Shanila Sattar is an integrative wellness leader, a fourth-generation sound healer, breathwork coach, and founder of AlwaysPlay Studios and The Integrative Healing Academy, a playground for healing and healers that mixes science with the mystical and having fun while getting it done. With support from California to bring holistic healing to women’s shelters, veterans’ legions, and underserved schools, her organizations support facilitators to learn the indigenous roots of holistic practices and create mindful, sustainable, soulful businesses. Sattar spent more than a decade working in the tech world before pivoting to pursue her life’s passion, including helping BIPOC healers hone their crafts and close wellness gaps in our communities. She has partnered with numerous brands, including Cannes Film Festival, GirlBoss, Nickelodeon, Papa & Barkley, Purple, Sundance Film Festival, Then I Met You, Warner Bros, and more. She has written for Huffington Post, Mind Body Online, and Asian Woman Festival, and appeared on many podcasts and other media outlets. Her community outreach initiatives include scholarships to healers from or working in underserved communities; coproducing a global wellness festival that brought free health and wellness classes to more than 20,000 people worldwide; and providing free community breathwork classes.
