• EPISODE 6: A Candid Talk with a USA Eagle about Rugby, Race, Connections, and Memories

    Alley sits down with her dear friend and former USA Eagle Farrah Douglas for an episode that doesn't hold anything back.

    "There were not girls like me ..."

    Farrah shares her experiences, Alley asks some difficult questions. We discuss Farrah's first Cap with the US and her identity as a player.

    " ... the world and the game is very, very different."

    You don't want to miss this no holds barred conversation with a top collegiate coach, and marathoner.

    "No matter what I did I would be viewed first through a lens of color."


    View Episode Notes Here

    E6 - 38m - Jul 3, 2020
  • EPISODE 5: Being an Efficient and Functional Athlete, with a bit of Yoga thrown in

    "As Athletes, our main vehicle, our main access point for us is our bodies”


    Sarah talks with her good friend and mentor Erica Taxin Bleznak of Mainline Yoga Shala. A first in a series on wellness, life and functional training, Sarah and Erica discuss yoga, fitness, the importance of breath work, and how yoga effects your nervous system, with a bit of rugby thrown in!


    “I think so much about fitness is efficiency”


    This episode introduces a new project Mobility Conditioning, that blends functional range conditioning, strength and mobility work and its importance for rugby players


    “Our bodies heal best when our nervous system has the ability to be calm”


    Learn more about Erica here at http://www.mainlineyogashala.com

    S1E5 - 27m - Jun 10, 2020
  • EPISODE 4: Is my stress better than your stress?

    Part of a series on stress, and the physical effects in your body. Sarah talks about how you can't judge peoples stress, how we perceive something is our own, and how to understand that.

    S1E4 - 8m - May 8, 2020
  • EPISODE 3: Lack of Control, when we try to control too much

    Sarah talks about trying to plan and her lack of control. A self revelation after hearing a quote in a movie, " I thought if I planned out everything, that would stop bad things from happening to me"

    Which simply isn't true. A very personal confession of a three week experiment during this pandemic of 2020.

    S1E3 - 11m - May 8, 2020
  • EPISODE 2: Meet the creators of TORI- Alley and Sarah

    A brief introduction of who the creators of Tori are. Alley and Sarah tell a bit about themselves, rugby, how they got into wellness, fitness and style.

    S1E2 - 14m - May 8, 2020
  • EPISODE 1: The creation of TORI- The Original Rugby Influencer

    Why we created TORI, how it came to be, and why we always try to answer the WHY

    S1E1 - 6m - May 8, 2020
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