#61 - Keen on Yoga Podcast with Wambui Njuguna-Raisanen

Wambui Njuguna-Raisanen is a Kenyan-American based in Finland,
passionate about making wellness through yoga and meditation
seamlessly engaged in equity and justice so that more people of
the global majority can live well and thrive.


Wambui is deeply inspired by spiritual teachers and communities
that seek ways to apply the insights from wisdom traditions to
situations of social, racial, political, environmental and
economic suffering and injustice.


She would like to see wellness spaces engage more in social
justice and collective change and activist spaces learn to
breathe deeply and practice sustainable self-care in the midst of
dismantling systemic oppression. This is her definition of
community care. 


Creating wellness spaces that feel more welcoming, inclusive and
accessible is of utmost necessity and importance to Wambui.
Together with her massage training (Chavutti Thirumal) and
meditation advocacy, she strives to work at the intersection of
social inclusion, equity and wellness.


Wambui has an easy-going, unassuming way and demonstrates a
willingness to be vulnerable and “less than perfect”; which makes
others want to exhale deeply and release the pressure of what a
spiritual life should be. She shares her life stories
and struggles, triumphs and obstacles with an openness that makes
you want to examine and tend to your own seeds of greed, hatred
and delusion with care, honesty and acceptance.


To learn more about Wambui and her offerings, visit
wambuinjuguna.com and  @wellnesswithwambui (IG).