About Me
About Sweet Rain Healing
Vision Statement:
Our vision is a world where justice and human rights flourish universally; a sanctuary of collective care, fostering solidarity against oppression and uniting a global community until freedom is the birthright of every soul.
In our pursuit of justice, we see a woven tapestry of compassion, empowerment, and resilience. Sweet Rain Healing envisions a future where the healing power of collective care and liberation reverberates globally, fostering a world where the sweet rains of justice and equality touch every corner of our shared humanity.
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to be a catalyst for transformative change, grounded in unwavering commitment to social justice, decolonization, anti-racism, and liberation.
Our journey involves resistance against colonial powers and capitalism through the transformative practices of yoga, healing, rest, and creativity. We denounce racism, hate, and oppression in all their forms.
Sweet Rain Healing is dedicated to cultivating a vibrant and diverse community, where all can feel heard and represented. Our commitment to yoga, spirituality, and energetic healing means that our classes/workshops/etc. are anti-racist, trauma-informed, accessible offerings that honor, not appropriate, these sacred practices.
We hope to share our work with our community near and far, remembering that it only takes one drop to create many ripples of change.
Meet our Founder
Hey there, I’m Dawnbee, I identify as queer and use she/they pronouns, I am Black & Korean, and I’m a Yoga Instructor & Energy Healer.
A little about me, I’m an extroverted introvert, homebody and sensitive soul. I enjoy spending time with my partner Alex, our 4 dogs, 2 cats, and backyard chickens. In my free time I enjoy traveling, reading, and riding my motorcycle on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
I became passionate about yoga because of the mind body connection it offers as well as the space it gives me to be in awe of myself and all that my body does for me. Yoga has been a space for immense healing and connection. Another big aspect of my yoga practice is that it gives me the tools to be an activist and social justice worker.
After becoming a yoga teacher, I knew that the path towards holistic healing was woven into my ancestral DNA. I took it a step further and learned how to offer the medicine of Reiki and Breathwork, even dipping into my Akashic records.
I’m truly grateful to be where I am now, after struggling for years in the western medical field, yearning to help others and being defeated by the system, I thought healing just wasn’t in the cards for me. I was wrong in the best way, and am now able to offer healing to those around me in an aligned and authentic way.
Thank you for being here.
Meet the Team
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Compassionate Ally, Yoga Guide, Bodyworker, Activist, & Director of Operations
Alexa started practicing yoga while attending college at Virginia Tech. She found it to be a transformative practice that offered her space to process stress through movement. After graduating with a degree in International Relations, she completed her 200 and 300 HR YTT at InBalance Yoga in Blacksburg and has been teaching since 2018. She is certified in the Barkan Method of Hot Yoga, Aerial Yoga, and Thai massage bodywork.
Alexa’s classes encourage intuitive movement through creative, accessible, and safely led sequencing. She incorporates breathwork, meditation, and lessons from yogic philosophy into her offerings. She believes in creating a fully inclusive and diverse yoga community to foster meaningful change on and off the mat.
In her free time Alexa enjoys hiking in the Blue Ridge mountains, watercolor painting, playing pinball, and spending time with her partner and their four cats. She is currently working towards a 200 HR YTT with Yoga Roots on Location, an anti-racist and social justice Raja yoga teacher training.
Testimonials
“I love Dawnbee’s classes and appreciate how she gets juicy/deep on the spiritual as well as the physical. I always am so grateful for how much thought she puts into themes, readings, and being receptive to her students. I think she is amazing, as always.”
— Teresa P.
“I know how truly special it is when I”m able to set the time out of my day to enjoy a restorative yoga experience with Dawnbee. I always feel like she puts such care into planning each flow so thoughtfully. The vulnerability and openness she shares reminds me to be more gentle and kind to myself. I am genuinely honored and thankful to be a part of it, and continue to feel encouraged by her after every unique class together.”
-Crystal M.
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