Naaya Is Working to Make Yoga, Meditation, and Therapy More Accessible to Young BIPOC

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Naaya Is Working to Make Yoga, Meditation, and Therapy More Accessible to Young BIPOC
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'The wellness industry at large is set up for people who are generally white-bodied, svelte, and affluent,' SinikiweSteph told POPSUGAR.

This posts contains discussions of suicidal ideation. If you or a loved one are experiencing suicidal ideation or are at risk, the"People are not well, in the pandemic, and also prior to the pandemic," said Sinikiwe Dhliwayo, founder of, a wellness company serving Black, Indigenous, and people of color, primarily through digital salons, workshops, and yoga and mindfulness classes.

Once the COVID-19 pandemic began, Naaya pivoted away from primarily hosting in-person yoga and meditation classes in studios and spaces across New York, to address the needs of its community — needs that included access to therapy.initiative began in 2020 by securing computers for young people in the New York City area, which would allow them to participate in distanced learning. Naaya also began offering virtual yoga and meditation sessions.

While Dhliwayo acknowledges that going to therapy is much more normalized today, she also knows that there are still barriers to gaining access.

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