About Tristan
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I am a writer, educator, digital strategist, and equity-inclusion facilitator specializing in culturally competent marketing and LGBTQ+ Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) training and consulting. My intention is to share this work with an anti-oppression and intersectional lens.
I was named one of the game-changers in yoga by Yoga Journal magazine in 2021 and I spent several years serving on the Board of Directors at Accessible Yoga before the non-profit dissolved in early 2024. My clients are at the forefront of creating more access and inclusion in the yoga industry with social media audiences of 20k and above; many of them have been featured in NPR, the New York Times, NBC, and USA Today, and have worked with companies like Google, the Met, and TikTok.
I’m honored to facilitate equity-inclusion work in yoga spaces and beyond, and I’ve worked with organizations like Portland Public Schools, HubSpot, Stanford University’s YogaX program, Northwest Harvest, Breathe for Change, Williston Northampton School, and many more.
As a longtime student of social movements and social justice, my work centers on values-focused content development, the exploration of power, privilege, and oppression, and the intersection between solidarity and marketing.
Degrees & Certifications
BA Politics & Latin American Studies - UC Santa Cruz, 2005
MA Latin American Studies, focus on Human Rights - University of New Mexico, 2012
200hr Yoga & Social Justice Teacher Training - Portland, OR, 2015
200hr Yoga & Ayurveda Teacher Training - Portland, OR, 2015
18hr Trauma-informed, Brain-sensitive Yoga Teacher training - Portland, OR, 2016
20hr Training-of-Trainers with Dr. Eli Green & Eliza Davison at the Transgender Training Institute, 2021
300hr Skill in Action Yoga Teacher Training with Michelle C. Johnson, 2023
Immersions & Trainings
Yoga Philosophy Immersion with Diana Hulet at The People’s Yoga, 2016
Yoga Anatomy & Yoga Sequencing Immersions with Todd Jackson, 2017
Embodying Ethics with Michael Stone, 2017
Skill in Action: Yoga & Social Justice Weekend with Michelle C. Johnson, 2018
Introduction to Restorative Justice with Resolutions Northwest, 2020
Race-equity & Yoga with Kenya Budd at the Bhakti Movement Center, 2020
Race & Resilience Year-long Leadership Training with Michelle C. Johnson & Kerri Kelly, 2020
Remembering, Responsibility, Reverence, & Reconciliation Immersion with Michelle C. Johnson, Vivette Jeffries-Logan, & Kerri Kelly, 2020
Digital Allyship 101 & 102 with Monica Cadena, 2020
Digital Campaigns for Social Change with Monica Cadena, 2020
Digital Allyship Intensive with Monica Cadena, 2020
Artful Facilitation Grounded in Racial Equity with Resolutions Northwest, 2020
Race, Gender, & Bias with Rebby Kern, 2020
Decolonizing Gender with Rebby Kern, 2020
Gender Inclusion in Feminist Language with Maybe Burke & the Transgender Training Institute, 2021
Group supervision with Dr. Eli Green at the Transgender Training Institute, 2022
Decolonized Approaches to Facilitation with king yaa & Eri Guajardo Johnson, 2022
Transformative Justice 101 with Mia Mingus, 2023
Effective Facilitation Techniques with Nicole Cardoza, 2024
Calling In: Creating Change Without Cancel Culture with Loretta Ross, 2024
Brand Bengkel: Turn your values into visuals with Raudhah Rahman, 2024
Facilitate for Freedom Fundamentals Training with AORTA, 2024