The Committee
Ingrid Saddler-Walker
Founder
She is the owner of Wytha Balance Yoga – Counseling LLC., in Durham, NC. She is a Psychotherapeutics Yoga Instructor trained with Lipsyschool Lifeologic and an E-RYT/500 Advanced Yoga Teacher in Mental Health trained with Mind Body Centering Yoga. She is trained Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors. Ingrid is certified as a Reiki Master Level Practitioner and a Yoga Life Coach. Ingrid is Kundalini trained E-RYT/200 hours Yoga Instructor with a 95 hour RCYT specialty certification in children’s yoga.
Nicole Taylor
Social Media Coordinator
Inspired by her Afro Caribbean roots Nicole is committed to the arts, community and wellness. She is the owner of Divinely Made, LLC . She holds a Master’s degree in professional Counseling, Certified Kemetic Yoga Instructor, Personal Trainer and Nutritionist. With a holistic approach, she is committed to educating others on ancient practices to harmonize the mind, body and soul. She takes pride in providing others an experience that will empower and inspire others along their personal journey.
Shakira Bonique (she/her)
Newsletter Coordinator
Born in the snow-capped mountains of Colorado and rooted in the South, she calls North Carolina home, a place where she weaves ancestral teachings with the rhythms of nature. With a decade of experience as a certified yoga teacher and more than 18,000 hours of hands-on experience as a licensed massage and bodywork therapist, she brings a deep understanding of the body’s wisdom to her work.
She guides introverts, deep thinkers, and mindful entrepreneurs through loss, grief, and life’s transitions with a movement-based approach to emotional intelligence and connection. Grounded in an intuitive flow, she honors sacred simplicity, helping others shed what is heavy, listen deeply to their bodies, and move with intention. You can learn more about her work at www.rhythmicbloom.com
Majani Perryman
Vendor/Food Truck Coordinator
Majani Perryman is a 200-hour CYT specializing in Hatha and Vinyasa yoga with a background in health science. She is passionate about sharing yoga’s benefits, particularly its impact on anxiety, stress, and other emotional well-being concerns. Having experienced firsthand the clarity and comfort yoga provides, she is dedicated to making it accessible to others in her community. Through her social media platform, WellwithMajani, she shares wellness tips, documents her personal journey, and encourages others to explore mindfulness practices. Her volunteer work continues to support her mission of bringing yoga and mindfulness techniques to the broader community.
Marla Hawkins
Teacher Coordinator
RYT 200, has been practicing yoga for 13 years and teaching for five with continued training including in trauma informed yoga. As an arts educator and mental health counselor in training, she connects Hatha style yoga with mindfulness practices and therapeutic expressive arts through her business, Cultivate Creative Cafe. She has led these integrated workshops with organizations including the North Carolina Museum of Art, The NC Association of Arts Educators, with high school students and staff, and with other community groups.
Dr. Patricia Crisp
Holistic Practitioner
Demetrius L. Brown
Strategist Brand Architect
Demetrius L. Brown is a top business strategist, brand architect, and media leader with a track record of turning ideas into impactful enterprises. As The Business Point Guard, he specializes in strategic growth, brand expansion, and high-level business development, helping entrepreneurs, organizations, and corporations maximize their potential. A co-founder of FUBU Radio, Demetrius played a key role in launching the platform in partnership with the $8.6 billion FUBU brand, elevating it into a major player in digital broadcasting.
John Perry, Esq.
Lawyer
Bio Coming Soon
Past Presenters
2025
Dorian Bacum
2024
Dorian Bacum
2023
Michelle Johnson
2023
Faith Hunter
2022
Ysier Ho Tep
2021
Diane Bondy