Natasha Chaoua, CPhT, RYT-500
she/her/hers - Residing on Susquehannock, Nentego (Nanticoke) and Piscataway Territory, currently known as Columbia, MD
LYB Mindset Facilitator, LYB Training Team
About me: Natasha is the descendant of two Jamaican parents, born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She moved to America in her early twenties and is married with three children. She is a yoga instructor and the founder and owner of Dubwise Yoga, offering equitable and accessible yoga practices to all, with a focus on communities of color. She’s also a certified pharmacy technician (CPhT) in the investigational drug service (IDS) research pharmacy and oncology pharmacy at Johns Hopkins Hospital East Baltimore. Natasha has had a personal practice since 2000 and began teaching in 2018.
Prior to teaching Natasha spent several years working for persons with developmental disabilities and later became a certified nurse aide (CNA). She had the pleasure of working several years at Craig Hospital, a rehabilitation hospital for those who experienced a spinal cord injury and/or traumatic brain injury as well as the neurosurgical ICU at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus.
She offers trauma informed yoga, is passionate about mental health and making mindfulness practices accessible and readily available for all bodies and abilities. Natasha became a certified hatha yoga instructor and alumni of Satya Yoga Cooperative, an accessible yoga teacher as well as a registered yoga teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance. She completed Skill in Action – Yoga + Social Justice 300hr yoga teacher training, as well as level 1 and 2 adaptive yoga training. Natasha became a certified LoveYourBrain yoga instructor, facilitator and joined their training team supporting and sharing the benefits of yoga and meditation with the TBI community. She currently contributes to their yoga teacher trainings as well as their six week mindset programs for those who have experienced a traumatic brain injury and their caregivers.
Why LYB: I’m inspired by the LYB community because I saw first hand the resilience in both the persons who experienced the brain injury, as well as their families when I worked alongside them. I may not have lived experience but I do know and understand the importance of helping others live, be seen and be heard. I used to be bedside, now I’m privileged to support the LYB community with the practice of yoga and meditation and shine a much needed light on brain health.
Superhero: My parents. They're really good people and I aspire to live and appreciate the simplicities in life as they do.
Resources: Yoga and mindfulness classes with Natasha at www.dubwiseyoga.com