Facilitators

  • Adriana Fernandes-Halloran

    Adriana is a Social Justice Advocate, Spiritual Herbalist, Yoga Nidra & Meditation Practitioner, and Shamanic Reiki Master. She firmly believes in the transformative power within every individual to heal and achieve true liberation. Her own journey of self-healing has fueled her passion for guiding others toward nurturing, restful and meditative practices that encourage slowing down, becoming present, and reconnecting with their luminous, authentic selves.

    Grateful for the wisdom and teachings of mentors such as Tracee Stanley, Chanti Tocoronte, Lama Rod Owens, Empress Karen Rose, and Lynn Roberts, Adriana’s work is rooted in deep reverence for both individual and collective healing.

    Originally from the Brazilian Amazon, Adriana now lives in the serene woods of Rose Valley, PA, with her partner and two children.

  • Danielle Graham

    Danielle (she/her) is a meditation teacher, IAYT certified yoga therapist and Reiki Master. She is founder of Rooted Blossoms LLC, a yoga therapy practice specializing in restorative care. Rooted Blossoms’ client-centric approach also incorporates meditation, breathwork, movement, sacred teachings and other therapeutic modalities in providing restorative care. Danielle is committed to sharing and facilitating accessible practices of rest and (un)doing. She is committed to creating spaces that are accessible, diversely represented and inclusive of all human beings.  Visit her on her website

  • Suki Kermes

    Suki Kermes (she/her/they) is a certified yoga & meditation teacher with 20 years devoted practice and studies. Suki’s therapeutic nurturing approach supports students to slow down, take up space & be guided home to their inner wisdom. Ultimately the Divine Feminine & the practice and state of Yoga Nidra infuses all her offerings and the nature in how she guides.

    A forever student Suki, she is commited to the practices of Yoga Nidra, Restorative Yoga, Somatic Abolitionism, Meditation and Trauma Informed & Embodied Social Justice. Her practice is deeply influenced by Sri Vidya Tantra & the Himalayan lineage and guided by my intuition and devotional reverence to the Divine Feminine.

    Suki is forever grateful for the loving guidance and integrity of teachers Tracee Stanley, Dr. Chanti Tacoronte-Perez and all the wise students and practitioners I have shared space with along my journey.

    Her website is found here

  • Amanda Levinson

    Amanda is a social entrepreneur, trauma-informed yoga & mindfulness meditation teacher, Reiki Master Teacher, and clinical aromatherapist. She practices earth-based Jewish mysticism and is deeply influenced by multiple lineages of Buddhism and yoga, which she’s practiced for over 25 years. She is passionate about working with community activists, changemakers, helpers, and caregivers of neurodivergent kids and kids struggling with mental health and substance misuse. You can find her offerings here.

  • Dr. Sandra Y. Lewis

    Dr. Sandra Y. Lewis, clinical psychologist & Personal Energy Strategist, works with organizations and people who want to relieve burnout and reignite their capacity to make an impact that matters to them. As a Yoga Nidra teacher and Qigong practitioner, Dr. Sandra blends research and ancient wisdom into practical strategies. She believes that when each person accesses the full power of their inner resources, they can sustain effectiveness and fulfillment. You can find Dr. Sandra on LinkedIn or YouTube talking about Burnout Hiding in Plain Sight. Each episode she explores and offers remedies for patterns, habits, and practices that can increase burnout. She is author of the book, Life in 4-Part Harmony ~ Get Everything in Your Life to Work with Everything Else in Your Life. You can find her on her website.

  • Kitsy Phillips

    Kitsy Phillips (she/her) is a certified meditation, yoga teacher and lifelong practitioner with more than two decades of personal practice. Her work is grounded in rest, inner stillness, embodied wisdom, self-study, beauty, and a deep reverence for the natural world.

    Rooted in the Himalayan Yog-Vedantic and Tantric traditions, she weaves meditation, Yoga Nidra, breath and movement, somatic and contemplative practices, and creative inquiry. At the heart of her work is svadhyaya-the ongoing practice of self-study-along with a devotional reverence for the Divine Feminine and nature as teacher, mirror, and expression of divine wisdom.

    She is drawn to the places where inner listening meets embodied knowing. Through private and communal offerings, she creates, cultivates, and tends spaces of beauty, presence, and care-inviting grounding, rest, reflection, embodied exploration, and meaningful connection.

    Listening inward. Learning from the Earth. Tending what connects us.

  • Kat Roman

    Kat Roman is an Energy and Sound Practitioner, Meditation Guide, Registered Trauma-Informed Accessible Yoga Teacher, and Healing Arts Instructor. She is a compassionate facilitator who creates soft, nurturing, and inviting spaces that allow transformation to occur. Her passion lies in guiding people into states where they can slow down, rest, tap into their creativity, and discover their brilliant inner radiance.  You can find her on her website.

  • Selena Tatum

    I've been on the mat since I was a teen, but yoga really became my therapy after a serious injury. My mom's a lifelong practitioner, so yoga was always kinda in the background both in life and culturally, but it took center stage when I needed healing. I dove deeper into the practice in Thailand, exploring the spiritual side of things, living for a few years in a Theravada Buddhist monastery and taking my formal vows in 2003. After a time in silence, I returned to asana study in the mid-2000s, immersing myself in the Hatha/Sivananda/Iyengar traditions as well as the Jois-Ashtanga lineages and the intuitive yoga of Diane Long and teachings of Vanda Scarvelli.  I furthered my studies with a postgraduate degree in Anthropology, and a Ayurveda deepening my understanding of the human body and mind. I have led numerous workshops and teacher trainings. 

    Over the last twelve years, I've dedicated myself to Tantra (Mantra, Yantra and rest practices) studying with esteemed teachers like Tracee Stanley with whom I deepened my understanding of Yoga Nidra and Sri Vidya, Dr. Chanti Tacoronte-Perez, The Himalayan Institute, Sarah Tomlinson, and exploring nature-based healing practices with Lorraine Melendez. I've furthered my studies into Kriya with Swami Ayyappa & Aqami Premajyoti Saraswati and immersed myself in the Kaula Marg Tantra traditions. This diverse background and Black/Indo Caribbean/Trinidadian cultural heritage framed against the snow capped mountains of Quebec has shaped my unique teaching style, which blends traditional practices with a modern approach to well-being. 

    In my sessions, I guide participants through deep rest practices, incorporating elements of nature and mindfulness to cultivate a profound sense of inner peace, ease and connection. I live with my husband and our son on Nitaskinan land, in Quebec Canada. 

  • Nicole Taylor


    Nicole Taylor is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner dedicated to supporting trauma healing and wellbeing. Using a blend of somatic coaching, meditation instruction, and Ayurvedic health counseling, she facilitates sessions and trainings to support transformation. She wrote the book A Joyful Pause: 52 Ways to Love Life to help people fill their lives with more connection and bring more of their whole self forward every day. She has facilitated individual and organizational trainings since 2008, including for social change organizations in sectors from arts and education to housing. Nicole is a coach, a NAMA-certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor, a Certified Vishoka Meditation Teacher, and a yoga teacher. It is her life’s work to use these sciences to help people access deeper levels of well-being at home and at work. You can find her at ajoyfulpause.com.

  • Kura wi-Kaitaia

    Kia ora, my name is Kura. I’m from New Zealand and the Cook Islands. I had the privilege of growing up in both places, deeply connected to culture, my ancestors and the land.

    In 2018, I was introduced to yoga nidra. It gave me such relief beyond anything I’d experienced before, I decided to learn more and completed yoga nidra and restorative yoga training with Anahata Yoga retreat (NZ). I deepened my yoga nidra practice with Tracee Stanley’s mentorship program, and completed the Tantric meditation and the Luminous Self facilitator training. Later I completed yin yoga training with Spanda School (Aus), and trauma informed yoga facilitator training Zabie Yamasaki.

    I live on Whadjuk booja in Boorloo, Western Australia (Perth). I facilitate trauma informed yoga programs for system impacted youth and women who’ve experienced violence. I’m currently training to become a yoga therapist.

    I hope to create a life with more ease, meaning and joy - for myself, my family and community. I’m passionate about holding space for deep rest and supporting people to compassionately connect to their inner sense of wholeness and safety.