On this episode, Chavonne Taylor sits down with Jana Johnson, co-founder and co-owner of The Tree Yoga cooperative, A yoga school & wellness hub in South Central LA. As a worker-owned cooperative, that is Women, Veteran, Black, Chicana & and immigrant-owned. Tree Yoga finds it important that Black and Brown folks know that they are in a safe space to practice, teach, and enjoy wellness services. Jana Johnson is a bilingual yoga instructor who also leads the programming and training programs at the studio. Jana was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma and also spent years living in New York City and Paraguay before moving to Los Angeles over 6 years ago. Jana has been practicing yoga since 2011 and is excited to continue to grow as a student of yoga and a student of life.

The Tree Yoga cooperative's mission is to be a hub of holistic wellness and community support. Their focus is to educate and empower through the transformative practice of yoga as an accessible, effective tool that allows for living in liberation.

Resources:

www.TheTreeYogaCoop.org