Molly’s journey
“I believe connection is the medicine our society needs. Service and yoga bridge the connection between and among communities.” - Molly
Story
I have recently resettled in the US after more than a decade of international travel, humanitarian service, and yogic exploration. I had been traveling around the world for seven years when the suffering of the Middle East landed on my doorstep, ultimately taking the life of one of my closest friends.
Through the trauma, pain and grief, a deeply rooted desire to bring the healing tools of yoga to those impacted by war and violence as well as those serving them was brought to life. I spent the next nine months studying yoga and meditation at Hridaya Hatha Yoga in Mexico while working on my own healing before going out into the world of service.
Within a week of the 500 hour teacher training program finishing in Mexico, I found myself on the shores of the Greek island of Lesvos, where refugees were arriving in overfilled rubber dinghies from Turkey. We spent the next cold winter months helping the dinghies arrive safely which transpired into a five year journey of developing sustainable projects in Greece, Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq.
These short months changed everything and we quickly learned this had turned into a life path rather than a one time service trip. While I continue my efforts remotely - directing the Yoga Mandala Project - I am also now at home laying roots in Northern Arizona while co-creating an off-grid retreat center immersed in the high desert mountains through Mystic Arizona Escapes.
humanitarian. Yoga teacher. retreat center creator. non-profit leader. nature lover. mom. forever student.
So, as you may notice, I have a quite a few passions that fuze together with love and a heart-felt desire to make the world a better place. Check back soon for more details on our recently launched passion project - Mystic Arizona Escapes!
Work With Molly
Molly offers support in co-creating retreats, workshops, and trauma-informed trainings designed to nurture authenticity, connection, and embodied transformation — both on our land and across the globe.
With a deep reverence for community and the healing power of shared space, she brings intention, creativity, and care to every collaboration.
Whether you’re seeking guidance in designing an immersive retreat, integrating trauma-informed principles, or weaving embodiment practices into your offerings, Molly will meet you where you are—with curiosity, compassion, and collaboration.
Reach out to explore how we can create meaningful, healing-centered experiences together.
Molly’s Approach
The practice and philosophy of yoga have profoundly supported my own mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing. These teachings have offered me tools to navigate life’s challenges with greater ease, awareness, and compassion—and it’s from this place that I feel called to share them. My work is rooted in empowerment, offering accessible practices of self-regulation, embodiment, and inner connection.
I also believe, deeply, that we are already enough—just as we are. In a culture that glorifies constant doing, I invite a return to being—to rest, stillness, and self-compassion. You are worthy of wellness, of being cared for, of restorative rest. You are, and have always been, whole.
I believe every body is a yoga body. Everyone is welcome.
*Financial Note: I full-heartedly believe money should not come between anyone and their practice. No one is turned away due to funds - please reach out to see how I can best support you and meet you where you’re at. Options for exchange also available.
Service is love in action. Compassion in action. Yoga in action.
Molly’s Service Highlights
✔︎ Establishing a Community Center for Yazidi Genocide Survivors including a trauma informed arts and recreation program.
✔︎ Distributing 800 solar lights in Northern Iraq to displaced people living without reliable access to electricity. Read more.
✔︎ Kickstarting a sustainable aid program on the Jordanian-Syrian border: milk producing goat distribution. Read more.
✔︎ Supporting the refugees arriving on the Greek Shores in over-filled rubber dinghies
Yoga Mandala Project
I believe I have always been a carer. Starting with volunteering at Special Olympics events in grade school, to studying social work in university, and transmitting my own experiences of loss and suffering into a path of humanitarian service.
Yoga has played an essential role in my personal journey of healing from trauma and grief and I am now sharing those healing tools with refugees and humanitarians around the world. Through years of working in refugee camps I have found a life of balance - embodying the lifestyle of self-care in order to look after myself, but also to support those around me.
Through The Yoga Mandala Project I bring sustainable yoga programs to people impacted by war and violence, provide volunteer opportunities for yoga teachers, and support humanitarians through self and community care support and trauma informed facilitation training. We build resilience through self and collective care and we envision a world where everyone has access to stress relieving tools.
“The great compassionate souls always take their overflow of sorrow and turn it into love.” -Elizabeth Gilbert
Join me in inspired action
Service makes my heart feel alive.
We invite you to join our community of trauma informed humanitarians sharing the healing tools of yoga, dance, and other healing modalities globally.
Train in trauma informed yoga or serve with us at Yoga Mandala Project.
