FRANCES
BELLEZA

She/Her

Vinyasa

What is something that would surprise me about you?
I used to be a lowkey gamer, my favorite video games are Skyrim & Assassin’s Creed.

What can I expect from your class?
– Focus on the embodiment of our own shape.
– Moments for self-expression.
– Diving deep into your own experience, breath, and consciousness.
– A short guided meditation w/ a “longer” savasana with a bit of chanting.
– A focus on a philosophical idea/intention whether it be yogic specific or from another spiritual idea.

What is the most essential part of practice for you?
Meditation and connection back to our own idea of source/divinity.

Growing up in San Francisco, Frances always found joy in being active, whether it be playing sports, dancing, exploring the city or venturing into nature. Her relationship with yoga began in Northern Virginia, right after high school, when she took her first Vinyasa class. From then on, she quickly realized that yoga was an outlet for her own well-being and mental health. She continued to practice on-and-off for the next four years, till she decided that yoga was also a route for her career. At that time, she began to re-evaluate her life’s work and direction, deciding to hold off on transferring to a four-year college from community college (where she was studying Psychology with a minor in Philosophy), to focus on her path in yoga.

Frances is a holistic wellness practitioner who utilizes yoga and energywork in her practices and offerings. She has studied Classical Hatha Yoga, and is an avid practitioner of Vinyasa, Yin Yoga, and Kundalini Yoga. Her classes are rooted in the 8-Limbs of Raja Yoga, and she aims to consistently interweave yogic philosophy in all her classes and offerings.

Frances is currently working on becoming a Certified Yoga Therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). She has studied and practiced yoga in the Bay Area (CA), San Diego (CA-Virtually), Asheville (NC), and Knoxville (TN); under teachers: Judith Hanson Lasater, Antonio Sausys, Lama Karma Justin Wall, Richard Miller, Tejal Patel, Brian Dorfman, and Kristen Williams.

Through her studies and practice, she has been able to gain wisdom and knowledge from a range of perspectives. Her focuses are in somatic & mental health, yogic philosophy, BIPOC accessibility, and anatomy.

Through Frances’ experiences, perspectives, and education in yoga, she is a deep believer in yoga, and its overall benefits to our physical, emotional, and personal/spiritual health.

Follow her journey on Instagram: @francesbelleza or read more about her at belleza-wellness.com/herstory

What is something that would surprise me about you?
I used to be a lowkey gamer, my favorite video games are Skyrim & Assassin’s Creed.

What can I expect from your class?
– Focus on the embodiment of our own shape.
– Moments for self-expression.
– Diving deep into your own experience, breath, and consciousness.
– A short guided meditation w/ a “longer” savasana with a bit of chanting.
– A focus on a philosophical idea/intention whether it be yogic specific or from another spiritual idea.

What is the most essential part of practice for you?
Meditation and connection back to our own idea of source/divinity.

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Growing up in San Francisco, Frances always found joy in being active, whether it be playing sports, dancing, exploring the city or venturing into nature. Her relationship with yoga began in Northern Virginia, right after high school, when she took her first Vinyasa class. From then on, she quickly realized that yoga was an outlet for her own well-being and mental health. She continued to practice on-and-off for the next four years, till she decided that yoga was also a route for her career. At that time, she began to re-evaluate her life’s work and direction, deciding to hold off on transferring to a four-year college from community college (where she was studying Psychology with a minor in Philosophy), to focus on her path in yoga.

Frances is a holistic wellness practitioner who utilizes yoga and energywork in her practices and offerings. She has studied Classical Hatha Yoga, and is an avid practitioner of Vinyasa, Yin Yoga, and Kundalini Yoga. Her classes are rooted in the 8-Limbs of Raja Yoga, and she aims to consistently interweave yogic philosophy in all her classes and offerings.

Frances is currently working on becoming a Certified Yoga Therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). She has studied and practiced yoga in the Bay Area (CA), San Diego (CA-Virtually), Asheville (NC), and Knoxville (TN); under teachers: Judith Hanson Lasater, Antonio Sausys, Lama Karma Justin Wall, Richard Miller, Tejal Patel, Brian Dorfman, and Kristen Williams.

Through her studies and practice, she has been able to gain wisdom and knowledge from a range of perspectives. Her focuses are in somatic & mental health, yogic philosophy, BIPOC accessibility, and anatomy.

Through Frances’ experiences, perspectives, and education in yoga, she is a deep believer in yoga, and its overall benefits to our physical, emotional, and personal/spiritual health.

Follow her journey on Instagram: @francesbelleza or read more about her at belleza-wellness.com/herstory