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WJZ 13 Morning Feature
On February 18th, 2024, Our co-founder, Nazaahah Amin, was featured on WJZ Channel 13 News for her yoga therapy practice, Ama Wellness. She highlighted the importance of why she serves Black…
Three forms of healing you can try today
“The more I practiced yoga, the more I accepted what the body was going through,” she said. “The more I was able to kind of lean into ‘oh I don’t have to feel this sad about what’s happening to me, I can find my joy.’”…
Baltimore yoga studios that caught a newcomer’s eye: Consider this an invitation
Nazaahah Amin said she opened Ama Wellness in West Baltimore’s Harlem Park neighborhood to bring yoga to a community that deserves it. Ama is devoted to serving Black women and girls. During in-studio classes held twice a week, Amin invites her students to meditate…
Yoga Therapy and Mental Health for Black Women
When I first started out as a yoga therapist, I would have loved for someone to look me in my eyes with gentleness and say, “Babygirl, know yourself, and know your worth.”…
Healing Racial Trauma Through the Koshas
One afternoon as I was facilitating a private yoga therapy session, my client, a 40-year-old community organizer who had come to my yoga studio as a refuge from the outside world. Seated on her mat, she lowered her gaze and slowly shook her head as tears fell. “I’m just…
Nama-Slay at These Black-Owned Yoga Studios
Owner: Nazaahah. Group and private classes include therapeutic yoga poses, Ayurveda-inspired rituals and self-care techniques, plus programs like the Sistas Yoga Series…
Here’s How You Can Actually Do Yoga At Home
Nazaahah Amin is a leader in the wellness community for women of color. “Yoga is an excellent tool that can foster sisterhood and promote healing in the Black community,”…