Yogi and the Bee is a podcast featuring lifelong friends, Allison Beverly Bourgeois and Elizabeth "Bee "Brooks. Allie (the yogini) and Bee have experienced life together for 50+ years.
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"YOGI"
Allie grew up in the Sagamore Hills neighborhood in Atlanta and attended Sagamore Hills Elementary and then her parents moved to the Druid Hills neighborhood and she went to Druid Hills High school, Class of 1984. She was a cheerleader for 8th grade ,Vocal Ensemble and All-State Chorus, among other activities. Allie earned her cooking certificate at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London. This led to a career as a pastry chef at the Buckhead Diner in Atlanta and later t moved back to London to work at Moët Chandon as a dining room chef in their Hyde Park office. Allie married a Brit and had her first son Stuart in Oxford, England. Ready to get out of rainy cold England, she moved back to Druid Hills. When pregnant with her second son, Charlie-Mac, she opened a Bed and Breakfast in Decatur, Georgia where she raised the boys after her divorce. Allie then married her current husband when her boys were 3 and 5 and moved to Madison, Georgia where they raised their kids in “Mayberry” and ran a bed and breakfast in their 1850 Greek Revival cottage. Once the boys were busy with school, Allie decided to become a yoga instructor and taught in Madison for 17 years. Allie now teaches in Buckhead (Atlanta) as a Therapy-style Yoga instructor.
Now that they are empty nesters, Allie and her husband (has know for 52 years) of 26 years, live in a condo in the heart of Buckhead .
Allies hobbies include cooking , traveling and anything yoga! Allie is passionate about her family and loves cats and dogs that she enjoys while visiting with friends.
Allie’s parents have Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s with Dementia so this podcast is just what the doctor ordered to help her through this sad time. What better medicine then laughing with an old friend?
Come and join them as they laugh , love and reminisce their way through this thing called "life"!
Every day drama turns into belly laughs. Cheers!
They will be talking about Interesting stories about their Interesting friends. And interviewing very hip and funny friends!
"BEE"
Bee grew up in the Leafmore/Creek Park Hills neighborhood, attended Sagamore Hills Elementary and Briarcliff High School, Class of 1984. Of course, she was in the Pep Club, a basketball cheerleader, a drill-teamer , All-State Chorus, as well as other activities. Bee earned her B.A. in Public Relations and a B.S. in Physical Education from Ga. State University, followed by a M.Ed. in Leadership from West Georgia. For 17 years, Bee enjoyed teaching Adaptive PE to students with special needs in various DeKalb County middle and high schools. Much of her time teaching was spent coaching various Special Olympic sports on both county and state levels.
Since 2014, she has been a licensed assistant for a small intown real estate team. Bee loves to "speak to the people'' and assist her team however she can! She loves her work family dearly and is grateful to wake up everyday and love her “day to day”.
Bee and her partner have lived in Decatur for 23 years and have two fur babies, Frankie and Buddy, who are living their best life! Bee is passionate about her family, friends, animals, music , and being of service.
Because of Allie’s persuasion, Bee decided to give this podcast thing a chance. How fun is it just to talk about old times, that hopefully someone else can relate too! Bee’s dream of being a talk show host (Barbara Wawa) are just that much closer!
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