Yoga Freedom was founded by Michelle Fajkus. Since discovering yoga as a young teenager, she has practiced hatha yoga for over half her life. Michelle is a Buddhist, yogini, writer and schoolteacher. She has led yoga and meditation classes and workshops in Austin, the San Francisco Bay area and Guatemala since 2002. She currently lives in Guatemala City with her dog, Lucy. The Yoga Freedom Foundation’s vision is to offer free courses in yoga and meditation, creative writing, English and Spanish to indigenous Mayans in Guatemala, thereby helping alleviate poverty and promote empowerment in the community.