Our instructors
Meet the Team

Your Guides to Wellness

Our instructors bring decades of lived experience, deep training, and genuine warmth to every session.

Leila Osman

The body remembers what the mind forgets. We move to come home.

Meditation & Sacred Movement

Leila Osman

Leila has spent over a decade studying contemplative traditions across Southeast Asia and the Middle East, weaving together mindfulness, somatic movement, and ritual into practices that feel both ancient and alive. She holds certifications in Vinyasa yoga, Somatic Movement Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Her classes are a sanctuary — unhurried, deeply felt, and profoundly restorative.

Specialties

MeditationSomatic MovementNew Moon CirclesBreathwork

Featured Classes

Meditation
New Moon Circle
Maya Rivers

Food made with care becomes medicine for the whole person.

Nutritionist & Plant-Based Chef

Maya Rivers

Maya holds a Master's in Clinical Nutrition and trained as a chef in Oaxaca before returning to Portland to blend her two loves: nourishing food and community. She believes food is medicine, and that cooking together is one of the most healing acts we can share. Her workshops are hands-on, joyful, and deeply informative — you leave full in every sense of the word.

Specialties

Clinical NutritionPlant-Based CookingSeasonal EatingFermentation & Gut Health

Featured Classes

Nourish: Plant-Based Cooking
Nutrition Workshops
James Chen

Your breath is the remote control for your nervous system.

Breathwork & Cold Exposure Coach

James Chen

James is a certified Wim Hof Method instructor and Functional Breathing Coach who spent three years training with cold-water practitioners in Scandinavia. After recovering from burnout through breath and cold immersion, he dedicated himself to helping others build nervous system resilience and mental clarity. His Saturday morning sessions are transformative — challenging, empowering, and community-driven.

Specialties

BreathworkCold ExposureNervous System RegulationWim Hof Method

Featured Classes

Breathwork & Cold Exposure
Resilience Workshops

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