Our Coaching Team
Who We Are
Fontashia
Owner & Life Coach
Fontashia has been considered the “Love Ambassador” by many and her motto is, “Mind, Body, Love & Connection.” She believes LOVE is at the center of all that we do and who we are as HUMANS. She considers herself a lifelong learner and always finds ways to build and grow. She is also the Founder of FACTS: Financial Awareness, Counseling & Teaching Services, a North Carolina nonprofit organization that is committed to serving underserved communities by offering financial literacy and mindfulness programs, meeting individuals where they are in their financial and mental fitness journey. She is a graduate of the Mindful Schools Teacher Certification Program, MBSR certified, a Somatic Practitioner, a Financial Literacy Coach, a Business Educator, and above all a woman of Faith. Fontashia enjoys sharing her experiences, while empowering others in the present moment.
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She earned a Master’s Degree in Education from Regent University and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from Norfolk State University. Additionally, she is a licensed teacher in North Carolina. Transitioning from a decade-long career in banking and management, Fontashia pursued her calling, amassing over a decade of experience in K-12 education, Title 1 public schools, and alternative education settings. She spearheaded mindfulness and financial literacy initiatives for both students and parents, while also providing professional development services for a diverse array of organizations, including schools, nonprofits, and community partners.
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Fontashia has served in various roles as an educator to include–Business Education Teacher, Career Development Coordinator, Parent Facilitator, and Restorative Justice Teacher. She is also a Co-Creator for a BIPOC mindfulness community group, “Mindfulness with People of Color" and a Creator in a group of mindfulness practitioners and facilitators called “Collectively Mindful”. This group was created after the closure of Mindful Schools, an international mindfulness organization supporting in integrating mindfulness into school communities, where she served as a program facilitator and diversity, equity and inclusion lead.
Fontashia has been practicing mindfulness for many years and believes that it has changed her perspective on life--not only does it allow her to be fully present for her four boys (and yorkie), it has also transformed her mindset to welcome abundance, practice self-love, and be grateful for all that life has to offer. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, cooking, listening to music, and dancing.
(910) 339-2166
April Frazier
Life Coach & Yoga Instructor
April considers herself a compassionate disrupter of inequity and restorative reconnector to people’s strengths. Prior to being a mindfulness and educational consultant, April was a teacher at a resilient middle school in the South Bronx. April was part of the inaugural cohort at the Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Columbia University where she received her Master’s Degree in Spirituality and Mindfulness in 2016, MS in Education at Fordham University, and BS in International Relations, Community Development and Educational Studies with a focus on Anti-Racist education from Mount Holyoke College.
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She then created Ahimsa MY LLC, focusing on bringing mindfulness and yoga to schools and educational organizations as a means to cultivate present teachers and self-empowered students. April hopes that the practices of mindfulness can reconnect teachers and young people back to their inner resources of breath and body to navigate external uncertainties. April has partnered with schools across the country as well as numerous service organizations.
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She is a teacher with the Lineage Project, an organization that teaches trauma-informed mindfulness to incarcerated adjacent young people and staff who support them. She also was a program facilitator with Mindful Schools, an international mindfulness organization supporting in integrating mindfulness into school communities. April has been working with restorative justice, trauma informed practices, diversity and equity, and mindfulness for over ten years. April’s greatest joy is being a foster mother.
(910) 339-2166
Donna Rae Jones
Life Coach & Yoga Instructor
Donna Rae Jones is a 500-hour Advanced Kripalu Yoga Teacher who combines movement and breathing techniques to reawaken compassion for yourself. Being busy or living your head invites you to slow down and reconnect to the present moment. Let’s crave in time to lean in more closely to your essence.
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Teach - Yoga on the Chair with Donna Rae
Chair yoga allows you to move while seated or using a chair for balance. Chair-based yoga offers the same benefits as traditional yoga, like boosting strength, flexibility, and mental clarity. This 30-minute experience is suitable for all humans.
Coach - Unleashing Your Resilient Self
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In this group meeting we discuss ways and areas where mental toughness has gone too far and then explore self-care tips for being more mentally fit so that we can choose stronger thoughts. We follow shared guidelines while establishing a brave space to share personal experiences of courage, strength, and hope. The main focus is codependency and all are welcome.
(910) 339-2166