meet your team
all teachers are lgbtqia+ and bipoc allies, trauma informed, and highly trained in our offerings. together, we specialize in alleviating the mind-body suffering caused by mental health issues like anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, SUD, body dysmorphia, personality disorders, behavioral addictions, eating disorders, and more.
Alisa
C-IAYT, SAC-IT, E-RYT500, Founder
Alisa (she/her) is a Yoga Therapist, Substance Abuse Counselor–IT, and Ecotherapy Facilitator serving Dane, Iowa, and Sauk Counties. Her somatic work centers on addiction (substance and behavioral) and nervous system dysregulation, including trauma, stress, and neurodiversity.
Rooted in harm reduction and deep respect for lived experience, Alisa meets people exactly where they are at. She is actively engaged in community-based work, including the Prison Yoga Project, WisHope, JustDane, Safe Communities, and more and is committed to supporting justice-impacted individuals and amplifying voices that are often suppressed, misunderstood, or stigmatized. Her approach is grounded in presence, (no judgment, no shame, no fixing) just being with you.
Alisa does not position herself as someone who heals or repairs. Instead, she serves as a guide and advocate, helping you reconnect with your body’s signals, cultivate a more curious and self-affirming inner dialogue, and explore yourself in a space that is safe, authentic, and free.
Studio History: In 2021, after her work at 5 Door Recovery, she recognized the absence of spaces where people in recovery could continue practicing yoga without pressure or pretense. She opened a small, four-mat studio rooted in accessibility and authenticity. By 2022, Sukha Somatics grew into a wider community, welcoming skilled and compassionate facilitators while Alisa expanded her yoga therapy work at Tellurian Behavioral Health.
Sukha Somatics was created as a resource for those navigating recovery, mental health complexities, or supporting loved ones through these experiences, a place where you can show up exactly as you are.
Ashley
Ashley Hartman Annis (they / she) is a Somatic Experiencing practitioner, TRE practitioner, a full spectrum doula, a fertility educator, and a zine maker in Madison, WI.
Ashley comes to this work believing that people are inherently whole. They love providing information, education, and care that helps people to (re)connect with their bodies, especially around the nervous system & reproductive system. She has supported 100+ pregnant people and their many different pregnancy outcomes (including vaginal birth, cesarean birth, pregnancy loss, miscarriage, and abortion) as a doula, and has been offering group classes and 1:1 somatic support since 2021. They also make a new mini zine every month (you’ll find a few at the studio!) and love turning hard-to-approach topics into gender inclusive, trauma informed, & easily distributable booklets.
In her not-working life Ashley loves to snuggle her four-legged friends, bike around Madison, watch movies with her partner, and drink coffee with her neighbors.
Current 1:1 Offerings: (info@ashleyhartmanannis.com)
– 1:1 Somatic Coaching (modalities include TRE and Somatic Experiencing [please note Ashley is currently in-training as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner])—virtual or in-person
– Ask a Doula Anything (in these sessions, we’ll chat about things that are taking up space in your brain from a trauma-informed, gender inclusive, non-medical lens. Common topics include birth control, fertility, sexuality, pregnancy, birth, abortion, miscarriage, trauma, and other body topics—everyone welcome!)—virtual or in-person
Cassidy
Cassidy (she/her) is a RYT 500 passionate about helping students find more wellness, movement, and mindfulness in their busy and complex lives. She strives to create a welcoming, inclusive, and trauma-conscious environment for all bodies and backgrounds within her offerings. Students will be encouraged to connect to their innate wholeness and wisdom with compassion and curiosity through mindful movement, yoga and Buddhist philosophy, and self-inquiry.
Off the mat, Cassidy is a creative project manager and enjoys hanging out with her cats, crocheting, and collecting new crafty hobbies.
Mara
Mara Krueger (they/she) is a RYT 200. They came to yoga as part of their C-PTSD recovery process, and quickly fell in love with the world of yoga and somatics as a path to connecting back to the Self. Their teaching is rooted in the belief that anyone can do yoga, and they enjoy incorporating props and modifications to help each student find what works for their body. Mara draws on her lived experience of neurodivergence, years of experience working with adults and children with disabilities, and passion for advocacy. They enjoy discussing yoga philosophy, and bringing yoga from the physical practice to a spiritual journey. She hopes to inspire students on a path of authenticity, self-compassion, and exploration, both on and off the mat.
Off the mat, Mara enjoys spending time with her two cats, hiking, and engaging in various creative activities including baking, singing, and fiber arts.
Megan
Megan (she/her) began teaching yoga in 2009, and earned her masters degree in Occupational Therapy in 2016 and became a Certified Hand Therapist in 2025. She loves to explore how we integrate and adapt to our experiences and how that manifests in the ways we hold and move our bodies.
As a teacher and clinician, Megan incorporates creative movement, breath exploration, and self-massage with the intention of empowering others with the tools and awareness to care for themselves with compassion and curiosity.
In her free time, Megan enjoys spending time with her family, running, gardening, hiking, traveling, cooking, singing, being outside, and all sorts of movement.
Rachel
Rachel (she/her) is a RYT 200. She is a warm and loving presence with boundless passion for nature, art, animals and you guessed it: yoga. She has explored a variety of yoga styles in her personal practice (Vinyasa, Bikram, Power, Hatha, Yin, Restorative) and pursues daily meditation as well. Seeking to further understand yogic philosophy and the mind, body, spirit connection, she underwent training to become a registered yoga teacher (RYT-200) in December of 2024 out in rural Costa Rica. It was there that Rachel discovered her love of somatics and yoga therapy, which led her right to Sukha where she is deepening that knowledge now.
It is her belief that all beings deserve compassion & acceptance, exactly as they are in this present moment, they just struggle to give & receive it sometimes. So on and off the yoga mat, Rachel strives to help build a resourced community where open dialogue about mental health, pain & trauma are welcome and tools for peace are easily accessible. During one of her classes, students can expect to explore anatomical alignment, strengthening movements, the philosophy of yoga, and some asanas with the support of a wide variety of props. However, it is her number one lesson that all students listen to their bodies and respond with whatever movement or stillness they need. She is only a guide, but YOU are your teacher!
De-coding Credentials:
– RYT 200: 200 hrs of yoga teacher training
– RYT 500: 500 hrs of yoga teacher training
– C-IAYT: Yoga Therapist certified by the IAYT, requires 800+ hours of training on applying yogic principles to physical and mental health conditions, and several hundred hours in a mentored practicum working 1:1 with clients
– Certified TRE Provider: Requires 36 hours of instruction, 10 hours of teaching supervision, and 40+ hours of personal experience with the practice
– Somatic Experiencing Practitioner: Requires 216 hours of instruction, 18 credit hours of group case consultation, and 12 hours of personal sessions
– Full Spectrum Doula: No standardized certifying body. Ashley has completed a holistic birth doula certification (30 hours of instruction), an abortion / miscarriage doula training (24 hours of instruction), trained & worked as a peer-counselor for Exhale Pro-Voice, and was previously certified as a Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic & Sexual Reproductive Health Educator (2 year program)