Connection and meaning are at the core of Angela's creative approach.  Whether in front of a class, or making a personalized healing plan, she is adept at listening closely and bringing attention and care to all her students' needs. Her work is trauma-informed and designed to be accessible in every sense of the word.

Angela has been teaching since 2007, and is committed to bringing healing techniques to people who may not otherwise have access to them. With a background in social work and anthropology, she works with organizations that support social justice, wellness, and mental health and hopes to help bring yoga and mindfulness to people's daily lives. 

Angela studies Sanskrit and ancient texts such as the Yoga Sutra to stay rooted in the traditions of yoga. She teaches in the tradition of Desikachar, often called Viniyoga, which is breath-centered and adaptive to the individual.

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Angela is interested in making collective and ancient practices of healing accessible for all people. Her experience in HIV/AIDS case management, community health education, and somatic practices have come together in her roles with Fountain Project.  Angela manages Fountain Project Health and Wellness Center, a free integrative clinic in Richmond, CA that started in 2024 serving under-served and unhoused populations.  This clinic is a continuation of Fountain Project's work in that neighborhood that has been going strong since 2001.  She has continued to help build programming in the community with onsite services at local shelters and non-profits looking to bring human centered and holistic care to all.  She loves outdoor adventures, singing, learning new things, sharing meals with friends, and creating art with her kids.​

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Community partnerships:

Angela is on staff through the Cancer Help Program at Commonweal,  an Outreach Mentor and Teacher through Healing Yoga Foundation, and teaches a weekly community class at Fountain Project Health and Wellness Center.