Felicia Savage Friedman April 5, 2025
FELICIA SAVAGE FRIEDMAN
M.Ed., E-RYT 500, RYT 500
Wellness Thought Leader & Raja Yoga Guide
Creating pathways toward Collective Liberation
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LI: Felicia Savage Friedman
Transforming lives for over 30 years with embodied antiracist organizing through Raja Yoga Teaching integrative practices for individual and collective wellness, centered in communities of accountability Standing firm on the belief that we are all bound and dehumanized by systems of oppression and envisioning a humankind where we have dismantled these systems of oppression and humanely rebuilt new systems together
EDUCATION TRAINING CERTIFICATES
2013–2014 Foundations in Buddhist Contemplative Care
New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, New York City, NY
2013 Urban Zen Integrative Yoga Therapist, 500 hours Registered Yoga Teacher
Donna Karan’s Studio: Urban Zen, New York City, NY
2008 M. Ed. in Elementary Education University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2007, 2008 Yoga Special ty Teacher Certification
NETA-National Exercise Trainers Association
2007 Pilates Instructor Special ty Certification
NETA-National Exercise Trainers Association
2001 PA Instructional I Teachers Certification University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2001 B. S . Natural Sciences: Mathematics, Geology & Biology University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare”
* borrowed from “A Burst of Light” by audre lorde
** audre lorde is a phenomenal Black, lesbian, mother, warrior and poet
• What stories does your body tell you?
• Where in your body do you carry your stories?
• When you listen to others’ stories, where do you feel them within your body?
• Gentle movements and restorative yoga poses for contemplation.
• Universal meditation.