Special Recognition For Our Work

Shri Awards

& Recognitions

Shri Yoga's innovative classes and unique approach to wellness have been highly recognized, resulting in various awards applauding its commitment to fostering community well-being.

  • GrowSmart Rhode Island: 2024 Smart Growth Award: The Pine Street Project

    Junior Achievement Rhode Island: Profiles in Excellence 2024

    National Ancor Community Builder Award 2024 (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

    Person of the Year, Pawtucket Hall of Fame, 2023

    Fogarty Center "Janet Almeida Community Inclusion Award," 2022

    Pawtucket Senior Center (Leon Mathieu) Community Award, 2021

    Myra Kraft Community MVP Awards | New England Patriots Foundation | Alison Bologna, 2020

    Looking Upwards "Making the Difference" Community Partner Award, May 2019

    The ARC of Bristol County, Community Award, 2017

    Person of the Year, The Pawtucket Foundation, 2015

    The Rhode Island Small Business Entrepreneurial Woman To Watch Award, 2014

    Rhode Island Justice Award, nominated and awarded by RI Attorney General Peter Kilmartin, 2014

    Rally for Recovery Advocacy Award, 2014

    Rhode Island Monthly Magazine's Best Yoga Outreach, 2013

    The Women of Excellence Community Award, on behalf of The Women's Center of Rhode Island, 2013

    "Wise Woman" award from the National Organization of Italian American Women, 2013

    The Volunteer of the Year Award from LIFE, Inc., 2013

    Rhode Island Monthly Magazine Best New Yoga Studio, North, 2012

    Providence Business News' 40 Under 40, Class of 2011

    Community Award from ARC of Blackstone Valley

    Special Recognition Award from the Children's Shelter of Blackstone Valley

    Community Award from Venture Community Services

    Sturbridge MA

    Community Award from the Pawtucket School Department

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Molly Messier Molly Messier

Health Baked Into Mission

Alison Bologna wakes up each morning at 2:30 a.m. It's partly because she needs to get ready for her job as an anchor at WJAR-TV NBC 10. It's also because she runs an urban-outreach yoga studio. And most recently, it's because she's producing healthy snacks by the thousands that are being consumed almost as fast…

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The Dish: Shri Bark Healthy Snacks a Hit at Local Schools
Molly Messier Molly Messier

The Dish: Shri Bark Healthy Snacks a Hit at Local Schools

Alison Bologna has devoted much of her time to introducing healthy snacks into schools, and now it’s finally happening. Bologna, known as a WJAR-TV NBC 10 morning news co-anchor, as well as a certified yoga teacher and nonprofit leader, has recently introduced Shri Bark “A Smart School Snack” into local schools.

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Alison Bologna Teaching Yoga In Providence Schools
Molly Messier Molly Messier

Alison Bologna Teaching Yoga In Providence Schools

Alison leads the 8th-grade class in yoga. Alison Bologna and her Shri Studio combine yoga and smart snacking in a pilot program in Providence schools. She has created a nutrition bar, Shri Bark, that is sold in local grocery stores and that the students get as part of the class at Nathanael Greene Middle School.

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Alison Bologna, Shri Studio
Molly Messier Molly Messier

Alison Bologna, Shri Studio

In 2009, Alison Bologna opened Shri Studio, Urban Revitalization Yoga, in downtown Pawtucket with the mission of offering yoga and wellness classes to the local downtown district while spearheading neighborhood revitalization efforts.  Today, Shri Studio is the only corporation of its kind in the state with an emphasis on yoga outreach in urban communities.

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  • Fogarty Center "Janet Almeida Community Inclusion Award," 2022

    Pawtucket Senior Center (Leon Mathieu) Community Award, 2021

    Myra Kraft Community MVP Awards | New England Patriots Foundation | Alison Bologna, 2020

    Looking Upwards "Making the Difference" Community Partner Award, May 2019

    The ARC of Bristol County, Community Award, 2017

    Person of the Year, The Pawtucket Foundation, 2015

    The Rhode Island Small Business Entrepreneurial Woman To Watch Award, 2014

    Rhode Island Justice Award, nominated and awarded by RI Attorney General Peter Kilmartin, 2014

    Rally for Recovery Advocacy Award, 2014

    Rhode Island Monthly Magazine's Best Yoga Outreach, 2013

    The Women of Excellence Community Award, on behalf of The Women's Center of Rhode Island, 2013

    "Wise Woman" award from the National Organization of Italian American Women, 2013

    The Volunteer of the Year Award from LIFE, Inc., 2013

    Rhode Island Monthly Magazine Best New Yoga Studio, North, 2012

    Providence Business News' 40 Under 40, Class of 2011

    Community Award from ARC of Blackstone Valley

    Special Recognition Award from the Children's Shelter of Blackstone Valley

    Community Award from Venture Community Services

    Sturbridge MA

    Community Award from the Pawtucket School Department