Mindful Life & Community Fellowship

Dates for the next session will be announced in 2024.

BareSOUL Wellness Mindful Life and Community Fellowship is a service-centered training for humans interested in creating spaces rooted in love, awareness and connection through self inquiry, mindfulness concepts, yogic practice and philosophy, service-based initiatives and  leadership development.  This program is designed to encourage participants to deepen their own self care practice and simultaneously use it to engage in the movement of community care.   All participants will have the opportunity to receive a 200-hour yoga teacher certification to help create classes that engage the mind, body and heart of practitioners. The training will offer teachings rooted in creating restorative, accessible, approachable offerings that honor a diverse group of people in a variety of virtual and in-person settings. 

This fellowship welcomes all and is ideal for current BareSOUL community members, and individuals with the following interests: self inquiry, education (teachers, administrators, counselors), health systems, non-profit leaders, and community advocacy.

Faculty: This fellowship will be led by Ashley Williams, M.S. C-IAYT featuring other community-centered leaders and faculty driving social impact movements through accessible, equitable and restorative practices on and off the mat.

Fellowship Dates:  Next session dates will be announced in November 2023.

• One Tuesday per month (virtual)

• One weekend per month; Saturday 11:00 a to 7:00 p; Sunday 10:00 a to 5:00 p)

• Two 3-Day Intensive (see below)

• 4 hours of servant leadership per month (TBD)

Location: Weekend sessions will take place in person at The Well Collective located at 13 South 13th Street, Suite 100, Richmond, Va. Weekday meetings or other scheduled meetings will take place virtually via Zoom. Service site locations will be determined. Program locations are subject to change based on need. If in-person meeting becomes prohibitive or in-accessible, then all sessions may shift to virtual based on discretion of the lead faculty.

Curriculum:

Mindfulness Fundamentals 

Embodying Yogic Philosophy (Yoga Sutras and 8 Limbs) for Daily Life

Meditation Techniques and Tools

Trauma Responsive Practices 

Anatomy and Asana Study (Iyengar Based Practices)

Introduction to Movement-Based Practices and Methodology:  Restorative, Yin, Vinyasa, Hatha, Chair, Pre and Post Natal 

Making Yoga Accessible ‘

The Art of Holding Space

Introduction to Ayurveda 

Integrating Healing Arts

Creating Mindful Spaces (Schools, Communities and Work Places)

Social Justice and Impact

Community Centered Business Ethics 

Registration: Please complete the application.  Once the application has been accepted, please submit a $350 non-refundable deposit via Mindbody.  The deposit will go towards your final total fellowship balance.