Mission
To empower people to live healthier, more connected and fulfilling lives.
About + Approach
Start with the person,
not a generalized solution.
Whole-person health and wellness, grounded in the tradition and methodology of yoga therapy and made practical for everyday life.
Meet Simona Afridi
Yoga Therapist | Founder & Program Director
I help people build the tools, skills, and confidence to care for their whole well-being.
My work brings together a master’s degree in Yoga Therapy / Integrative Health, specialized training, clinical experience, and more than a decade in project and program management across technology and healthcare.
My own experiences with back pain, recovery, and significant stress have shaped how I support others. Through mindful movement, breathing, restorative practices, and self-reflection, I learned to understand my body and mind, recognize my needs, and give myself space to rest and heal.
I bring that same care to you, taking time to understand your story, your needs, and what matters most to you. With dedicated focus, compassion, and integrity, I help you find practical tools and practices that feel right for you and can become a lasting part of your life. Together, we co-create meaningful goals and navigate change.
Let this be the space, where you step into your own well-being and re-discover your natural state of steadiness and calm.
What Five Layers means
Five Layers is inspired by an ancient understanding of the whole person.
The five koshas (layers) describe interconnected dimensions of our experience: the physical body; breath and energy; thoughts and emotions; wisdom, intelligence, awareness and discernment; and connection to what brings joy and purpose.
These layers shape and influence one another. How we move, breathe, sleep, think, what we eat, drink, do, and who we interact with and how, all influence our overall well-being.
Yoga and yoga therapy provide the foundation, alongside modern health science, research, health education, and behavior change.
How we work
Comprehensive assessment. Individualized planning. SMART goals. Guidance through phases of readiness. Skills you can use.
We explore your needs, strengths, daily patterns, and priorities, then develop a plan with SMART goals—specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. Guidance through phases of readiness helps you explore possibilities, prepare for change, take action, and sustain new habits at a pace that fits you. We reflect on what helps and adapt the plan together.
- Conversation & guided self-inquiry
- Mindfulness
- Mindful movement
- Breath & relaxation
- Meditation
- Body awareness & interoception
- Yoga
- Self-reflection
- Health education
- Lifestyle, habits & routines
Education, credentials & experience
Education
- M.S., Yoga Therapy (Integrative Health)
Notre Dame of Maryland University, Graduate School of Integrative Health - MBA, Human Resource Management
California State University, East Bay - B.S., Economics
Czech Republic
Professional credentials
Yoga Therapeutics RYT-500 · Project Management Professional (PMP) · CPR/AED
Specialized certifications & training
- Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy
- Neurodiverse Yoga Therapy / Autism & Special Needs
- 200-Hour Children’s & Teens Yoga
- Yoga & Mindfulness for Children & Teens Including Complex Needs — Shawnee Thornton Hardy
- Yoga therapy for youth · Yoga Nidra · Restorative yoga · Somatics
Clinical & practice experience
Mount Diablo Health and Wellness: physician-aligned support through online sessions. Sutter Center for Psychiatry: clinical internship and behavioral health experience. Community classes and individualized practice.
Program management experience
Cisco, Workday, Hitachi Vantara, Ellie Mae, Crowe, Punchcut (Medtronic diabetes, Google Fitbit, Visa, Salesforce): over 15 years leading cross-functional programs across enterprise, technology, healthcare, digital experiences, and operations. Experience in program planning and development, stakeholder alignment and collaboration, issues and risk management, and process improvement.
Professional affiliations
International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) · Yoga Alliance · Project Management Institute (PMI)
Our purpose
Vision
A world where whole-person well-being is part of everyday life—how we live, learn, work, and connect.
Your next step
Ready to feel better and live well?
Let’s talk about what matters to you and how I can support you.
Request a complimentary consultation