Hope is sitting on a stool with a pink backdrop. 
Photo by Sarah Kjelleren

See Change Sessions | September ‘24

Hello, I’m hope! 👋🏾

The foundation of Hope’s work is as a student of mindfulness. She uses her lived experience and study as guidance for her teaching. Hope has been learning and practicing the philosophy of Yoga and various holistic practices for 15+ years.

I’ve had the pleasure and privileged of studying with Deidra Demons, Ivorie Jenkins, Rima Rabbath & Monica Jaggi, Edwin Bryant, Guy Donahaye, Mary Reilly & Greg Anton and Rebecca Weisman.

I’ve learned intersectional leadership from Mallika Dutt, mindfulness from Susan Salzburg, presence in my being from Leslie Salmon Jones, power in sensitivity with Sarah Urech and embodied public speaking from Carla Goldstein. I’m continuously learning and inspired by the activism and racial healing work of Vivan Wiliams - Kurutz.

My mentors from afar in the forms of authors are Alice Walker, James McBride, Toni Morrison, Angela Davis, BKS Iyengar, Maya Angelou, Elaine Aron, Cyndie Dale and Bayo Akomolafe (to name a few).



By far my greatest teacher is my daughter Olive.

She embodies the fierceness, joy and love that is our birthright. Carrying, birthing and mothering Olive has been the most powerful experience of my life. Through this lens of mother, I am reminded to continue uncovering my innate gifts and purpose, something we were all born with.

The foundation of Hope’s work is as a student of mindfulness. She uses her lived experience and study as guidance for her teaching. Hope has been learning and practicing the philosophy of Yoga and various holistic practices for 15+ years.

Hope’s professional background started with a degree in International Relations with a focus on globalization and globalism. She has always been passionate about our global collective and ways to support ourselves and each other. She began her career in the fields of health promotion and clinical research with a focus on education, prevention and outreach. She’s worked alongside leading researchers at Veterans Affairs, Mount Sinai, various leaders within CBO’s and for-profit organizations. Hope is passionate about Health Equity and mindfulness as a tool for self-inquiry and de-programming from the status quo. Hope teaches Yoga for pre and postnatal bodies, people of the global majority, young adults and elders, and within various community settings as a way to equip our most vulnerable with holistic health tools.

Hope seeks to guide her clients and students in deepening their relationship with themselves in order to connect with others and the global collective more intentionally and authentically. Hope feels most aligned with the truest version of herself while learning, practicing and integrating various mindfulness philosophies and exploring her own ancestral healing practices. How to navigate social entrepreneurship, where people come before profit, is a BIG part of Hope's work. Trial and error, patience, gratitude, forgiveness, self-excavation, compassion, community care, curiosity, as well as learning, facilitating and receiving various holistic therapeutic practices are some of what supports her.

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TESTIMONIALS

  • “Hope came the morning of my cousin’s wedding and did some relaxing yoga with a small group of us. She even gave us some breathing techniques to remember throughout the day. She was so professional and punctual and worked with us in a small Manhattan hotel room! She helped us to relax and bond and my cousin felt great afterward! Love Hope!”

    Alexis C.

  • Hope introduced me to all of the well known benefits of yoga by designing a bespoke programme for me that benefitted my ailments immensely, always in a safe way. She did so much more than that though as she took care of my mind, body and spirit as she educated, encouraged and supported me to achieve things physically I would have never thought possible.

    Ian D.

  • What you’ll find in all of Hope’s classes is inclusion and equality. Everyone is welcome and everyone belongs .Her classes are about finding the flow at your own pace, and being present with yourself. Her classes are safe, fun, and you leave class feeling calm and grounded.

    Elizabeth R.

  • "LOVE taking classes with Hope. She is so sweet and knowledgeable and always keeps me feeling confident about myself and skills. She reminds me of the beauty of yoga and how it is something you can continue to grow in."

    Katie B.

  • What I appreciate most about Hope’s teaching is her ability to create a safe space for all bodies and abilities. Her flows seamlessly balance poses that both offer challenge & support and help active release. You leave class feeling strengthened and centered in your practice.

    Alicia T.

  • Hope is such a delightfully warm, open person. Her classes are thoughtful and relaxing

    Sam T.