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INNERBLOOM WORKSHOPS

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When I started teaching 2nd grade in 2016, I quickly understood the privilege of access to wellness, whether that was in the form of fresh produce, physical activities, mental health, etc. Within my classroom (Planet Second Grade), we tried to create access through morning circles, meditations, classroom projects, and learning about wellness. Innerbloom Workshops is a continuation of what we created in Planet Second Grade- a space for us to breathe and be. I truly believe access to wellness is the key to creating true social change, especially when it comes to racial equity. In 2019 I set out to make this dream come true. I graduated with my Masters of Education from the University of Washington, wrote my first children's book about access to wellness, earned by 200hr Yoga Teacher Training Certificate and my Wellness Champion Certificate from Breathe for Change. I also joined an amazing organization called Space Between who I still work for. Shortly after, I founded Innerbloom Workshops in the Fall of 2019. Since then, I have led free yoga/meditations at the local park, led yoga at Friendship Circle on Mercer Island for kiddos with disabilities, facilitated weekly mindfulness workshops at Seattle Public Schools, created mindfulness videos for Seattle Public Schools TV, and wrote curriculum and co-facilitated a mindfulness summer camp. As a women of color and immigrant, I understand that mindfulness, yoga, and wellness are not always centered around the voices and bodies of BIPOC humans and it is up to us to reclaim our wellness. I dream of one day co-creating a space to do this work with all of you because,  "we're all walking each other home." 

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Love,

Levina

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