Rashad Pridgen
Bio
Is a global wellness and movement practitioner with a ten-year background in facilitating dance, integrative movement, somatics, and yoga. He discovered his yoga and somatic practice as a performing artist, seeking strength and injury prevention. Rashad is the first African American to graduate from The Moving On Center School For Participatory Arts as a Somatic educator (500hr) CMT-SE 2009 where he focused on translating somatic practice for people of color. Rashad honors the African Aesthetic and how it shows up Black American culture and the African Diaspora. With a goal of working with all people, It is important that there is space that offers support to black folks and BIPOC people.  Rashad has facilitated diverse national class, corporate wellness, workshops, festivals, dance experiences, and online classes. He has worked with Musuem of Dance Santa Fe New Mexico, online dance & Yoga teacher with Phame Arts Academy, Movement Facilitator with Seeding Justice,