When you go out into the woods and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever. And you look at the tree and you allow it. You appreciate it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didn’t get enough light , and so it turned that way. And you don’t get all emotional about it. You just allow it. You appreciate the tree. The minute you get near humans, you lose all that. And you are constantly saying you’re too this, or you’re too this. That judging mind comes in. And so I practice turning people into trees. Which means appreciating them just the way they are.
— Ram Dass

Founder Katie Baum and massage therapist and esthetician Melody Hopkins met at yoga teacher training in Sebastopol in 2016. Their shared interest in gua sha massage was the seed that would eventually become Radiate Studio. Katie recruited friend and fellow creative, Lois Vinsel to transform a retail storefront into a warm & inviting practice space. Radiate opened in March 2020 just days before the pandemic changed everything. Today, with the help of an amazing group of yoga instructors and wonderful students, Radiate is a welcoming place for growth, wellness & community.

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