Ali Smith

Ali Smith is a cofounder and the executive director of the Holistic Life Foundation. He was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland and began his journey with contemplative practices as a small child, learning meditation from his father and attending the Kriya Yoga-based Divine Life Church of Absolute Oneness run by Swami Shankarananda. Ali has 20 years of experience teaching yoga, mindfulness, and meditation internationally to a broad demographic spectrum that includes schools, retreat centers, wellness centers, mental crisis facilities, detention centers, drug treatment centers, and more. Ali is also a published author, has written several curriculums, and is a pioneer in the fields of yoga and mindfulness in education, as well as trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness, developing best practices that are used around the world. He has taught in seven countries on three continents and his work has been featured on CBS News, CNN, NBC Nightly News, PBS, as well as in O, the Oprah Magazine and Forbes.

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