Start Here
If you’re here, you hate settling with the status quo in general, but especially in the health and wellness fields.
You know that health inequities in low income and communities of color don’t exist in a bubble and you’ve had the privilege of accessing spaces that have brought you feelings of wellness, joy and community.
You are tired of health and wellness access being limited depending on income, privilege and location.
I know those feelings intimately, because I have felt them and continue to feel them deeply within me. That passion provided the fire to co-found People’s Yoga, the first and only yoga studio in East LA back in 2014.
What I Write About Here
I write about building People’s Yoga from a specific lens - as someone who is fueled to bring my version of health and wellness - and with a specific set of skills that you may be interested in learning more about.
As a co-founder of People’s Yoga, my strengths live in the Type A world - I love a good spreadsheet, point people, deadlines and feedback sessions. I strive to get uncomfortable though and break out of my comfort zone and grow in areas that fascinate me yet are difficult. Here you will find my writings about:
Leadership
Teaching
Teamwork
Systems
Some pieces are practical and tactical, others are reflective. All of them are shaped by my lived experience - where application and theory come together.
How to Read This Site
You don’t need to read everything in order.
You can:
Browse by topic depending on what you’re navigating right now
Read one piece and come back later
Return to certain posts as reference points as your work evolves
How This Connects to My Broader Work
These writings are aligned with my values and what I stand for in my professional and personal life. I co-founded People’s Yoga with a personal mission to bring opportunities for mindfulness, movement and yoga to East LA communities with less access to these modalities.
My mission has evolved to include training and developing the upcoming generations of wellness leaders and entrepreneurs so that each can bring their vision of collective well-being to their unique communities.
Because if you’re anything like me, we will not settle for anything less.
We need more leaders who can see through the systemic inequities and who are ready to take action and be the change they wish to see in this world.
At my core, everything I do is to help new wellness leaders:
Clarify your vision
Develop leadership skills
Take actionable steps
Stay connected to your core values
With my experience in social enterprise (aka social mission oriented businesses), leadership, teaching yoga and fitness, working in teams and accountability, my goal is that my writings and learnings will help you have a head start to achieve your dreams, take actionable steps toward your goals all while making less mistakes than I did along the way.
An Invitation
If you’re early in your thought process or have been thinking about this for years, I hope this space provides clarity, excitement and direction for you to move toward kicking down the doors of the status quo and taking your next step to be in alignment with your values and make your community a better place. We need you!
You are right on time and you are where you need to be. You don’t need to rush or figure it all out at once. Just know that there is a community of people who have a passion for this work and we will build the world we want to see, together. I’m glad you’re here.
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You can explore the writing, or learn more about my work with People’s Yoga.
