The word “gwee•zah” is part of my mother’s name—who is of Rwandan descent—and it means abundant, or to have much/an abundance of. I honor my mother’s name in this legacy I’m building with the work that I do because I am living out her wildest dream.

I am a certified Yoga instructor, breathwork guide, and sound meditation facilitator. I also love to sing, play guitar, and travel around the world. Yoga has been in my life since I was 9 years old when my dad first started doing the practice himself. Decades later, it has become a life practice of mine (and my dad still does every morning to this day).

Yoga in the modern world is very much centered on the aesthetics of flexibility and for a long time, this appealed to me. Over time I learned a strong, flexible body does not make up for a sad mind. As someone who deals with ADHD and acute anxiety, I knew that my practice needed to become much more mindful. I added meditation to my Yoga practice and it made me dive deeper into who I really am. I started to observe my coping mechanisms and habits and what traumas led me to them. Eventually, I became interested in other holistic modalities like breathwork, sound healing, somatic meditation, and Reiki. My learning process continues to obtain an abundance of knowledge, thus Gwiza Journey is manifested.

Through Gwiza Journey, I curate events, develop programs, lead classes, and facilitate workshops that all circulate around Yoga asana and nervous system regulation through meditation, breathwork and sound healing. I work with partners whose initiatives focus on building or providing accessible wellness resources for adult women [mainly aged 30 through 45] who have mental health disparities imposed on them. I am here to provide a space for us to move forward more progressively as a community rather than individually 💜