At Teach Her Yoga,
we are mothers, daughters, sisters, family, and friends.
Raquel Nweze, Lead Trainer
Trauma-Informed Yoga • Perinatal Yoga • Somatic Sound Meditation
I'm Raquel Nweze (she/her) from Houston, TX. I love to travel and be immersed in nature and a good book. I’m a lifelong learner and teaching others self-healing practices is my life purpose. I’ve studied various yoga styles for the last 15 years and am here to uplift group consciousness and hold space for collective healing through community.
I am an E-RYT 500 trauma-informed yoga/meditation teacher, somatic sound healing facilitator, and full spectrum Doula. I was first introduced to yoga and the holistic healing arts while studying accounting in college in 2005. My approach to wellness is centered in embodying yoga practices as self-care to heal and support the whole self. What I love most about yoga is that it meets you where you are in life and that it will always be for those who are willing to meet themselves on the mat
Why do you practice yoga & meditation?
I practice yoga and meditation to remind myself that life happens right now.
How has yoga served me as a woman?
Yoga & Meditation invites me witness my truest self. It births freedom and creativity. This practice has always met me gently wherever I am in life.
Anjali Rao
Yoga History
My name, Anjali, means divine offering in Sanskrit. My pronouns are she/her. I am an aspiring writer, the host of The Love of Yoga podcast, President of the Board of Directors of Accessible Yoga, an international non profit organization dedicated to sharing the teachings and benefits of yoga with those who have been marginalized. I offer critical insight into the Yoga stories and histories that have been obscured by Brahminism, heteropatriarchy and colonization. I aim to bring a multi disciplinary approach, integrating yoga philosophy and history, with storytelling, imagery and poetry. I am also a teacher, intersectional health advocate, space holder and seeker deeply interested in sharing the ancient wisdom of yoga in service to the challenges of the times.
Why do you practice yoga & meditation?
Yoga is a sacred offering from my ancestors, a gift that is an honor to share with those who are dedicated to individual and collective transformation.
How has yoga served you as a woman?
I am a cancer survivor and I believe that a dedicated practice of yoga in all its expansiveness can alchemize and heal the world by creating ripples of change within and around us.
Rahshaana Green
Forrest yoga • Breathwork • Meditation
I'm Rahshaana Green from Brooklyn, NY (but born and raised in Houston, TX). In addition to teaching yoga and meditation, I also provide reslience training/coaching and equity/inclusion support. I love to travel (been to 15 countries and 38 or our 50 states). I enjoy ballroom dancing and aerial training as other ways to move my body and tap into joy.
Why do you practice yoga & meditation?
Yoga and meditation help me come back to myself. They help me stay grounded so that I don't feel perpetually at risk of being thrown off the this roller coaster of daily living. They pull me out of my head and back into my heart so that I never forget who I am and maintain my access to joy and thriving no matter what comes.
How has yoga served you as a woman?
Yoga has helped me embrace and love my ever changing body. I've grown in my appreciation of what my my body is capable of and how resilient it is instead of only celebrating it's appearance
Ashley Rideaux
Yoga Teacher & Trainer
Ashley Rideaux is a Los Angeles–based, 500 E-RYT and YACEP teacher trainer, mentor, and lover of life who rocks big hair, a big smile, and an even bigger heart. In addition to the strong following she has built in LA, she also leads trainings, workshops, and retreats all over the world. Ashley's classes are challenging and playful, ranging from therapeutic work to advanced vinyasa flow. Outside of traditional studio spaces, she teaches yoga to women and adolescents in eating disorder treatment facilities, has experience working with seniors with neurological disorders, and was the featured yoga instructor for NBA player, Jordan Farmar's, Hoop Farm basketball camp for 4 years, where she worked with kids from ages 7-16. Ashley is passionate about making the practice of yoga accessible to all, and all of her classes are a balance of the physical and the philosophical, inviting the body and mind to unfold through her detail to alignment, breathwork, and the subtle body.
Why do you practice yoga & meditation?
I practice yoga and meditation because it helps me show up in my life with greater patience, understanding and compassion for myself and others.
How has yoga served you as a woman?
As a woman, this practice has helped me better understand and embrace my body physically, energetically and emotionally. I feel more in tune with the wonder of my divine feminine nature.
Dr. Alicia Jackson
Naturopathic Doctor • Yoga Teacher
Hi, I'm Dr. Alicia Jackson, ND, the Chief Energy Officer of Analog Earth Healing Hubb. After a personal health scare prompted a career change, I found my purpose and established this holistic company, where I serve as a multidisciplinary healing artist. My practice is rooted in a combination of eastern and western methods, aiming to educate and heal my patients while empowering them to live better and healthier lives.
Why do you practice yoga and meditation?
Yoga and meditation are integral to my lifestyle, aligning me with my body's needs and fostering overall well-being. Yoga opens me to new experiences and helps create positive body habits that seamlessly integrate into my daily routine. Meditation is equally important; whether I practice it right after yoga or at a different time, I always find a moment in my day to sit in solitude, often outside in nature, letting the sun charge my body.
How has yoga served you as a woman?
Yoga has been a transformative force in my life as a woman. I initially approached it out of curiosity with a friend, unaware of the immense sadness it would help me release from my body. Over the years, yoga has supported me through physical changes and revealed my inner strength. It has allowed me to reconnect with my Divine feminine energy at every stage of my life, a profound gift I have given myself.
Sonya Worthy Okolo, PT
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist
Sonya Worthy Okolo, PT is a native of Asheville, NC and DMV raised. As a graduate of University of Maryland Baltimore, she has 30 years of experience practicing as a Physical Therapist with exclusive pelvic health specialization since 2016. After her own (O.A.S.I.S.) birth trauma, an interest was sparked in pelvic floor therapy and maternal health care. She dreamed of better for herself and others…a place of ease, prevention, and recovery. In 2021, she founded Oasis PT & Pelvic Health serving all genders, from menses to menopause, in the Washington DC metro area. She recently completed training as a Pelvic Rehab Fertility Specialist pending Certification. Using a holistic model of person-centered care, Sonya is intuitively lead as she applies evidence-based interventions to address the “drivers” of symptoms. She is a strong believer in mind-body connection and supports an integrative approach to healthcare and multi-disciplinary collaboration. Born out of personal experience, she promotes a safe, nurturing environment with a whole-body focus from a trauma informed perspective.
Why do you practice yoga and meditation?
I practice yoga and meditation to simply connect within and be, despite the internal and external drivers to do.
How has yoga served you as a woman?
Yoga has served as my thermostat in life. It meets me where I am, raises my awareness of the state of my mind and body, and nudges me to release and nourish in ways often unaware.
Naomi Hutchinson
Holistic Health Coach • Yoga Teacher
I'm Naomi Hutchinson, an LA Based Yoga Teacher and Wellness Entrepreneur. When I'm on the mat, I love to curate a fire playlist and get into a flow state. When I'm off the mat, I enjoy spending time in nature, reading a good book and hanging out with friends. Since becoming certified to teach Yoga in 2020, I've had the privilege of fostering an LA Yoga community through my signature, Rooftop Yoga Verzuz classes. I've also partnered with incredible brands and organizations like Nike and California State University to promote Yoga and holistic wellness. As a continual learner, I have not stopped growing my expertise in the field of wellness. In addition to my 200 hour yoga training, I've completed a Trauma-Informed Mindfulness Facilitator training, Reiki I & II certifications, Plant Medicine Facilitator Training and more. All of these modalities empower me to meet the unique needs of my clients and students in a comprehensive and well-informed way.
Why do you practice yoga and meditation?
I practice Yoga and Meditation because I enjoy feeling calm and in healthy control of my emotions. I also enjoy having time to check in with my body, observe my thoughts and actively alter my state of consciousness to a higher vibration whenever I'm feeling down.
How has yoga served you as a woman?
Yoga has served me by allowing me to become comfortable with sitting by myself. It has allowed me to understand the importance and beauty of solitude and oneness of self. By gaining this fruit from the practice of Yoga, I have been able to avoid staying in situations that no longer serve me out of fear of being alone.
Ada Bishop
Nutritional Therapist • Fitness Instructor
Hi! My name is Ada Bishop. I am a mother, fitness instructor, avid reader, and cyclist. I enjoy connecting with my loved ones over delicious meals and enjoy quiet time by reading or going on a long bike ride. I love teaching group exercise classes and watching my clients become stronger physically and mentally.
As a nutritional therapist, NTP, I help women find confidence and joy in nourishing their lifestyles. I believe each woman has the ability to find self-love and fulfillment through movement and nutrition. In my practice I also teach women how to navigate the various phases of their cycle so they can nourish and move their bodies accordingly.
Why do you practice yoga and meditation?
As strange as it sounds, yoga has taught me how to breathe. I used to take small shallow breaths (hello stress) but yoga taught me to take deep intentional breaths.
How has yoga served you as a woman?
Before I became a fitness instructor, I found yoga as a way to return to movement after having children. I had a compromised abdominal wall and needed restorative movement. I started yoga to “get into shape” but found myself instead. I learned how to breathe and to find joy in balance and eventually hold challenging poses. I found community and a network of women who wanted to see me win in this new season of my life. It was truly a gift! Now I use yoga to complement my existing movement regimen and OPEN MY HIPS (hello restricted emotions). It’s time that is exclusively for me and acknowledge my own strength.
Tamika Caston-Miller
Trauma-Informed Yoga Educator • Urban Farmer • Conscious Community Builder
I am Tamika Caston-Miller (she/her), a trauma-informed yoga educator living the life of urban farmer and conscious community builder in Houston, Texas. I am the founder of The Ranch Houston and Ashe Yoga Collective, spaces dedicated to practices that are in service to collective healing and community repair through the lens of rest, resilience, and integration.
Yoga and I met in 1994 in college and became an integral part of my life a decade later. I’ve embraced yoga to move my body, cope with a chronic pain journey, heal, and regain mobility. Today I am driven by leveraging yoga to move people from traditionally marginalized communities beyond marginalized realities through truth-speaking, collaborative work, and collective rest. I aim to build intersectional, intergenerational, multiethnic communities in which radical compassion, agency, and self acceptance are normalized.
I often refer to myself as a "post-lineage” teacher in acknowledgment of meshing my own ancestral practices while attempting to honor yoga’s roots. I am in continual learning and work alongside other disruptors to build a more inclusive yoga community that transcends its history of discrimination based on caste, ethnicity, body size, and socio-economic status.
I enjoy seeing the lessons and teachings of yoga through its ancient philosophies and applying the principles to modern life; this is based on my understanding of yoga as a practice of right relationship with others, the planet, and Self. My teaching style would be described as intuitive, spacious, and inclusive, and is informed by those I count as my most influential teachers and mentors, Dr. Gail Parker, Tracee Stanley, Paul Grilley, Indu Arora, Jivana Heyman, and Judith Hansen Lasater. Specializing in trauma-informed Somatic Flow, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Yoga Nidra, Tamika invites you to slow down, pause, feel, rest, and build skills that will serve on and off the mat.
Specialities: Trauma-Informed Yoga, Somatics, Functional Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Yoga Therapeutics/MyoYin, Yoga Philosophy, Subtle Body
Why do you practice yoga and meditation?
I practice to have a set of skills that I may action when I need them on and off the mat.
How has yoga served you as a woman?
Today my answer is that the practices of yoga help to remind me that, although I sit at the intersection of several marginalized identities, I am able to create from a place of radical dreaming and live a life of joy and creative design. If you would’ve asked me 15 years ago, I would have said that it’s helped me embrace my body fully. Now that I am in the second half of life, that answer feels like a distant friend, which is a testament to the body neutrality that has been normalized in my psyche.