Leslie Kazadi is the director of the southern California chapter of Yoga Bear, a national nonprofit that supports cancer survivors on their journey to healing and wellness through yoga. Certified as a yoga therapist through Loyola Marymount University, she teaches therapeutic and senior yoga, using her training and experience to teach students with a variety of medical conditions. She is the director of the mentorship program at Sherry Brourman's Yoga Therapy Clinic and is leading a yearlong, NIH-funded yoga study, YESS (Yoga Empowers Seniors Study). Believing that we all have the capacity and desire to heal and find more joy in our lives, Kazadi aspires to meet students wherever they are and guide them safely and playfully into a deeper connection with themselves and the world.