About Me:
Life doesn’t always go as planned.
This was the lesson I learned when I realized the route I had chosen in my career as a social worker wasn’t for me. It was a harsh reality for someone who always needed to be certain about everything. I tied so much of my identity and worth to crushing it in my career and being there for others that it was hard for me to see who I was outside of it all. I went from being so certain about who I was and where I was going to feeling like I didn’t have a clue about anything. Needless to say, I was in unfamiliar territory and had no idea where life would take me next. I did know, however, that in order to move forward, I had to look inward and tend to myself—the person I abandoned years ago.
Brooke Clavesilla, LCSW
I started going to therapy and created a regular yoga and meditation practice, peeling back the layers and learning how my life experiences and environment had shaped me. The emotional and psychological violence and alcohol addiction that had been passed down in my family for generations influenced the way I moved through life—perfecting, pleasing, fixing and achieving. With my new found awareness, I was empowered to do something different and change the narrative of my family story.
Eventually, I found a renewed sense of purpose. Therapy and yoga facilitated so much healing in my life that I figured it could do the same for others. I decided to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and completed my 200-hour yoga teacher training at Yogalution Movement in Long Beach, CA, having studied classical yoga under the instruction of Dharma Shakti and Marlene Martin. I had one hope in mind—to help other people reconnect with their whole selves and heal.
What I’ve learned is that when it comes to healing, there’s no final destination. It’s a journey of learning and unlearning over and over again. It’s all about how we treat ourselves in the process. It would be my pleasure to walk alongside you on your journey.
🙏🏽💗✌🏽
Brooke
