The black yoga fest

9:15 AM - 10 AM

This class combines gentle yoga, breathwork, and guided meditation to help you release tension, reconnect with your body, and cultivate mindfulness. 

Instructor: Alexis (@ancestors.earth.energy)

With over 15 years of personal yoga practice, Alexis brings a deeply compassionate and trauma-informed approach to teaching. Her professional background spans mental health, social work, and criminal justice, where she has spent over 20 years supporting youth and families impacted by trauma. As a Trauma Certified Professional and Certified Intuitive Counselor, she creates supportive spaces that encourage healing, self-awareness, and emotional grounding through movement and mindfulness. 

10:15 AM - 11 AM

This uplifting vinyasa flow combines intentional movement, breathwork, and affirmations to help students feel grounded, empowered, and safe within their bodies. 

Instructor: Angie (@your_yogini)

As a newly certified yoga instructor and registered nurse, Angie is passionate about supporting wellness within Black and Brown communities through both movement and healthcare advocacy. With a background as a nurse navigator, she helps patients navigate complex healthcare systems while encouraging holistic approaches to healing, balance, and self-care. Her teaching style emphasizes community, inner peace, and creating supportive spaces where students can move with confidence and intention. 

11:15 AM - 12 PM

This immersive sound bath experience uses crystal singing bowls, breath awareness, and aromatherapy to guide participants into deep rest, emotional release, and energetic renewal. 

Instructor: Stephani Akira (@bathe_in_sound)

Stephani Akira is a sound practitioner focused on holistic healing through vibration, intention, and presence. Her work invites participants into a deeply introspective space where rest is honored as a form of self-love and restoration. Through her facilitation, she encourages individuals to reconnect with their inner light, embrace balance, and find grounding within themselves and their community. 

12:15 PM - 1 PM

This grounding mat Pilates class uses slow, intentional movement and breathwork to strengthen the core, improve posture, and release built-up tension in the body. 

Instructor: Tay (@its.tay.babe)

Tay is a mental health counselor and comprehensively trained Pilates instructor in progress, bringing a holistic, mind-body approach to movement and healing. With four years of Pilates practice, she guides students through mindful sequences designed to build strength, improve flexibility, and support emotional and physical balance. Her teaching emphasizes body awareness, stress relief, and the freedom that comes through intentional, unrestricted movement. 

1:15 PM - 2 PM

This beginner-friendly Mommy & Me yoga flow offers a 2-for-1 registration for one adult and one child to connect through playful movement, foundational postures, and breathwork in an intimate, limited-space setting. 

Instructor: Dom (@cozyiscalm)

Originally from North Philadelphia and a proud graduate of West Chester University, Dom brings a wealth of educational and movement expertise to the mat. Professionally anchored in the education field, Dom works as a teacher, registered behavioral therapist, and tutor, seamlessly blending a deep understanding of child development with yoga instruction.

As a versatile instructor, Dom is experienced in leading a wide range of styles, from slow flows and dynamic power flows to specialized one-on-one private sessions. Dom is deeply passionate about the transformative power of education and movement.