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Rachael Elizabeth Roe (Board Member) is proud to be on
the board of Rhythm of Change (ROC), Om Shanti Belize. She began practicing Yoga over 15 years ago, with only fitness goals in mind. She soon discovered that Yoga was not only great for strength and flexibility, but also for mental health and relaxation. She strongly believes in the mission of ROC and thinks yoga can positively change people’s lives, being a tool for healing and growth. Rachael currently owns a destination wedding company, and is proud to help other small businesses."
610-4457 SignatureBelize www.signaturebelizeweddings.com
Faride Ahmad (Board Member) is the owner of Core Fitness
Corozal, Belize. She practices Hatha Yoga and has recently completed her 200 hours Teacher Training at Om Shanti Belize. It has given her a healthy life pattern inside the stressful business world. Faride believes that yoga can transform peoples lives. She now shares her knowledge and experience through daily yoga classes at Core Fitness Corozal, offering free classes to her community. Fellow Board Member, Jerry and she have been offering Meditation workshops at least once a month with a lot of positive responses and a growing interest in Meditation in Corozal. Faride will be teaching beginners yoga at the Festival.
fahmad@emilioahmad.com corefitnesacorozal
April Santos (Assistant to the Board) is a graduate from St.
John's Junior College with an Associates Degree in Accounting. She did her internship at Om Shanti, Belize in May. In June she started full time as an Office Assistant. When she started she had no idea of what yoga was. At first she thought that in order to do yoga, you have to be flexible but later on she noticed that she was completely wrong. Someone doesn't have to be flexible to practice yoga. In a short period of time her mentality has change just by taking some yoga classes and working at a yoga studio. April is happy with her decision to be a part of a yoga community. Namaste!