Getting to know
Alan Franzi.
Yoga therapist and somatic movement educator at Creative Edge Yoga.
Alan Franzi
MS, C-IAYT
Why I teach
For more than thirty years, Creative Edge Yoga has served the Connecticut shoreline—Guilford, Madison, Branford, and New Haven—as well as an online community near and far. Wherever you join from, the aim is to help you move more comfortably and confidently in the life you want to lead.
We look at habits of movement, posture, and tension that may contribute to discomfort or restriction. Through yoga and somatic practice, we work toward flexibility, strength, coordination, and greater ease at a pace you can manage.
Movement, learning, and neuroplasticity
My path began in classical yoga and therapeutic practice. Over time, curiosity led me to study how the brain and body learn through movement.
Neuroplasticity is the nervous system’s capacity to adapt through experience and learning. It offers a useful way to understand how we can learn new movement habits.
As my own body changed with age and experience, I came to see resilience differently. It’s also about how we adjust, recover, and find balance when life shifts. That understanding continues to shape my teaching.
Training and experience
Clinical Somatic Education
SMC® Level 3 Instructor · Sarah Warren’s Somatic Movement Center
About the Somatic Movement CenterMy teaching brings yoga and mindfulness into conversation with Clinical Somatics, the Feldenkrais tradition, and other approaches to somatic education. A shared thread is learning to pay attention to how we move.
What a session is like
Every session begins with what’s possible for you today. Mindfulness is part of that process: paying attention to how a movement feels, where you’re working harder than you need to, and what happens when you try it another way. We explore together and build gradually.
Whether you join a small-group class or an individual session, we connect the practice to what matters to you—perhaps an easier walk, steadier balance, or greater freedom in a familiar yoga pose.
In Connecticut and online
For more than thirty years, Creative Edge Yoga has served the Connecticut shoreline—Guilford, Madison, Branford, and New Haven—as well as an online community near and far. Wherever you join from, the aim is the same: to help your body remember what ease feels like. From there, movement becomes lighter, more stable, and more enjoyable.
Have a question before you begin?
If you’d like to explore how this process can help you move and feel better, contact me to schedule a brief, no-cost consultation.
Contact Alan