art by @tendervirgo
I enjoy doing the following things:
Editor
If you ask what my career is, the first thing I will say is editor. Topics I've worked with include holistic health, fitness, nutrition, pedagogy, technology, business, video game economies, and intersectional justice. In addition to essays and books, I love to edit recipes. View a sampling of texts I’ve edited here.
Teacher
Back in 5th grade, I loved to play classroom teacher with my childhood friend Amy Brown, when I lived in Omaha, Nebraska. (Side note: I grew up in four different states.) Although I didn’t know about yoga or dharma teachers at the time, now that I’m grown up, that’s what I get to do! I began meditation practice in 2002, and since 2015, have served as organizer of QTPoC Mental Health and QTPoC Meditation.
Student
I am a second-year student in the M.A. Social Justice program at Union Theological Seminary. In 2022, I also studied with Rev. Keiryū Liên Shutt in “A Lotus Rising from Mud”, Meesha Sharma of Alchemystic Studio, and an awesome group of teachers in The Anti-200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training. I completed the Embodied Activism and Transcending Binaries trainings and am working toward a Mind-Body Coaching Certificate now.
Community Organizer
In 2015, I started wondering what ‘community’ means, what it is, and who gets one. Thus began my journey as a community organizer for QTIBIPOC—that is, Queer, Trans, Intersex + Black, Indigenous, People of Color. My activism is grounded in my social location as a non-binary South Asian (Tamil/Bengali) Dutch-American person.
Writer
My favorite writing specialty is dessert criticism, although it’s been a minute since I was in the food publishing scene. I also get into the essay crafting process; in progress is something about deadlines being ableist. And sometimes I write poetry with an avant-garde bent. Find my writing portfolio here.
Designer
I am a proudly self-taught designer whose visual creations, including the Rest for Resistance site, have had a demonstrated impact. My skills primarily fit into the scope of layout design, and I find it fun to create custom résumés with InDesign or Canva. Send me your existing application materials to get started with creating new ones.
