*Rani, Express Yourself!

As a South Asian woman/femme, your voice & expression are necessary for the world to witness, but sometimes you stay silent in order to keep the peace. You desire connections with other Desi women who want to live beyond expectations and will truly understand the cultural layers you’re going through.

Join us at Rani, Express Yourself, and we will show you how your story is a pathway to wellness. You'll also have others on similar journeys of unlearning cultural norms around to hype you up so that you feel less alone!! You will be guided to explore new ways to unlock your full range of expression.

Nurture your emotional wellbeing, build self-expression, and foster a sense of community.
If you're anything like us, your relatonships with other South Asian women have felt competitive and even lonely. This is exactly why Nisha and Mohini have intentionally created this space to celebrate each other, as you are, fully. We believe in the importance of healthy, expressive, supportive & celebratory relationships. We know this is possible because we have healed many of our relational wounds by being honoring our expression, so that we can support you in this as well.

Rani, Express Yourself includes a delicious vegan dinner from Bombay Beach, a creative writing practice, meditation, guided movement practice, community connections, special surprise goodies, and even an opportunity for you grab the mic and express yourself!

You will be be guided by 2 South Asian American wellness practioners who specialize in harnessing your creative expression for overall growth and healing. With a combined 30+ years of professional and personal experiences, Nisha & Mohini are passionate about creating spaces for BIPOC to move from systemic & generational oppression to healing through creative expression and reclaiming our roots.

Nisha

Nisha Mody (she/her) is a certified Life Coach for Liberatory Dreamers, Facilitator, and Writer. Nisha is in process of writing a memoir about her divorce and her mother wound. She values growth, relationship, and liberation, and she helps people show up and be vulnerable so that everyone else’s voice doesn’t get in the way of their truth. Nisha has worked as a consultant, recruiter, speech-language pathologist, and librarian. In all of these roles, she had to understand people’s needs and meet them where they were at to facilitate change for themselves and the world.

You can find Nisha on Instagram, on her website, and you can get the latest updates from her by signing up for her newsletter.

Mohini

Mohini (she/her) is a wellness practitioner and steward of Rani Rising. She guides others to connect with themselves using emotional release practices so they let go of stuckness from the body in order to create space for all of their desires to come true. She will help you release judgment, shame and perfectionism so that you will activate your voice and innate body wisdom, create deeper levels of self-trust, intimacy and emotional expression, all so that you have meaningful deep relationships in your life. Mohini uses her prior 14 years as a speech language pathologist in healthcare & in education in new ways within wellness spaces to support people to express themselves, using their body, breath, and movement. This integration of awareness and presence IS living a tantric lifestyle. Mohini has curated multiple embodiment experiences for artists such as Lizzy Jeff and Londrelle, as well as lead workshops, retreats and festivals.

Connect with Mohini on Instagram, on her website, and join her weekly wisdom email series.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Bombay Beach, 1338 west 7th, Los Angeles, United States