Yoga Nomads is thrilled to bring Selam Debs to The Guelph Black Heritage Society for an all levels Yoga & Meditation practice.
Selam Debs is the owner and director of Juici Yoga studio and the creator and founder of selamdebs.com. Selam is a certified Holistic Life Coach, trained in Energy Psychology by the Institute of Harmonious Living. ‘
Selam in languages spoken in Ethiopia/Eritrea means Peace.
Peace, love and justice are the foundation for providing my clients with the physical, emotional and spiritual healing, growth and transformation they and we all desire.
She is a mother, singer, songwriter, poet, writer, thinker, activist and yoga & wellness professional.
She is Ethiopian and born in Amman, Jordan and grew up in Regent Park and Scarborough, A mother of a teen boy, a yoga & meditation teacher, a Lululemon Ambassador, a Holistic Life Coach, Reiki Master, singer, songwriter, poet and Antiracism educator.
Her love for yoga is infectious and is rooted in radical self-acceptance, deep love, self-examination, present moment awareness and seeing people as they are with radical compassion.
Selam is most passionate about advocating for the rights of Black, Indigenous and racialized people with importance in educating our communities on racial justice, antiracism and equity.
As a survivor of abuse, Selam believes that healing personal and intergenerational trauma and thriving is our birthright through accessing therapy, coaching and telling our stories.
What she knows for sure is we need to collectively speak up to inequities and share our stories to change narratives, structures, institutions, our community and the world.
You can learn more about her Antiracism Course on www.selamdebs.com.
She has always been a seeker, in search of answers to life’s greatest questions. Through her journey, she has come to believe that there is no greater importance and gift in life than finding your purpose and aligning with your highest self. This purpose not only creates a passionate and fulfilling life but serves and uplifts others, your community and ultimately the world.
She continues to look for ways to connect her passions, gifts, and talents to ways in which they can be used for service. Today, she advocates for the empowerment of Black, Indigenous and racialized women, girls, femmes, trans and non-binary youth. She believes that she can use her voice to encourage youth and adults to experience that standing up, speaking up, and uniting in the pursuit of social equity, antiracism and dismantling structural racism do make a difference.
Prioritizing the Black, Indigenous & Racialized community to attend on a sliding scale: