Mary Shindler

Mary is a social entrepreneur, life coach, and dance facilitator who produces retreats, events, and leadership trainings for a better world. She co-founded Young Women's Leadership (YWL), and works side-by-side with Samantha Sweetwater as the Assistant Director of Dancing Freedom. She is also a Trainer & Facilitator at Generation Waking Up --- igniting a generation of young people for a thriving, just, sustainable world. She is passionate about the climate movement, activism, art, gender and racial justice, creativity, mountains, yoga, integral spirituality, and dance. Mary is from Charlottesville, VA, and lives in Oakland, CA.

"Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that's the one that is going to require the most from you." - Caroline Myss