Leila Tobin

She really committed herself back to a regular practice in January 2019, after experiencing physical issues related to chronic stress. Leila is a firm believer in the mind body connection and in the power of somatic approaches in nervous system regulation and self healing. She completed a 200 hours Interdisciplinary Yoga Teacher Training through Evolve Yoga and Wellness, affiliated with the Nosara Institute in Costa Rica. She is a Certified Workplace Mindfulness Facilitator and holds a certificate in MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) through Mindful Leader. She holds a Wellness Counseling certificate from Cornell University. Leila is Level 2 Reiki certified. She has been teaching MBSR and mindful movement both in a professional capacity, as a wellbeing workplace champion, as well as privately at studios in the DMV area. She has taken training in many healing modalities marrying contemplative practices with neuroscience, ranging from: Zen mindfulness, compassion training, therapeutic yoga and mindful movement. Her classes incorporate MBSR mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, along with gentle mindful movement - all meant to still the fluctuations of the mind and restore balance and harmony. She hopes to provide a safe container for her students to return home to their inner wisdom and innate capacity to find balance within. Leila is an internal mindfulness and movement champion within her organization, promoting organizational wellbeing through her classes, raising awareness about the neurobiology of self regulation available through somatic practices.