Project Daraja Inc.

08/20/2026

08/20/2026

Why connect physical skills with life tools rather than teach them as two separate things?

Because that’s not how we use them.

Life doesn’t always give us a choice about when we’ll need strength, clarity, understanding, inner calm, or the ability to make a choice under pressure. We use these resources together, often in the same moment.

Within CrossFit, there are 10 general physical skills that help form the foundation of an athlete’s development. I saw an opportunity to pair those with 10 universal life skills that Project Daraja also explores through our work around inner wellness.

For me, that connection was natural.

A challenging workout can become an opportunity to experience more than physical strength.

What happens when I’m under pressure?

Can I find calm when things get uncomfortable?

Can I access clarity when my confidence is being challenged?

Can I recognize that I still have a choice in how I respond?

These moments can help a young athlete begin to see beyond a single rep, a single workout, or a single game.

Throughout my life as a coach, I’ve seen the value of developing inner wellness and outer wellness together. The athlete and the human being are not two separate people, and I don’t believe we need to train them as though they are.

Our hope is that these young women take what they experience in the gym into their sports, their classrooms, their relationships, and wherever life takes them.

Not simply to help them through life’s challenges, but to help them experience its joy.

To thrive.

To live healthy and well, inside and out.

05/29/2026

As we move into our third week of the Peace Education Program, I’ve found myself reflecting on why this work feels so important.

At Project Daraja, we often say that true wellness begins in the heart.

Not because the heart is some abstract concept, but because it is the seat of our peace, our wisdom, our dignity, and our ability to choose how we respond to life.

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been exploring themes like peace, and appreciation. And what continues to strike me is how often we’re reminded that what we’re looking for isn’t something we need to acquire.

It’s already there.

The Peace Education Program doesn’t tell people what to think. It doesn’t offer formulas or prescriptions.

Instead, it creates space for people to pause, reflect, and reconnect with something many of us have lost touch with in the noise of everyday life: our own humanity.

In a world that often feels divided, reactive, and disconnected, I believe there is tremendous value in creating spaces where people can rediscover their inner resources—peace, clarity, dignity, choice, hope, and contentment.

Not because these ideas solve every problem.

But because they help us remember who we are.

And when we know ourselves more deeply, we tend to show up differently for our families, our communities, and the world around us.

That’s why this work matters to me.

That’s why Project Daraja is proud to offer it.

05/18/2026

Tonight, we begin.

Tonight is the first gathering of our Peace Education Program community cohort. And we will exploring ´Peace’ .

Over the next 10 weeks, we’ll be exploring themes like peace, appreciation, inner strength, clarity, dignity, choice, hope, and contentment.

Not to be told what these things mean, but to discover what they mean in our own lives.

I’m grateful for everyone who has been following this journey and engaging with these reflections over the past several weeks.

And if you’ve been thinking about joining us, there is still space.

✨ Tonight — Monday, May 18
✨ 6:00–7:30 PM
✨ Evolve Wellness Studio

This is the beginning of something meaningful.

05/18/2026

Tomorrow night, we begin.

Over the past several weeks, I’ve been sharing reflections on peace, inner strength, dignity, choice, and hope.

Tomorrow, we begin creating space to explore those things together.

Not as abstract ideas.
Not as something to “achieve.”

But as something deeply human to discover and feel.

If you’ve been curious about the Peace Education Program…
if you’ve been following along quietly…
if something inside you has been saying “maybe I need this”…

this is your invitation.

✨ Begins Monday, May 18
✨ 6:00–7:30 PM
✨ Evolve Wellness Studio

You can still register through the link in bio or send a DM with any questions.

Hope to see you there.

05/15/2026

The Peace Education Program begins this Monday.

And as we move into the weekend, I’ve been thinking about how rarely we give ourselves space to pause,
to reflect and
to really listen to what’s happening within us.

Life moves fast.
The world is loud.
And it’s easy to lose connection with ourselves in the middle of it all.

That’s part of what this space is about.

Not escaping life.
Not pretending everything is peaceful.

But taking time to reconnect with the parts of ourselves that too often get overlooked:
peace,
clarity,
inner strength,
hope,
choice.

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been reflecting on these themes together here online.

Now we begin the deeper exploration in community.

If something in these posts has resonated with you, or piqued your curiosity, there’s still space to join us.

✨ Peace Education Program
✨ Begins Monday, May 18
✨ 6:00–7:30 PM
✨ Evolve Wellness Studio

Link in bio for more information and registration.

05/13/2026

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been reflecting on peace, inner strength, choice, and the possibility of discovering something meaningful within ourselves.

Now, the journey begins.

This coming Monday, May 18th, we’ll begin our 10-week Peace Education Program community cohort at Evolve Wellness Studio.

This isn’t about being taught what peace is.
It’s about creating space to explore your own experience of it.

Together, we’ll move through themes like:
Peace.
Appreciation.
Inner Strength.
Clarity.
Choice.
Hope.
Contentment.

Not as abstract ideas
but as a lived practical experience.

You’re encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible, but you do not need to attend every class to participate in the journey.

If you’ve been seeing these posts and feeling curious…
this is your invitation.

✨ Mondays beginning May 18
✨ 6:00–7:30 PM
✨ Evolve Wellness Studio

You can sign up through the link in bio or send a DM if you have questions.

05/11/2026

We begin in one week.

On Monday, May 18th, we’ll be starting our 10-week Peace Education Program together.

And tonight is an opportunity to step a little closer.

If you’ve been seeing these reflections on peace, inner strength, and choice…
if something in them has made you pause, even for a moment…

you’re invited to come learn more.

✨ Information Night — Tonight May 11th !
✨6:00 – 7:30 PM
✨Evolve Wellness Studio
120 Pearl Alley, Santa Cruz

This isn’t a program you have to get “perfect.”

You’re encouraged to come to as many sessions as you can,
but you don’t have to attend every single one to be part of the experience.

It’s a space to explore,
to reflect,
and to connect with something real within yourself.

If you’re curious, if you have questions, or if you just want to feel into it

come by tonight.

Or send a DM if you’d like to RSVP.

The full series begins next Monday.

An invitation to explore, discover and feel.

05/08/2026

If you’ve been following along the past few weeks…this is your invitation.

✨ Information Night — Monday, May 11
✨6:00 – 7:30 PM
✨ Evolve Wellness Studio
112 Pearl Alley, Santa Cruz, Ca.

Come learn more about the Peace Education Program, ask questions, and see if it’s a space you want to step into.

The 10-week class series begins Monday, May 18th. 

You can:
-Just show up
-DM me to RSVP for info nite
-Or sign up for the series through the link in bio

No pressure. Just an open door.

05/05/2026

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been sharing reflections on peace, inner strength, and choice.

Not as big ideas, but as something we can actually experience in our day-to-day lives.

And if you’ve been following along, I hope that the messages have resonated. 

These aren’t merely concepts.They’re personal.

That’s exactly what the Peace Education Program is about.

It’s not a class in the traditional sense.There’s nothing to memorize. No right or wrong answers.

It’s a space to explore something much more real; yourself.

Through a 10-week series, we’ll move through themes like peace, clarity, dignity, choice, and hope. Using short video reflections from Prem Rawat as a starting point for conversation, reflection, and discovery.

Not to be told what peace is, but to uncover your own understanding of it.

We’re starting with an Information Night:

✨ Monday, May 11✨6:00 – 7:30 PM✨Evolve Wellness Studio

A chance to come, learn more, ask questions, and just feel into whether this space is for you.

The full 10-week program begins the following Monday, May 18.

If something in these past posts has resonated with you;this might be your next step.

No pressure. Just an invitation.