Ghylian Bell has been the founder and director of The Urban Yoga Foundation (UYF) since 2007. She began practicing yoga and mindfulness in 1994 to help bring balance and peace into her life, and has practiced and taught yoga for over 20 years. Ghylian studied the Hatha Ashtanga tradition with Eddie Stern, completed Alan Finger's ISHTA certification program in the Integrative Science of Hatha Tantra and Ayurveda, trained in children's yoga, and is also certified in whole food nutrition.
She founded Urban Yoga Foundation with a vision to shift the ratio by making yoga and mindfulness programs that specifically target the needs of underserved students of color, and to create a platform for teachers of color to teach in their own communities. The Harlem-based nonprofit brings yoga classes, mindful meditation, workshops, and trainings to schools, organizations, and corporations, and has trained over 200 teachers and reached hundreds of thousands of individuals.
Ghylian is a master lifestylist focused on reminding us of our "knowing energy" through lost indigenous practices of sound, ceremony, breathing, and movement, and a strong supporter of multi-generational experiences that reconnect us all.
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You can practice with Ghylian at Berkshire Yoga Festival — purchase tickets here.
