Why ALAK
In Farsi, our mother tongue, ALAK is a sieve. A sifter. What our moms used in the kitchen to sift through flour and what generations before held in hand for the purpose of separating impurities from what was important to them.
We named our collective ALAK because in one word it summarizes our mission. For us, it is a way to think about sifting through noise and returning to what matters.
Who are we?
YASI
A construction project manager by day, and a yoga teacher also by day, and sometimes nights. She practiced yoga for ten years before starting her way onto becoming a yoga teacher. Yoga is now a part of her daily routine, but also something she wants to share with the world as a way of managing one's mind and body.
NEWSHA
This one has been making and leading all sorts of events around Seattle. From an online knowledge sharing series during COVID called Intellectualism in Quarantine to massive community dinners, and producing Moth story telling events and reading clubs. It's safe to say she has a thing for her community. She might like it or something.
So two friends, one experiment. Come with us and explore.
Come sit with us.
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