Peace,

Thank you for being here.

When I was in high school, I never thought I would become a social work major; and while I was in undergrad, I never thought I’d become a yoga instructor, let alone live in an ashram. Life is funny like that, and by submitting to God‘s will and following my heart, I’ve ended up places I never saw coming, yet each stop was exactly where I needed to be.

My time on Earth has made me increasingly aware of my mission to empower others and I understand the best way to do that is to become empowered myself first. Now more than ever, our resistance against the systems and powers over us is needed. A return to the connection with ourselves, spirit, and the land is most essential for our liberation and I know confidently, this is my next step. To learn how to heal myself through food, service, simplicity, and community. To maximize the potential of this beautiful land and the beautiful bodies that God has given us. To learn how to respect, revere, and relate to our planet which more than ever needs our care and attention.

At 24 years old, I can no longer tolerate the physical and spiritual poisoning me and my peers are suffering through these fraudulent industries of food and medicine. I can no longer unconsciously participate in the killing of myself and watch others do the same through poor diet and lack of knowledge. While it is sad to see how the culmination of our mindlessness and greed has caused the planet to deteriorate, I, like the earth, maintain a promise of resiliency and hope. As a holistic wellness coach, it would only make sense for this to be my next step. Such wisdom has the power to bring great transformation, yet I must have realization through living it, in order to effectively share it with others.

You may know that I am a full time yoga instructor with a passion for uplifting my community members through creativity, movement, education, and safe spaces of introspection. In May I’ll be moving to Bali for 6 months, my time there will start at Jiwa Damai, an organic retreat center where I’ll be studying permaculture, food sovereignty, medicinal plants, regenerative energy production, yoga, meditation and more! I am so excited to focus on enriching my knowledge as a holistic health counselor and learning how to best share these options with others in an affordable and impactful way. All donations raised will go towards daily living expenses such as food, rent, travel, and internship/training programs costs. I’m currently working extra hard to support myself & am still paying off student loans, etc. I am practicing opening myself to the abundance always present within life just through asking for help- so thank you for considering to support me if I have impacted you in a positive way or you also believe in the importance of this work! It’s a honor and privilege to take this risk and continue deepening my studies & living my dream. TO FREEDOM :)

if you’d like to see more about me & my vocation visit @dalovebugclub on instagram.

In service & with gratitude,

asha