Events and Projects
Waz, thank you so much. That was phenomenal. we are beyond grateful for having you join us!
Jason Amarante, PgM Googler
Root-to-Rise 3-Part Earth Day Yoga Series
Reached more than 600+ people via this 3-part on-demand class
Vinyasa Yoga
Instructor
Nature of the Mind with Kalu Ripoche
Taught ~ 40 women at a Google's Women's Exec Retreat hosted in Redwood City on Wednesday 8/23/2023
YIN Yoga
Instructor
Nature of the Mind with Kalu Ripoche
Kalu Rinpoche is a young, but revered,Tibetan Buddhist lama. As a Millenial, Rinpoche understands the challenges and pressures younger generations face in modern life. His experience has led him to a view of meditation practice grounded in relief of anxiety, depression, and stress creating greater clarity, kindness, and connectedness.
In this talk, Rinpoche will be discussing the nature of the mind. We know we are aware, but how do we know? What is it that we think we know? What is it about our minds that carries this unique capacity for self-reflection, and why should we develop a relationship with our minds? As we navigate our days in a new “hybrid” world full of new challenges and opportunities, being able to work with our minds is increasingly beneficial, not just to ourselves, but also to others. Googlers will leave the talk with greater understanding of processes of awareness and how to work with them in day-to-day contexts.
Yoglers x Mindfulness leaders at Google. September 19, 2022
Guest Speaker
Defining the Nature of the Mind
60 Minute Meditation Workshop
Bringing in WomanThis year’s Women@YouTube Summit will bring together hundreds of our colleagues from around the world, across all orgs and levels, to foster connection, awareness, and action. Our goal is for attendees to leave feeling empowered and inspired to thrive in their everyday lives, to find well-being and balance both professionally and personally, and to cultivate environments defined by fulfillment, success, and growth. This virtual summit will include inspirational and dynamic local programming, and is an opportunity to celebrate the leadership and accomplishments of women-identifying people and allies.
Youtube x Yoglers May 25, 2022
Meditation Workshop
Centering the body and the mind
30-min relaxation class
Taught a custom YIN class to enhance the remote atmosphere and promote team building for Google's privacy safety and security team.
Instructor - Dec 16 2021
Thank-you, Waz, for co-ordinating the weekly "Meditation of the Masterse" sessions and the daily morning meditations! I look forward to these sessions every week, and the meditation has helped bring calmness and clarity to both my work and personal life. Thanks for all you do!
Lori Meiskey - Quant UXR
60 minute Vinyasa
Volunteered to promote the Google x Yogaworks Props for Accessibility, Intensity, and Awareness. You took on responsibility for all of the marketing work for this initiative across multiple channels that drove >70 sign-ups and ~30 people to this session. As a result, more Googlers got to know the amazing resources that Yogaworks offers and YW saw a 50% M/M increase in redemptions on their Google promotion in October.
Ashley Rideaux is a Los Angeles–based, 500 E-RYT teacher trainer, mentor, lover of life, and professional giggler who rocks big hair, a big smile, and an even bigger heart.
In addition to the strong following she has built in LA, she also leads trainings, workshops, and retreats all over the world. Ashley's classes are challenging and playful, ranging from therapeutic work to advanced vinyasa flow.
Outside of traditional studio spaces, she teaches yoga to women and adolescents in eating disorder treatment facilities, has experience working with seniors with neurological disorders, and was the featured yoga instructor for NBA player, Jordan Farmar's, Hoop Farm basketball camp for 4 years, where she worked with kids from ages 7-16. Ashley is passionate about making the practice of yoga accessible to all, and all of her classes are a balance of the physical and the philosophical, inviting the body and mind to unfold through her detail to alignment, breath, and subtle body.
Marketing for Yoga works X Google Oct 2021
Thank you so much for the fantastic Yoga class! I got a lot out of it for sure. I hope to practice on a regular basis.
Jim Hogan - Principal Innovation Strategist, Healthcare & Life Sciences
Health & Wellness for Program Managers at Youtube Music, Youtube TV and Platforms at Google
Instructed a 40 minute session on "techniques for immunity and resilience" at a homesite for Program Managers centered around the theme of health and wellness in a virtual/hybrid world.
Several program managers have struggled with continuing to deliver at supersonic speed given challenges they've encountered over Quarantine.
Instructor - May 5th 2021
Thank you so very much for organizing such a successful event for Meditation of the Masters: Techniques for Immunity and Resilience for Yoglers. The events outstanding attendance of 161 Googlers speaks volumes to your planning, marketing and execution of the event. Your creation of a registration form, informational site, MOMA card, engaging slide deck, not to mention the numerous customized emails to other ERGs and teams was the amount of work that an entire team would produce for an event!
Amalia Reeves - Googler
Meditation of the Masters Class
I planned and developed a two-hour meditation workshop with Bryan Gates, a 20+ year practitioner of the science of Kriya Yoga, former Tesla executive, and founder/CEO of meditation companies Breathing Room and Aum.
I taught more than 100 Googlers how practicing meditation while workign can keep you energized, excited, and focused, while minimizing burnout and fatigue. The act of setting aside time to breathe deeply results in more productivity and less stress.
Event Coordinator - April 29th 2021
I cannot express how much gratitude I have for everything you do for Google's Yoga ERG. Thank you for giving Googlers a space for mental wellness. I so appreciate everything you do!!
Ellie Yun - People's Operations Cloud Staffing at Google
Coordinated and instructed a 60-min class
Built the the Waze and Google Wellness Program partnership to leading the FDO mind and body week yoga event with more than 200+ attendees.
Program Teacher - March 2021
Thanks Waz for going far and beyond with the great special Yin Yoga lesson during the International Women's Day event and waking up so early to do it for us here in EMEA. It was relaxing and a great way to end the day.
Celia Ruiz Nieto - Technical Operations Google
International Women's Day
Women employees from Google's Emshaven Data Center and I collaborated on a class to end their International Women's Day celebrations.
The Emshaven data center was the first to be powered by 100% renewable energy from day one! The data center employs about 250 people, including IT specialists, engineers, security guards, catering staff, and facility managers.
Program Teacher - October 16th 2021
Yoga Wellness Day with Racepoint
Racepoint Global is an independent communications agency specializing in driving conversations that matter for innovative brands. Whether an enterprise brand or emerging category disruptor, companies partner with Racepoint for its strategic, earned-first approach to building brands and reputation.
They partner with clients to build channel-agnostic communications strategies that engage their audiences in authentic, meaningful ways.
Teaching both in the U.S.A. and the U.K.
Program Teacher - October 16th 2021
GT Day of Well-being
A silver lining for Googler's currently working form home. Googler's well-being is the senior leadership team's number one priority.
We all share a common need to disconnect more regularly and find time to recharge.
To ensure wellbeing remains top of mind, gGT is supporting Googlers by announcing their DAY OF WELL-BEING. Taking inspiration from our very own Sunday; we've introduced Wellbeing Days.
The ambition is to have everyone off at the same time. To create a sustainable habit of disconnecting.
Program Teacher - October 16th 2021
Google Health World Fair
Google's first virtual Wellness Festival. Bringing breath work, meditation, reflexology, healthy-food, and more to the Google Health Community World-wide!
I am providing a YIN and restorative class to Google Health's Palo Alto Office, with more than 500 employees.
Festival Teacher - November 17th 2020
Yogler Yoga Ambassador
Working alongside Senior Yoga teachers and founder, Gopi Kallayil Google's Chief Evangelist for Brand Marketing, on workshops, new sequences, and studies for the mindfulness and yoga community at Google. Reaching over hundreds of people around the world.
Yogler Ambassador October 2020 - Present
Yogler Teacher
Teaching a 60 minute YIN and restorative yoga flow every week to more than 50 countries!
I also focus on teaching cognitive connections between body and breath as well as introduce new speakers to come to Google and teach Yoglers about new sustainable, or mental-health companies.
Working with Gopi Kallayil, the founder of Yoglers, the yoga program for Googlers. With more than 250 classes a week globally, it is one of the largest yoga programs in the world.
Yogler Teacher October 2020 - Present
Google One
Teaching a 60 minute Seva Flow every week to the innovative Google One Team. Each week is different based on what the team members want to work or build on.
Google One Team July 1, 2020 - Present
Yoga Mondays
Teaching a creative mix of 60 minute Vinyasa or YIN flows every week to a catered group in the Bay Area. Pre COVID-19, the class also consisted of a home cooked meal in a communal kitchen and splitting the cost per student as the price of the class. Ending the practice in self-service as well as showing dedication in working with others by creating a meal for everyone. Learning how to work with others and listening to needs.
Yoga Mondays Class
July 13, 2020- Present
