Dominique (she, her) is a Bay Area native dedicated to transforming trauma and violence into opportunities of embodied liberation. She is honored to share tools of mindfulness and trauma informed yoga for collective healing. For the past decade, her community based work has centered the self determination of BIPOC and LGBTQ2+ communities. As the former Healing Justice Program Director at Community United Against Violence she supported queer and Trans survivors of intimate partner violence, hate violence and violence from the police. In addition to being a dedicated student to politicized healing movements, she completed her yoga teacher training at Namaste Yoga + Wellness and Relax and Renew (Level 1) Restorative Yoga training with Judith Lasater. She believes that Restorative Yoga is one powerful way to support the nervous system and be a catalyst to the transformation we want to see for our future. Dominique's work is deeply guided by her relationship to spirit and the natural world. Through her business, Black Seeds Project she provides individual and group sessions in the outdoors. These sessions explore ways to deepen our relationships through the lessons from mama nature. Visit her website at brownsugayogini.com.