Thriver Lifestyle Podcast

Born in the middle of a literal Earthquake, and named after a guitar, Jade Alectra wasn’t given much choice to not shake up this world with no stone left unturned. Raised in Orange County California, she attended 12 years of Catholic School that left her with more questions than answers. Finding her love of basketball and pole vaulting, she began weight lifting heavier and heavier until she dislocated her knee and gained 50 pounds, eating herself deep into depression. On her last rope, a yoga teacher suggested she try a class. She lasted 10 minutes and angry and frustrated, ran out of the class. It took four more classes of leaving ten minutes in until she finally stayed. Somewhere along the journey, Jade discovered that beneath her anger, were her wounds. And beneath her wounds was the true depth that we all have been conditioned to run from. Yoga was the mirror to help her heal and feel past hurts, traumas, and heartbreaks. The act of finding and creating space in the body impacted and inspired her so much