Who We Are

Peace In Practice’s mission is to create and support communities and conditions for healing and empowerment through body-centered practice and professional certification. 

Our Mission

Our career pathways include Yoga Teacher Training Certification, Yoga Teaching Mentorship & Apprenticeship, and Job Placement.

We are nurturing a homegrown, sustainable collective of healing yoga practitioners and programs in the Black and brown communities of the Twin Cities and beyond. We are creating more access to services and certifications in integrative health and wellness, yoga and mindfulness education. 

Meet the team

  • Lead Yoga Instructor — E-RYT500, NCMT1000

    Teaching yoga and meditation since 2002, she is the Founder and Director of Beloved Retreats, where she offers International Yoga Retreats and Teacher Trainings for seekers looking to expand their practice and see the world. In the last few years, she has taken groups to 18 different countries across the globe, including an annual spiritual pilgrimage to northern India, the birthplace of yoga. Two Rivers, residing in the Twin Cities also teaches Massage Therapy, Thai Yoga Bodywork Energy Work and Cupping. She enjoys organic gardening on her permaculture farm in Duluth.

  • Yoga and Mindfulness Instructor — RYT-500

    A Yoga teacher and educator that began working in North Minneapolis schools in 2008. York currently teaches mindfulness at the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing, and is studying at Brown University in the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teaching program. Teaching yoga and mindfulness specifically since 2016, York has reached a vast audience, diverse in age, culture, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

  • Stumbled into yoga in 2008 as a method of rehabilitation after a sports injury and quickly realized how beneficial the breath, postures and sequences would be in recovery and overall well being. The first ever home exercise equipment purchased was a yoga mat, strap, and a block. Nearly 15 years into the practice as a student, Bruce committed to multiple Yoga Teacher Training Programs; Hatha, Vinyasa, Kemetic and Rocket Ashtanga. These training experiences offered a holistic understanding of Yoga that motivated him to personalize by contribution to the practice. Bruce's ultimate goal is to provide unique spaces and experiences that meet people where they are in their life journey.

  • Yoga and Mindfulness Instructor —200 RYT Rochelle Younan-Montgomery (she/her) is the Founder and CEO of the Reset, and is also a published author, certified yoga teacher, and facilitator. Her mission is to guide teams and individuals back to what matters most: alignment with their values and purpose. She has practiced yoga for 15 years, and time and again it has proven to be a balm in her life: connecting mind and body in ways nothing else could. The more she learns to breathe through the discomfort on her mat, the greater capacity she has to face the challenges in her day to day life (one imperfect, messy moment at a time).

How To Support The Work

Donate

Every contribution, no matter the size will help us cast wider nets of inclusivity and representation within the yoga community, especially for those who have yet to find their place in the realm of integrative wellness.

Volunteer

We are in build mode and looking for teachers, fundraisers, capacity builders, and board members who can help us advance this work. Please reach out if you have gifts to share and a passion for BIPOC youth and community development.

Spread the Word

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