✱ Reclaiming the authentic purpose of Yoga through BIPOC-led initiatives
✱ Reclaiming the authentic purpose of Yoga through BIPOC-led initiatives
The BIPOC Yoga Con is a transformative space for people of color to experience healing, wholesome connections, enhance their facilitation & business skills, and be joyful in a safe and supportive environment! We’re decolonizing Yoga by honoring its true purpose and cultural roots. We’re serving our communities, as well as ourselves, through authentic Yoga initiatives for spiritual, emotional and mental liberation of all!
Summer 2026 dates TBD!
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Somewhere on a beautiful day in the bay!
Join us for an uplifting weekend of decolonized practice, authentic connections, body-mind-spirit nourishment, and lots of fun! We have a diversity of yoga styles, ayurveda & wellness vendors!
2025 Facilitators
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Christene Joy Manglal-lan Gonzales
LEADERSHIP COACH & YOGA TEACHER
Sacral Chakra Playshop
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Akongua Hemaa
WEST AFRICAN HEALER & COACH
Return to The Elements: Reclaiming Ancestral Wellness Through African Wisdom
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CJ Spears
YOGA TEACHER
Scripting Intentional Meditations for Deep Rest & Emotional Release
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Amita Basra
AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONER
Intro to Ayurveda
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Rondy Isaac
DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY LEADER & YOGA TEACHER
Yoga & Micro-dosing: Enhancing Your Spiritual Practice
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Nirel Salazar
YOGA TEACHER, TEACHER TRAINER
The Art of Holding Space with Heart: Values-Based Facilitation for BIPOC Wellness & Community Leaders / Restorative Leadership: Creating Trauma-Aware Spaces with Intention & Care (Continuing Education Course, Yoga Alliance certified)
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Melissa Shah
YOGA THERAPIST
Intro to Chanting (Mantra)
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Meera Dhawan
YOGA TEACHER & TEACHER TRAINER
Pranayama as a Force for Collective Healing & Spiritual Connection (Continuing Education course/Yoga Alliance certified)
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Mozell Ward (Ze/They)
YOGA TEACHER
Baddies, Bonnets & Balasana: A Restorative Rebellion for the Underbooked & Overqualified
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free Sabyne Pierre
YOGA TEACHER
On Love
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Disha Gupta
YOGA TEACHER
Mindful Flow: Making Friends with our Bodies & Minds
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Zoë Elena
YOGA TEACHER
Lotus Flow: A Joyful Vinyasa for Personal & Collective Liberation
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Island Time Healing
THERAPISTS & COMMUNITY HEALERS
Immersive Sound Bath
2025 Vendors
Soulstice Apothecary * Ink Time Tattoo * Raeon Collective * Bee Queen Botanicals * Brown Sugar Botanicals *
Soulstice Apothecary * Ink Time Tattoo * Raeon Collective * Bee Queen Botanicals * Brown Sugar Botanicals *
* Edible Bliss * Natrully Herbs * With & Within Skincare * Nourshmii
* Edible Bliss * Natrully Herbs * With & Within Skincare * Nourshmii
Kemetic Body Alchemy * Sacred Source * Black Poppy * Sip To Live *
Kemetic Body Alchemy * Sacred Source * Black Poppy * Sip To Live *
We want to create an oasis for people of color to explore, rest, transform, and experience full-body bliss! This space is for all who have felt disregarded and alone in yoga spaces or other wellness places.