One of my friends and fellow yoga teachers Jamal Hutchinson started an Instagram awareness challenge called "30 Days of Justice for Black Men" in response to the police violence against black communities with the recent killing of the Stephon Clark. I joined in on the challenge to help spread awareness to blackness, especially in respects to the practice of yoga and mindfulness. Through the practice of yoga, I have found deeper strength and foundation in my blackness and my s

In Fall 2017, Raquel Bueno had an idea for a yoga festival. For months leading up to April 14th, Me, Raquel, Allie Larson, Melissa Shah, Winnie Pang, Sunflower Smith and many others worked on bringing this festival together to celebrate the joy, beauty and strength in Music City's diverse, inclusive and growing yoga community. Together we brought to life "The Yoga Inclusive" and created a space where all yogis-- regardless of race, gender, age, ability, body size or orientati

Diversity and Inclusivity are big topics for me, because when people are talking about "diversity" and "inclusivity," it is in respects to people who look like me. In our American culture, being a woman of color quickly identifies me as "other," or "minority"; for some people, this can trigger conscious or unconscious thought patterns of who I am & what I represent. Furthermore, being a black yoga teacher is not something that you come across often, although it is good to see