About

Alejandro Ian Rivas offers his students and clients 23+ years of experience teaching and guiding people in their journey’s of holistic wellbeing. 

He has extensive knowledge of the body and mind-body-spirit connection through over 2 decades as a bodyworker and Yoga & Meditation teacher, 15+ years of energy medicine practice with Qigong & Reiki, and 19 years of working with Tibetan Sound bowls.

His intuitive and compassionate yet straight-forward and practical guidance, alongside his unique integration and application of various somatic healing modalities with clients, has created a potent and highly valued private practice. At the same time, his commitment to community wellness through his teaching is reflected in his place as a beloved OG yoga teacher and staple for his students in the DTSJ (downtown San Jose) area and beyond. 

Photography by Lanny Nguyen

Over the years he has taught classes in a wide variety of settings, from private retreats to city parks, with an adaptable and accessible approach that is able to meet folks right where they are at. He has a rich depth of experience working with many different client needs and backgrounds–including folks experiencing chronic pain, physical injury recovery, mental health challenges, grief & loss, high-stress work environments, and folks who have experienced significant trauma. He also specializes in working with families and with pre-teen/teens to support their mental health and wellbeing in the face of the high anxiety and stress youth are facing today.

His work brings clients to access greater Mental Wellbeing in the face of the challenges life may bring, creating lasting positive change in how people experience themselves–body, mind, and spirit!

Testimonials

“I highly recommend Alejandro as a yoga instructor.   He has  become an important part of my life during the past 10 years. He is insightful into what is best for his students.  His yoga classes go beyond rote instruction by also teaching how yoga benefits your life.  His guided meditation sessions have provided comfort and understanding during the recent pandemic.   My yoga practice and my ability to better understand myself have been much strengthened from our partnership over the years.”

— Pat C. , San Jose

  • Working with Alejandro, whether it's yoga, bodywork, meditation or sound healing, it all is offered with the intention of peace, wellness and wisdom. He is expert in seeing all layers of physical, emotional and mental challenges and how which "practice" would best align with each individual journey and personal goals. I've worked with Alejandro off and on for over 15 years and have found peace, healing and strength in our practice together. I appreciate his gifts of understanding, his own growth in how he helps his clients, and and the deep commitment he makes to each person he works with.

    -Debra T.

  • Alejandro is wonderful. I was only able to work with him for a few months before moving out of state but in that time, he was able to a lot for me. I had pain in my hips and with his help he was able to correct that. He has a deep understanding of the body that helps guild him in the yoga, massage and energy work he does. During our sessions he was able to coach me to help me gain clarity and become more in tune with myself, giving me the tools to develop a stronger practice to help me in life. The time I spent with him changed my life and I would highly recommend him to anyone.

    -Lee C. , Texas

  • Amazing! Healing! Impactful! These are some of the first words that come to mind when I reflect on my work with Alejandro. I participated in meditation and sound healing with him many times before my breast cancer diagnosis...Alejandro became a valued member to my health care team! We worked together dealing with the emotional and physical symptoms of the disease and treatment. With Covid and my need to stay home he was able to do reiki via zoom with me. He continued the work even when I was too sick to get on a Zoom call. My medications needed to treat the chemo side effects decreased the more we worked together...Alejandro carrys with him in his practice a vast knowledge of reiki and meditation, a strong sense protection and trust, and a fierce gentleness I value in all my health care providers. I am forever grateful!

    Ava Eagle, Menlo Park

  • His bodywork is truly one of a kind and as much an energetic release and recalibration as it is a highly attuned attention towards just the release my body needed. In each class, a fierce compassionate mirror is present, and there is no tolerance for BS here… I receive that medicine as transmitted from a place of real wisdom coming through decades of experience with practice and life-lived. His guidance is strong–from being guided into asana with expert physical alignment as it is tailored to my own body…to learning to channel the subtle energy flow in each posture or mudra…to the compassionate mantra, a deep gong of the bowls, and the space to ACTUALLY FEEL myself, his practice is a return to the Self, keeping me anchored in the body and in the heart.

    -Taraneh S.