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After working in corporate America, Selena decided to move on from the office environment to pursue a new career. She moved to Hawaii to study massage therapy and bodywork at The Maui School of Therapeutic Massage. The healing power of bodywork became her passion and led her on a four-year journey around the world; living, studying and working with different teachers, masters, and gurus on topics of bodywork, natural health practices, yoga, and vegan cooking and nutrition. In India she studied at the Sivananda Ashram and later completed Yoga Teacher Training with Chaitanya Das in Peru.  In 2014 Selena and Kipi combined their passions of yoga and wilderness therapy to create Wild Yoga Retreats, facilitating Yogic Lifestyle Retreats in Israel. Selena is a certified Achology Life Coach and is passionate about supporting women to live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

Upon completing five years of service in the Israeli Navy Seals Unit, Kipi went on to study Wilderness Therapy.  He worked with juvenile delinquents  in Israel using sea and wilderness therapy as a treatment for a variety of issues, including substance abuse/addictions, depression, anxiety, ADD, ADHD, and motivation issues.  His love and skill for working with youth grew and he went on to work with some of the world's leading youth empowerment programs in the US. Kipi also completed the Living Yoga Training program at the Satchitananda Ashram in Yogaville and Is a certified Warriors at Ease Yoga Instructor, supporting the health, resiliency, post-traumatic growth, and connection of service members, veterans, and their families.  He is passionate about holistic education for children and regenerative farming.

Kaliah was first introduced to yoga as a teenager and found herself periodically returning to classes over the years to help manage stress and anxiety whenever she lived nearby a studio. She rediscovered her love for yoga when she came across Organic Roots in the fall of 2020 and started taking classes again. As her practice progressed, Kaliah’s curiosity about yoga philosophy and history grew- leading her to participate in the Yoga Immersion. With the intention to further deepen her personal practice, she enrolled in Yoga Teacher Training in 2022. Kaliah is passionate about sharing yoga as a tool for self-transformation, empowerment, and healing. She feels inspired by nurturing and encouraging others on their personal yoga journey. Kaliah is also a working ceramic artist and owner of Porch Wren Pottery. She credits her yoga practice with helping her find the peace and inspiration to create and share her art with authenticity and confidence.

Mischelle graduated from the University of Maryland with a BS and a major in biomechanics. She obtained her graduate degree in Physical Therapy from the Medical College of Georgia. She is a Physical Therapist with over 20 years experience treating the orthopedic population, has taught hands on anatomy in our Yoga Teacher Training, and is now branching out into the plant population :) Mischelle loves the peacefulness of the natural world and is initiating a brand new Organic Roots Community Garden and Yoga Program. 

Dara came to Organic Roots Summer of 2022 seeking support from like-minded souls in her community and joined our Yoga for the Intentional Women's group. She found this experience to be transformational not only in her yoga practice, but also in guiding her towards a truer purpose in life. Dara brings 22 years of client support combined with administration and leadership experience with her. This combined with the benefits of the internship will assist her in the journey to live in her higher self and potential. She is honored to join the Organic Roots team as the Studio Manager Intern for 2023!

Brendon earned his Phd in aerospace engineering from Penn State University and worked at NASA Langley Research Center for 18 years conducting rotorcraft research before deciding to change careers toward sustainable agriculture with a focus on improving the ability of those in developing countries to adequately provide for themselves. He volunteers on a farm helping with food deserts in Richmond in anticipation of working with the Peace Corps in Ghana starting in January of 2024. In the meantime he gardens, keeps bees, and raises his own chickens as well as working as a private investigator.

Starting in the pharmaceutical sector, she made significant contributions to research and operations management for renowned companies like Schering Plough, Merck, and Jones Lang LaSalle. Her expertise extended to clinical research, collaborating with esteemed institutions like Flatley Discover Lab and MIT.

While living in Maryland, Kristine explored her creative side with ceramics, glasswork, and metal casting while attending multiple colleges for Agriculture, Botany, Business management, and accounting.

She settled in Virginia after her husband's retirement, and her passion for beekeeping thrived. As a certified Virginia Master Beekeeper, she is currently president of the Tidewater Beekeepers Association and actively volunteering for the Virginia State Beekeepers Association as their webmaster.

A new turning point in her journey emerged when she discovered yoga at Organic Roots. Fuelled by a deep determination to embrace a yogic lifestyle and share its profound transformative benefits, she is eagerly looking forward to embarking on yoga teacher training in 2024.