Lydia Nichols, BSN, RN is a pediatric registered nurse turned yoga instructor who transitioned from bedside nursing due to the physical challenges of a rigorous and highly demanding role. As a certified trauma informed yoga instructor, Coach Lydia works with youth offering mindfulness through movement. Gently spiritual in her approach, she provides a physical workout that students of all levels can easily modify. Coach Lydia’s emphasis on paying attention and her insistence on everyone respecting their own uniqueness encourages them to love and celebrate who they are. She believes it is this love of their own unique perfection that creates true change in her students so they can connect with more grace to themselves, to others and to the world.

Zue Sawtell is an award winning hair stylist who, for over a decade, has made it her business to make individuals feel beautiful. It has been her passion to explore the interconnectivity of beauty and wellness. She is driven to continue to educate herself and others on healthier products and practices so we can not only look our best, but also nurture the best image of self. She currently practices out of her salon DEFINED Salon, located in Seattle.

Born and raised in Seattle, WA, George-Jean has always had a “Passion for Fashion.” Her love for shoes, bright colors and clothes has always played a huge role in her life.  Her goal as a stylist is to provide individual clients with elite fashion services that fit their budgets and empower their lives with confidence.  Fitted is a brand that has future plans of expanding in the fashion world. Fitted is intended to help you STAND OUT! George-Jean prides herself with having an eye to uniquely color combine, having integrity, and her ability to connect with people.

Erika Cherry, LMHC is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 15 years experience working with individuals, groups, couples and families. In her private practice, Awaken Therapeutic Services, PLLC, Erika infuses trauma-informed mindful awareness with an intersectional approach to treatment that highlights the complex, and often overlapping, cultural, familial, societal and historical factors that contribute to a person’s identity and perspective.

Her experiences with group dynamics in healthcare and community settings fuels Erika’s commitment to raising awareness to the need for intentional collective healing in spaces where collective trauma is being perpetuated.