Who We Are
Every decision we make is shaped by a clear sense of our values and our commitment to harm reduction.
We cannot promise perfection, but we are committed to reducing harm —especially to already vulnerable and marginalized communities. We do not welcome folks who uphold bigotry in any form, including homophobia, racism, transphobia, anti-Blackness, or anti-Indigenous beliefs, ICE/MAGA supporters.
When harm occurs, we commit to addressing it directly by naming harm, setting clear boundaries, and prioritizing accountability and repair.
Our classes center Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous and POC communities. We welcome those who show up with humility, are open to learning, and are rooted in equity, accountability, and integrity. We believe in caring for one another and building community.
Meet Franny
(They/Them)
lover of nature, collector of rocks, sea creature
I am a queer Afro-Latine restorative yoga teacher and Reiki healer, offering spaces of rest shaped by tenderness and choice. My work is trauma-informed and guided by the knowing that slowing down can be an act of liberation.
I carry roots from Queens, New York, the unceded territories of the Canarsie, Matinecock, and Munsee Lenape (Lenapehoking) people, shaped by time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the unceded territories of the Adena, Hopewell and Monongahela people and now make home in Vancouver, on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. These places live in my body—informing how I listen, how I hold space, and how I understand belonging.
In 2021, I completed my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Sacred Social House (formerly Prana-Veda). Drawn to the quiet bridge between body, movement, and energy, I received Reiki Level 1 training from Sacred Space Astoria in Queens, NY, and Reiki Level 2 from MahaRose in Brooklyn, NY. I completed my 90-hour Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Jillian Pransky Yoga and am currently working toward a Trauma-Informed Yoga for Social Justice certification with Susanna Barkataki.
These studies are held alongside more than 20 years as a dancer in the performing arts, trauma-informed education, and extensive experience working within hospital and rehabilitative settings. This background supports my work with people of varying physical abilities, including hospital patients and residents in nursing and assisted living communities—always with care for dignity, autonomy, and ease.
Rooted in care for Black, Indigenous, People of Color, queer and trans communities, my offerings hold space for fatigue, grief, joy, and becoming. Rest is reclaimed as a birthright, a way to return to ourselves and to the wisdom carried through our lineages. Rest becomes a way to return to ourselves, to reclaim agency, and to imagine healing beyond urgency.
