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Stephanie Barea

Stephanie Chee Barea is a multicultural Mindset & Leadership Educator with over 24 years of experience teaching embodied healing practices and creating brave spaces for belonging. Founder of The Rangeley Hideaway, Her Festival and mela.yoga, an award-winning sacred learning space in the SF Bay Area, she offers transformational retreat experiences, workshops and personalized coaching for conscious founders and leaders to tap into internal wisdom, establish space for spiritual wellness and create flow in their personal and professional lives. Steph lives in the SF Bay Area with her husband, two children and two cats. She loves to stay active through dance, yoga, surfing, hiking, and paddling – always seeking grace, strength and confidence in relationship to nature.

"My journey with Vishoka began during Panditji’s Yoga Sutras Master Course several years ago, and through practice, I continue to experience Vishoka Meditation as essential to nourishing and supporting my otherwise complex, modern life. My mind now feels more protected with positivity and stability – giving me more spacious clarity from which to act, and greater emotional resilience sourced from within. I now look forward to my morning meditation with joy, curiosity and enthusiasm. For when we recognize these new capacities within ourselves, we begin to know them, cultivating greater self-trust and self-confidence, inspiring us to continue with our practice and further fueling our actions in the world."

Additional Credentials & Certifications
  • EYRT-500
  • YCEP
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Upcoming Programs

Sep 9
September 9-October 28, 2026

Vishoka Meditation® Course

with Zach Ketterhagen
Sep 30
Hybrid
September 30-November 7, 2026

Vishoka Meditation® Course

with June Hunt
Oct 26
Online
October 26-December 14, 2026

Vishoka Meditation Course

with Sarah Guglielmi
Jan 3
Online
January 3-March 28, 2027

Vishoka Meditation Course

with Jackie Le Brocq