessary socio-emotional skill sets for kids to grow into healthy and confident young adults, planting seeds that create lifelong wellness practices, including self-awareness and compassion!
PROMOTES GRATITUDE: Keeping a gratitude journal is a scientifically proven happiness practice. Every section has a Gratitude Journal with the Pet Companions of the AZ I AM Girlz!
INITIATES A GROWTH MINDSET FOR KIDS: Encouraging these positive practices increases confidence, self-awareness and self-reliance. Be your best self!
SUPPORTS SELF-AWARENESS IN CHILDREN: The ability for children to express their emotions, thoughts and feelings is directly linked to healthy relationships and overall happiness. Help to harness your child's innate capacities for greatness.
ADVOCATES MINDFULNESS: Writing mindfulness activities can help to reduce the amount of time spent online. Use these exercises to help keep your kids 'in the moment'.
