Ashley Williams, MS, C-IAYT is a Mind-Body Therapist and Wellness Educator with 12 years’ experience in the fields of education, behavioral and mental health and community programming in Richmond, VA. As a builder and weaver, she bridges mindfulness, diversity, wellness and inclusion on micro and macro-levels to achieve equitable, socially stable and conscious spaces for individual and collective care. She founded BareSOUL Yoga & Wellness in 2015, a community-based organization dedicated to transforming community through the practice of mindful-based restorative education. Currently, she as Founder and CEO of The Well Collective in Richmond, VA, which seeks to transform the health and well-being of communities by creating inclusive spaces where everyone belongs and thrives.