Meet Our Guides!
Kenneth Ng
Kenneth received his Teacher Training at Yoga West, which is considered to be the home of Kundalini Yoga in the west. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and has lived in Fort Wayne since 2023. He currently guides Kundalini Yoga at DNA Awakening School and is also a massage therapist, Reiki Master and teaches Qigong and Tai Chi. Class will be one hour long and is suitable for all levels of experience. Come experience the Yoga of Awakening with Kenneth and help us show him some Fort Wayne Love.
Shontael Starry
Shontael Starry has always been a truth seeker. Truth from philosophy and religion; Truth from the humanities and sciences; Truth through relationships. This curiosity led her down many roads of study and professional pursuits resulting in the “success” she had dreamed of. Yet at her most successful she found herself deeply burnt out and suffering physically. Working too many hours a week, not prioritizing her true needs; she needed balance. Little did she know a pursuit of balance would be the beginning of an incredible journey of healing and wisdom from the least likely of sources – her very own body! By creating awareness, quiet and space to do the things that felt good in her body, she and her body developed a sacred partnership. Her body gifted her a wholistic healing practice through somatic movement, Embodied MovementTM. This journey has become a calling to share with others! Come. Relax. Listen. Move. Deepen the sacred relationship with YOUR body and see what healing and wisdom await you!
Seddy DrieM
Seddy DrieM is an artist and yoga practitioner who approaches movement as a way to reconnect with the body, breath, and self. His practice is rooted in mindfulness, creativity, and creating space to simply be present without judgment. After completing YogaFit’s YTT Foundations training, Seddy began developing DrieM Yoga as an all-levels experience that blends grounding movement, breathwork, and self-exploration. His goal is to create a space where people can move freely, slow down, and leave feeling a little more connected to themselves.
Lily Lash
Once upon a time, long, long ago, in the magical land south of Fort Wayne, a beautiful baby girl was born, now known as Lily Lash.
She was a sensitive, highly intuitive child who loved picking wild strawberries, taking great delight in nature and watching the seasons change.
Her Spirit yearned for more.
At a very early age, she KNEW there was more.
Her life’s journey became a non-stop “search and rescue” mission to uncover and recover the hidden and disenfranchised aspects of true self in this life and to guide others to do the same.
Throughout her life, Lily deeply explored systems such as Feng Shui, Tantra Yoga, Kriya Yoga, various body healing modalities including massage. These adventurous system studies over decades, all over the world, led to receiving the practical, logical gift of Human Design in Sedona, Arizona while assisting at a Divine Feminine School of tantra.
Since that first meeting in 2010, studying the HD foundational knowledge and experimenting what is true for her has been the foundation for all her decisions in life. Trusting her own authority led to less resistance in navigating this dense Maia of confusion. Developing an unshakable confidence in trusting herself in the decision making process.
She also discovered how others in her life were uniquely designed, gradually letting go of expectations and projections of others.
And now, Lily has been called to share the basic mechanics of how to begin your journey into embracing the uniqueness that is you.
Jill Park
Jill recently completed her Kundalini Yoga teacher training through Raviana Yoga under global instructor Ravi Singh and has been practicing Kundalini Yoga with Danielle for the past five years. Although she had practiced yoga for over 20 years, she experienced a profound shift when she discovered Kundalini, a practice she had been seeking for a long time before finally finding a teacher. She lives in the Fort Wayne area, is a mother of three, and enjoys all things nature and homesteading alongside her husband, two dogs, and a cat. Jill is passionate about making Kundalini Yoga more accessible, and she hopes others can experience the same sense of peace and joy through Kundalini that she has found in her own practice.
Ruth Fearnow
Ruth is a therapist, author and speaker. Her first book, Therapeutic Mindfulness: A Healing Skill, Not a Coping Skill, has embedded the factors necessary for healing into a learnable skill.
Ruth’s private journey began as a young woman when she found herself studying kung fu and qi gong in Dengfeng City, China, the home of the famous Shaolin Temple. It was there she began a serious meditation practice. While this skill takes years to develop, this was her first big step to understanding mindfulness practices.
Ruth’s evolution into a trauma therapist has enabled her to synthesize age-old wisdom with trauma-informed insight and create the process of therapeutic mindfulness which she practices personally, and teaches to her clientele, many of whom use it on their own. Therapeutic mindfulness has now been adopted for professional use by colleagues in the mental health field.
Ruth is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) practitioner working out of her private practice in Fort Wayne. When not working or spreading the word of Therapeutic Mindfulness, Ruth enjoys singing, community theater and time with her wonderful family.
Ruth will be guiding Therapeutic Mindfulness: A Healing Skill, Not a Coping Skill on August 14th and September 11th at 6PM at DNA Awakening school in the Art & Awakening Center at 1615 S Calhoun Street.
Omowalé-Kétu Oladuwa
My name is Omowalé-Kétu Oladuwa. Who am I? I began asking this of my Self at 21 when I found my Self in deep shit! For 14 years prior to that, the question was: How did I appear to others? How did I fit? That personality portal conveyed the dilemma: Would I be executed for a murder I did not commit or find an Authentic identity I could live with ? I had no answer, no guru, no guide. I had my mother’s luv & grace which had instilled in me the wisdom to find my own way thru this crucible. I looked inward to feel & intuit. This perspective always had been present but overlooked & misunderstood. Thru the next four years, that perspective grew to an innerstanding of body as temple, breath as spirit’s most accessible material presence, & life as the river flowing to the ocean in which I swam. An identity I could live with emerged.
That was 60-years ago. I know a lot more today about Self. 60-years of pain & joy have revealed how little I really know, & that not knowing has become the wealth I found on this road to reclamation.
Peace, Luv, Respect, Gratitude, & Joy are the diamonds I’ve picked up along the way.
Life is & we are in it. Discovery requires exploration. No one can lead you to you—only you have that ability & responsibility. But Guides are on the road. I am called by the Ancestors to guide. Everyone will not hear my voice. Those that are meant to will. I have no answers for you—you have them—I can support you in your quest & direction, & give you feedback on the journey as you travel.
Life is a river flowing to the ocean we all swim in. Inner change begins with vulnerable conversation. Let’s engage in RealTalk not as an intellectual exercise but, rather a pragmatic call to Self discovery, discovering what it means to be hueman.
What guidance can you expect? To be given space to breathe. To not be judged or second-guessed. To be listened to & heard. To be questioned. To sit in silence. To discover the infinite black behind your eyes. To experience joy & pain. To experience collective embrace. To be affirmed. To be…..
Ketu will be guiding “Identity Counts” August 3rd and September 7th at 3PM this summer at DNA Awakening School inside of the Art & Awakening Center.
Ellie Hadsall
Ellie believes we are born to experience, learn, grow, and serve. As souls on a human journey, we support each other along the way. These transformational times call for mutual empowerment.
Raised on a Kansas farm, I learned kindness, respect for nature, and an appreciation for diverse lives. Life’s challenges have pushed me far beyond my comfort zone. Overcoming depression and confronting my fears has been transformational.
My path has included roles as a nursing tech, house cleaner, entrepreneur, debate moderator, business consultant, ordained Kriya minister, spiritual center founder, and education director at The Ayurvedic Institute. I’ve led Vedic fire ceremonies for twenty years and written eight books to help others—often doing many of these at once. If not, I would be at least 150 years old!
Now, as a transformation mentor and author, I offer healing ceremonies and empowering workshops.
Together we can discover:
· Your inherent worth and unique gifts
· Challenges hold lessons that unlock growth
· Solutions to outer situations come from within
· Tuning up our personal frequency shifts our experience
· We shape reality through our mutual choices
· By empowering each other, we all thrive
Ellie will be guiding her Transformation Workshop Series at DNA Awakening School:
Living From The Level Of Soul Sunday, July 20, 1-3pm;
Cosmic Influences Affecting Global Transformation Sunday, August 17, 1-3pm;
High Vibrational Living Sunday, September 14, 12-3pm; and
Healing with Sound: The Science and Practice of Chanting and Toning October date TBA SOON!
Joshua King
Joshua King is a spiritual director, community practitioner, and theological activist rooted in the work of presence, peacemaking, and beloved community. Serving as Director of Community Engagement with NeighborLink Fort Wayne, Joshua mobilizes volunteers, cultivates partnerships, and develops pathways that move people beyond one-time acts of service into sustained, relational engagement with their neighbors.His work sits at the intersection of contemplation and action forming individuals and communities to embody a spirituality that is not abstract, but lived in the ordinary rhythms of care, proximity, and mutuality. Drawing from traditions of nonviolence, liberation theology, and Christian mysticism, Joshua emphasizes inner transformation as the foundation for meaningful engagement in the world.
Joshua is currently pursuing graduate studies at Saint Stephen’s University, where his academic work explores peacemaking, ascetic practice, and the integration of spiritual formation with justice-oriented action. His studies are deeply informed by voices such as the Desert Fathers and Mothers, liberation theologians, and modern contemplatives, shaping a framework of spiritual direction that attends to both the soul and the structures that impact it.
Vicki Eber
Vicki has been working in therapeutics for over 20 years. Her past experience as a massage therapist (8 years retired) integrates into her movement classes. She holds her 200 hour yoga certification through Prairie Yoga and is a Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator (TCTSY-F). Vicki also holds certificates as a Wellness Coach through the Mayo Clinic and as a Death Doula through the University of Vermont. Her collegiate studies include bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Anthropology through IPFW and a master's degree in Public Health from Purdue University. When she's not facilitating classes, you might find her knitting, tending to her garden, or hanging out in nature.