Leah Gooch

Leah Gooch teaches yoga, meditation, writing, and art in order to help individuals approach a deeper awareness of their existence. After teaching art in New York City for eight years she facilitated the creation of a mural inside of Crossroads Detention Center in Brooklyn, completed by fifteen justice-involved youth. She was so deeply moved by the intelligence, humor, and innate desire the young men had to improve their conditions through introspective work that after returning from South America to study and teach yoga, meditation, and writing she developed a comprehensive curriculum for incarcerated youth and adults. Leah is currently a teacher at in prisons, youth centers and youth facilities. She facilitates public and private lessons and is a reiki master practitioner. Her website a reference to her initial commitment to meditate for (at least!) four minutes a day.

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