Join Paul Jochico as he amplifies the voices of Filipino/x folks in the health and wellness space, and builds community across the diaspora. We will use the indigenous Filipino wisdom of kapwa, or shared inner self, to inspire and remember that we are all connected. By sharing our stories we can better see ourselves in each other and be inspired to live life in kapwa.

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Matthew "Matty" Espino is an 800-hour+ certified yoga and movement instructor/teacher trainer with specialties in trauma-informed vinyasa yoga, yin, and restorative yoga. Additionally, he has completed training and speciality certifications with Kids & Teens Yoga, Mindfulness Meditation, Yoga Tune Up®, Accessible Yoga, and 305 Fitness Dance Cardio.

Originally from California, Matty moved to New York City in 2013 to pursue his MA in TESOL at Columbia University. During a rather difficult time in his life, he was brought to his first NYC yoga class that opened his curiosities to the potential benefits of yoga and wellness. Ultimately, the practice changed his life. He became yoga certified in the summer of 2015 and began teaching that same year. As part of the few Filipino teachers in the yoga/wellness scene, Matty is committed to representing and fighting for an equitable voice in an industry that is often fraught with invisibilizing and marginalizing those who do not fit a popularized mold. In his commitment to teaching, he aims to cultivate an enriching experience that offers students the ability to feel empowered, seen, and in charge of their own unique experience.

You can connect with Matty on IG @supermatt1123 and through his website. He is offering a Resilience & Rest training starting Oct 14th and has classes on demand through his patreon.

Jewel Sales is a queer Filipinx artist, feminist, personality, and activist. Originally from New York, grew up in Old Bridge, NJ, and now residing in Los Angeles.

Jewel’s work embodies body positivity, feminism, and queer representation. As a queer artist, she felt a sense of urgency to create safe spaces and has been inspired by making people feel a sense of connectedness.

Jewel noticed the LGBTQ+ community didn’t have enough nightlife options other than drinking and clubbing. That's when “Paint and Sip with Jewel” was born. She started to host her own BIPOC + queer paint workshops, as an alternative safe space, colliding art and community.

Jewel's art is available in-person Sundays at Silver Lake Flea and online through her website. Her art will be featured at Barkada Night Market Oct 24th and she is offering a Pumpkin Paint & Sip event on Oct 30th.

You can connect with Jewel on IG through her personal and art accounts, and come join us for an IG Live aftershow with Jewel Oct 26th on @kapwa.yoga!