Born from a desire to merge our passions for seeking and providing spiritual, physical, emotional, and mental wellness– we created this collective to provide a space for an ever growing network of practitioners to share their knowledge in these fields. Our mission is to educate, support and inspire our local Dayton, OH community with workshops focusing on wellness, connection, Earth-centered practices, grounding, and holistic therapies including yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, breathwork, and more.
We believe that there are many aspects to wellness – most of which have been gradually deprioritized in our fast-paced American culture. And sadly, many wellness practices of our ancestors are slowly being erased and forgotten. Rediscovering that wisdom is an important step to redefining our future. We believe that wellness stems from feeling grounded, connected, balanced, and purposed.
Grounded by exploring and utilizing the Earth-centered practices of our ancestors like gardening our own food, tending to our houseplants, making our own tea blends, exploring movement, and tuning into and celebrating the changing of the seasons
Facilitating connection to our hearts, minds, bodies, our food, the Earth, the seasons, and our community through common interests and learning opportunities in an laid back, friendly, & intimate setting
Balancing our mind-body-spirit trifecta through different holistic modalities such as yoga, breathwork, meditation, and more
Purposed by being the change we hope to see in the world
These are elements of wellness that make if feel holistic and all encompassing and is why we started the Dayton Wellness Collective. If this resonates with you, we hope you will join us sometime, and we are excited to meet you!
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Meet the DWC Practitioners
Emily
MSed, LPCC
Emily is a sex positive mental health counselor and a Dayton native. She utilizes various therapeutic approaches and strives to create a nonjudgmental space to cultivate compassion, humility, and growth. She is passionately curious and loves to spend time traveling, enjoying nature, and spending time with family and friends.
Emily is the owner/practitioner of Heartwood Counseling LLC.
Melissa
RYT 200-hour yoga instuctor
Melissa is a local yoga instructor and has been practicing yoga for 13 years. Her yoga teacher journey started in 2022 after a life changing trip to Peru. She then completed teaching training and now teaches in several yoga centers in the Dayton Area.
Jamie
Certified Postpartum Doula
Jamie is a postpartum doula serving the greater Dayton area. She received her education and training through Birth Arts International.
Jamie is the owner/practitioner of Little Loves Doula Services LLC and Let it Tea
Ashley
Board Certified Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor
Ashley started her Ayurvedic journey in 2017 while working as an office manager at Ayurveda Natural Health Center. Since then, she has studied with well known practitioners from around the world including Dr. Lad of the Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico, Dr. John Douillard (creator of the podcast life spa), Dr. David Frawley (founder of American Institute of Vedic Studies) and Divya Alter (chef and co-founder of Bhagavat Life and Divya’s Kitchen). Ashley’s main focus is conscious & intuitive cooking, diet, and gut health. She graduated from Asheville School of Massage and Yoga in 2020 with her 600 certification. She is one of 3 people in Kentucky to be board certified in Ayurveda.
Ashley is the owner/practitioner of Woodland Wellness Ayurveda.
Carolyn
RN, BSN
Carolyn is the founder and workshop coordinator of The Dayton Wellness Collective. She is an RN at a local Dayton hospital and is currently studying herbalism through the Herbal Academy. She has several different passion projects and businesses that she loves to create time and space for.
Katie
DWC PR
Katie (she/her) is the DWC PR Fairie, drink mixer, and resident poet who enjoys bringing the DWC community together one tasty drink at a time. She enjoys helping people on their curly hair journey and connecting people together through honest conversation and creativity
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