DEI Training for Yoga Studios

After 7 years of conducting DEI work in fitness spaces, The Driven Yogi closed its doors in April 2024. During its time in operation The Driven Yogi team trained hundreds of yoga teachers in conscious and unconscious bias trainings, which led to an increase of 40% more people of color joining and being accepted in these spaces.

The Driven Yogi team also led two, three part comprehensive trainings for over 1,500 Yoga Alliance members in June 2023, and Keisha Courtney moderated a panel for Yoga Alliance’s senior leadership team at their 25th anniversary celebration in 2024.

The Driven Yogi’s work to diversify wellness spaces was featured in Shape Magazine, Self.com, and Fitness Business Insider.

The Driven Yogi suite of courses included:

• Creating Safe, Inclusion Yoga Spaces Across Race, Gender, and Ability by Dr. Aishatu Yusuf, EdD & E-RYT

• Somatic and Socially Conscious Approaches to Trauma-Informed Yoga by Emma Stern, LMFT & E-RYT

• Yoga Alignment for Injury Prevention by Whitney Walsh, E-RYT

• Conscious and Inclusive Branding and Marketing by Keisha Courtney, MA & E-RYT