MISSION
Inner Compass offers a transformative experience for all teenagers, regardless of gender, race, size, or ability. Recognizing the profound wisdom within, we nurture self-awareness, encourage genuine self-expression, and empower teens to lead vibrant lives true to their essence.
VISION
In a world filled with social pressures dictating who we should be, I envision a place where everyone deeply understands their emotions, sets boundaries, communicates needs, and remains anchored in their authentic self. Embracing positive self-talk and making friends with our hard voices, we let our inner compass guide us confidently forward.
MEET OUR FOUNDER
Hello! I’m so glad you found your way here. I have been working with teens and Young adults, like yourself, to help discover their authentic selves, strengthen their voices, and empower them to create the lives they are most excited about living.
I remember the struggles I faced at home, in school, and simply within myself.
There were so many competing voices in my world and they were all telling me different things. I couldn’t discern my authentic, inner compass of truth, so I was easily swayed by the opinions and choices of my peers, often to my detriment. I put on a front of being the class clown and I was friends with everyone, but no one knew that on the inside, I struggled every day with insecurity, self-doubt, and self-aggression. I was perhaps my own worst critic and biggest bully.
It was a long road for me to discern and reconnect with my own inner authority.
But once I found it, it was like all of a sudden, I finally had a compass that would always tell me where to go and what to do. Other people’s opinions started to matter far less. I gained confidence in making the moves and taking the risks my inner compass told me to. False friends naturally began falling off, and new, truer friends, people who saw and appreciated the authentic me, started showing up.
My inner compass has led me to all kinds of things. It led me to a year long coaching program, where I made so many incredible discoveries about myself, learned to live in even deeper integrity and alignment with my truth and my soul, and made a group of incredible friends and community that continues to this day.
My inner compass has also led me to become an entrepreneur and community builder; becoming the fearless leader of The Green Yogi.
I began envisoning running a space dedicated to health and healing when I was twelve years old. I even had a dream about what the space would look like at twenty five years old. So when I first drove up to the studio in Berkeley and it looked like the vision from my dream, I just knew in my bones that this was the path that was meant for me.
This is the guiding principle of my life: listening to the voice that emanates from the deepest place within me. It takes practice to hear that voice, to distinguish it from the chorus of other voices. And it takes practice and guts to live by that voice – to swim against the currents of society, friends, and school. To take leaps towards the life you dream of living. To take on risks and to love and accept the difficulties and failures that are inevitable along the way.
My work is to bring people together to explore their inner authority, set boundaries and be leaders within the community. Through yoga, dance, and relational practices, my mission is to create more freedom in the day-to-day life of youth. I hope to pave the path for a future where the messages of society uplift youth and reinforce their gifts and brilliance.