july 18

9A Kemyasa Yoga w/ Angie Franklin
A new style of yoga coined by Afro Yoga founder Angie Franklin that fuses the traditions of African and Indian yoga. The alignment and regal postures of Kemetic Yoga (Ancient Egyptian) meet the flow and creative movement of Vinyasa in a practice that honors the birthplaces of yoga.

10A Workshop: Soft Entrepreneurship
A philosophy developed by the Afro Yoga Founder and CEO, this workshop offers a unique and emerging approach to business that supports burned out entrepreneurs in combating grind culture. You'll walk away understanding how to find your divine alignment, create sustainable strategies and practical systems that allow ease to create balance between work and wellness.

12P Energizing Flow w/ Paige Willis
Embody joy in this beginner-friendly vinyasa yoga flow led by Paige Willis. This class will guide you through a series of heart-opening yoga poses to help energize you from the inside out.

2P Open Space
Come take some time for yourself and lounge in our ambient upstairs zen den and rooftop. Alternatively, connect with fellow wellness lovers, meditate or take one of our streamed yoga classes in the main room to catch a midday boost.

5P Slow Flow and Sound Bath w/ Caroline Collins
Unplug and recharge with this slow and soulful flow infusing Kemetic (Ancient Egyptian) movement, breathwork, and an immersive quartz crystal sound bath to promote healing and relaxation from the inside out.

july 19

9A Sunrise Yoga w/ Paige WIllis
Start your day with a gentle morning flow, led by Paige Willis. This class will leave you feeling fresh, focused and ready for the day.

10A Workshop: AI for Wellness and Wellness Business
From ChatGPT to deep fakes to zoom transcription, the world is quickly changing at the hands of artificial intelligence. In this workshop, Afro Yoga founder, Angie Franklin, will discuss practical ways to use AI, how you can leverage its tools to improve your health and how to scale a wellness based business using various AI-enabled tech.

12P Afro Beat Flow w/ Caroline Collins
Give your afternoons the boost they’ve been missing: a soulful yoga flow to unblock your creative energy set to a playlist of Afro Beats and Reggae.

2P Open Space
Come take some time for yourself and lounge in our ambient upstairs zen den and rooftop. Alternatively, connect with fellow wellness lovers, meditate or take one of our streamed yoga classes in the main room to catch a midday boost.

5P Restorative Flow w/ Angie Franklin
In a yoga flow with no standing postures, this is a space to take the deep exhale and rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit. This grounding practice will focus on relief, relaxation and regulating your nervous system from all the sights, sounds and activity from the week.

july 20

9A Neo Soul Flow w/ Caroline Collins
Start your day R&B smooth with a soulful yoga flow featuring heart opening poses and your favorite neo soul throwbacks.

10A Fireside Chat: Rest Over Resilience
With over 20 years of combined experience in the wellness industry, Angie Franklin, Paige Willis and Caroline Collins along with local guests, will talk about the impact of grind culture on Black communities and why rest is more important than resilience. What does it look like when your ambition changes, when life priorities shift and when we find a healthy balance between being and doing? Don't miss out on this powerful discussion!

12P Travel Light Flow w/ Paige Willis
Take in a breath of fresh air with a beginner-friendly vinyasa flow, led by Paige Willis. This class will focus on twists to cleanse the body and a deep meditation to ground the mind.

angie franklin

founder and ceo of Afro Yoga

Hey y’all! I’m the Founder and CEO of Afro Yoga, a 4x lululemon ambassador and yoga practitioner of over 20 years. I teach from a culture focused perspective, specializing in a new style of yoga I coined Kemyasa — where the traditions of African and Indian yoga meet.

In 2016 I became a yoga instructor who organically developed into a wellness entrepreneur. I’m obsessed with problem solving and innovation based on my own disheartening experiences in the wellness industry and decided to light a fire to the status quo. Over the last 7 years, I’ve grown this company as a first generation entrepreneur and am set to scale to $1 million in less than 2 years at the intersection of wellness, entrepreneurship and tech.

I’ve partnered with venture capital firms to support founder wellness and Fortune 500 companies like lululemon, the NBA, Duolingo, BlueShield, Kaiser Permanente and more to develop and facilitate wellness programming.

JULY 18
9A Kemyasa Yoga
10A Workshop: Soft Entrepreneurship
2P Fireside Chat: Tech-Enabled Wellness

JULY 19
10A Workshop: AI for Wellness and Wellness Business
2P Fireside Chat: The Future of VR/AR Wellness
5P Restorative Flow w/ Angie Franklin

JULY 20
10A Fireside Chat: Rest Over Resilience

caroline collins

founder of Soul Care by Caro

Helping people create space to nourish their well-being from the inside out is my passion, especially Black + Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC). So many of us feel as though we don’t have the time, capacity, or permission to tend to our needs. And it’s not our fault - we’ve been hardwired to hustle.

Over my decade-long career as a public health communications strategist, I’ve helped people and populations change the way they view mental health and self-care, overcoming some of that hardwiring. And over my decade-plus long yoga journey, I’ve learned how to use yoga as a Soul Care system to overcome some of my own hardwiring (as well as the effects of unhealed trauma and professional burnout), allowing me to find ease, rest, and reclaim my right to move at a slower and sustainable pace.

JULY 18
5P Slow Flow and Sound Bath w/ Caroline Collins

JULY 19
12P Afro Beat Flow w/ Caroline Collins

JULY 20
9A Neo Soul Flow w/ Caroline Collins
10A Fireside Chat: Rest Over Resilience