Meet the Founder

Ashley Williams M.S. C-IAYT

Founder + Yoga Therapist

Ashley Williams, MS, C-IAYT is a Yoga Therapist and Mindfulness Educator with 12 years of experience in the fields of education, behavioral and mental health and community programming in Richmond, VA. As a builder and weaver, she bridges mindfulness, diversity, wellness and inclusion on micro and macro-levels to achieve equitable, socially stable and conscious spaces for individual and collective care. She is the Founder of both BareSOUL Yoga & Wellness, a community-based organization founded in 2015, initially created to offer accessible yoga offerings, and Mindful on Life and Mindfulness and Movement, both curriculum-based programs dedicated to transforming community through the practice of mindfulness education. Currently, she is the Mindfulness Director at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School. Ashley serves on the Board of Directors for the Robinson Theater and Accessible Yoga. She is full of inspiration, light and experience to guide efforts in creating spaces for people of all ages and backgrounds to be educated and empowered through the practice of awareness. She is a dog mom to Sebastian, a cocker spaniel pit bull mix, an outdoor explorer and loves all things food-related, especially in Richmond.

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