Dr. Jessica Barudin

La'stusta̱las (Jessica) is Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw, a member of the 'Na̱mg̱is First Nation living in Alert Bay, BC. She is a proud mother, Indigenous scholar, doula, and yoga and mindfulness facilitator. Jessica is the co-founder of Indigenous Yoga Collective and offers trauma-informed, culturally rooted yoga training to communities. Jessica centers embodied language learning approaches and ancestral wisdom rooted in Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw values to wellness in her classes and workshops for communities while weaving in the science of Yoga and contemporary healing and mindfulness practices.

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