Meet your teacher
Who?
Ali Vingiano is a WGA Award-nominated TV writer, filmmaker, and actor. She wrote for the first two seasons of The Morning Show (Apple TV+) and was a producer for The Opposition w/ Jordan Klepper (Comedy Central). As an actor, she stars in the feature film The End of Us (SXSW ‘21). Most recently, she has been developing original TV & film ideas with various studios.
Before moving into TV & film, Ali wrote and directed over 100 short films and videos, both independently and for BuzzFeed, Glamour, and more. Her work has received nearly 1 billion views online, and her first short EXES earned a Vimeo Staff Pick.
Her writing goes beyond the scripted world: As a journalist, Ali has written for BuzzFeed, Vulture, Newsday, The Hairpin, Hello Giggles, and more. She currently writes about creativity, being human, and the craft & career of writing on her bestselling Substack newsletter.
Why combine Yoga and writing?
In 2020, while writing on The Morning Show, Ali completed a 200-hour Yoga teacher training. In that training, she developed an idea to launch international writing & Yoga retreats. In 2022, when it was safe to travel again, she did just that, bringing together two of her great passions. She’s now hosted three sold-out retreats, and held countless online workshops, helping students creatively reset, find their authentic voices, heal from burnout, build community, and write really good scripts.
In Flow is the culmination of lifelong work: Ali has been traveling the world alone since she was a kid. Literally. She spent 6-weeks living with a family in a rural village in Ghana when she was 16, spent a month working at a Wawa Wasi in Ayacucho, Peru two years later, and when she was 21, she received a grant to spend 10 weeks interning with the Tibetan Women’s Association in Dharamsala, India. While there, she began a daily meditation practice and even attended the Dalai Lama’s 75th (public) birthday celebration at his temple.
After college, Ali continued practicing Yoga and meditation but stayed put and focused her energy on building an entertainment career. When the first season of The Morning Show wrapped, Ali reconnected with her world-conscious, travel-minded younger self during a month-long solo trip to Bali. When she returned, she got certified to teach Yoga and launched In Flow Writing Center.
Ali knows firsthand that prioritizing your mental health can, over time, lead to the dismantling of creative blocks like inner conflict, doubt, fear, and envy. Her retreats are an incredible way to regain confidence as a writer. In fact, multiple attendees have said her retreats changed their lives — and many people return for more!
Ali’s approach to teaching:
Ali’s teaching operates from a holistic perspective. When it comes to breaking into the industry, freeing yourself from self-sabotage is as important as mastering the craft itself.
Her teaching always maintains a compassionate approach that prioritizes each student’s individual needs. She loves helping students build clear story arcs, drive, compelling characters, and structure. Hopefully, by the time you’re done with a retreat, class, or workshop, you’ll see how much freedom and creativity comes from mastering dramatic structure!
If a class incorporates Yoga or meditation, its purpose is to balance our nervous system and ground ourselves. It is never strenuous exercise.
Beyond owning and teaching at In Flow, Ali has taught TV writing at Script Anatomy. You can see more of her work on her personal website.
