Be The Change Collective

Be The Change Collective https://letsbethechange.net/ We believe ALL deserve the opportunity for transformation, growth and health. We are constantly in awe of you all.
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We are grateful to the beautiful chapter that we got to share as a community - 7+ years of serving as a community studio starting 2013. During the quarantine we let go of our studio - however, our mission, our heart remained...
Beginning in 2023...we have revived Be The Change Collective programming throughout San Jose...

We are still:
~ Inspiring others to create positive change.
~ a community-based organization whose mission is to make the transformative power of Wellness practices accessible to our whole community.
~ Practicing accessibility; therefore will always offer sliding-scale $ options.
~ Partnering with organizations to serve populations that wouldn't typically have access to wellness practices. Catch us offering up free yoga, mediation, dance, art.... at the park, to our at-risk young people, creating transformative all-ages events to uplift our community, or facilitating servant leadership workshops for local companies. We offer all events on a sliding scale for all incomes- making wellness financially available to all members of the community. This means we rely on our community to truly "pay what you can" to support not only your own practice, but hold the space open for all. It only works because people are good and willing to contribute honestly! We just don't believe that wellness & transformation should be as expensive and exclusive as it has become. Sliding-scale means we are always affordable, and we will never turn anyone away due to lack of funds. Please consider the value of our service, what you can honestly afford, and make your contribution accordingly. We prefer cash for donation payments to avoid transaction fees, but credit/debit is also accepted. We offer Yoga for Beginners, Vinyasa, Kundalini, Restorative and more. We pride ourselves on offering yoga for ALL bodies, and our welcoming and inclusive environment.

Your thoughts have been waiting for you to slow down long enough to hear them.On March 3rd, 12:00–1:00 p.m., join us for...
03/02/2026

Your thoughts have been waiting for you to slow down long enough to hear them.

On March 3rd, 12:00–1:00 p.m., join us for Journaling for Clarity & Confidence with Be the Change Collective at the Google Experience Center.

This isn’t about writing beautifully.
It’s about writing honestly.

There’s a biological reset that happens when pen meets paper. Naming your emotions through writing reduces activity in the brain’s stress centers. Your nervous system softens. Your thoughts untangle. Clarity begins to rise.

Through grounding prompts and gentle guidance, you’ll:
• Explore reflective writing exercises
• Learn simple journaling rituals you can return to anytime
• Reconnect with the wisdom that surfaces when you slow down
If you’ve been feeling stretched, distracted, or unsure — this hour is your reset.

Bring a notebook. Bring your real thoughts.
Let’s write our way back to confidence.

March is here 🌿A new month. A new season.This is your invitation to pause, notice what’s stirring within you, and nurtur...
03/02/2026

March is here 🌿

A new month. A new season.
This is your invitation to pause, notice what’s stirring within you, and nurture what truly wants to grow.
For Women’s Month, we’re choosing emergence over exhaustion. Renewal over routine. Intention over autopilot.
What are you ready to grow?
❤️ #ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟɪᴠɪɴɢ

February was about expanding—not performing.We practiced:Compassion for the parts of us we've been taught to hideBelongi...
02/27/2026

February was about expanding—not performing.
We practiced:

Compassion for the parts of us we've been taught to hide
Belonging without shrinking
Community care that doesn't empty us
Softening into our imperfection

Love isn't a performance. It's a practice.
And you're already worthy of it.
What's one way your heart expanded this month?

You've been working so hard to get it right.To be better. Calmer. More healed. Less messy.To prove you're not too much. ...
02/25/2026

You've been working so hard to get it right.
To be better. Calmer. More healed. Less messy.
To prove you're not too much. To prove you're finally enough.
But what if you stopped?
What if your imperfection—your struggle, your mess, your still-figuring-it-out—wasn't a problem to solve?
What if it was just... part of being human?
You don't need to be perfect to be worthy. You don't need to be fixed to be loved.
You're allowed to be this—right now, as you are.
What would soften if you stopped trying to be perfect?

Our hearts are full. 💛To everyone who showed up for the Day of Peace — thank you. Thank you for bringing your presence, ...
02/24/2026

Our hearts are full. 💛

To everyone who showed up for the Day of Peace — thank you. Thank you for bringing your presence, your openness, your energy into the room. Community is never just an idea… it’s something we create together.
We hope you left feeling a little lighter, a little more grounded, and deeply reminded that you don’t have to do life alone.

If you joined us, we’d love to hear from you —
What did the day mean to you? What moment stayed with you?
With gratitude, always. 🌿
✌️

Community care can't be one-sided.It requires:Boundaries (so you're not depleted)Reciprocity (so it's not just you givin...
02/23/2026

Community care can't be one-sided.
It requires:

Boundaries (so you're not depleted)
Reciprocity (so it's not just you giving)
Permission to be messy (so you don't have to perform)
Safe spaces (so asking for help doesn't feel like failing)

What makes community care actually work for you? Drop your answer below.

🦋 We’re ready for you! A Day of Peace 🦋 See you TOMORROW…12-4pm at the San Jose Woman’s Club. 1pm: Yoga, Sound Journey s...
02/22/2026

🦋 We’re ready for you! A Day of Peace 🦋

See you TOMORROW…12-4pm at the San Jose Woman’s Club.

1pm: Yoga, Sound Journey support by Essential Oils
3pm: Destress 101: Stress Relief Through Your Senses

And many other offerings:
- learn how to attract birds and butterflies to your backyard
- assemble care kits and write letters of encouragement for unhoused persons
- fold origami cranes
- listen to a talk on healing foods by author Elise Marie Collins
- QiGong and Breathwork make sure
- play Mahjong
- crafts, such as crocheting, knitting, and needlepoint

In collab with the Club and Farmworker Caravan




Community care isn’t about being strong enough to carry everyone.It’s about creating spaces where we hold each other — g...
02/20/2026

Community care isn’t about being strong enough to carry everyone.
It’s about creating spaces where we hold each other — gently.
That means:
Resting before you’re exhausted.
Asking for support.
Letting yourself be cared for, too.
With the Day of Peace happening this Sunday, we’re reminded how healing it can be to gather with intention — to slow down, to soften, to simply be in community.
If you’re nearby, we’d love for you to join us from 12–4 PM at the San Jose Woman’s Club. Come as you are.
How do you balance caring for yourself and caring for others?
✌️

02/18/2026

With so much weighing on us — in our country and in our own lives — it can be easy to forget that peace and joy still exist. We created this day as a reminder.

Join us for our Day of Peace this Sunday.
So much to do. So much to connect over. So much to enjoy.
Come feel peaceful. Find your community. Just be.
Sunday, Feb 22 | 12-4 PM
San José Woman's Club
See you there. 🕊️

We've been taught that caring for others means giving until you're empty.That love is sacrifice. That community is about...
02/16/2026

We've been taught that caring for others means giving until you're empty.
That love is sacrifice. That community is about showing up for everyone else while you run on fumes.
But that's not care. That's depletion.
Strong community care is mutual. It's:

"I'll hold you, and you'll hold me."
"I'll show up for you, and I'm allowed to rest."
"We take care of each other—not just you taking care of everyone."

You don't have to empty yourself to prove you care.
How do you practice care without burning out?
🤗

Belonging isn't something you earn by being palatable.It's not about:Being low-maintenanceNever needing supportAlways ha...
02/13/2026

Belonging isn't something you earn by being palatable.
It's not about:

Being low-maintenance
Never needing support
Always having it together
Making yourself easier to love

Real belonging is messy. It's "I see you, and you're still welcome here."
It's showing up imperfect and not being asked to leave.
What's one space where you feel like you can be your full, complicated self?

After a stressful year for so many of us, particularly those working in charitable endeavors, we all need a Day of Peac...
02/11/2026

After a stressful year for so many of us, particularly those working in charitable endeavors, we all need a Day of Peace.

Be The Change Collective has partnered with Farmworker Caravan and the San Jose’s Woman’s Club to bring our community a day to relax, let go and be in joy.

We will be leading two sessions:
- Gentle Yoga Movements and Sound Therapy
- Destress 101: Stress Relief through the Senses

All the various Woman’s Club Activity Groups will be facilitating sessions as well, offering relaxing activities for that day and to incorporate into your daily life.

We are also lucky to have Elise Marie Collins, who was a featured author at the Chill Out & Read event last summer. We loved her books on healing foods and elixirs.

Then Farmworker Caravan will host the Breaking Bread roundtable where we will have conversation starter prompts to keep it flowing.

So, we are inviting you to relax, reflect and rejuvenate your body, mind and heart at the Day of Peace on Sunday, February 22 from 12-4pm at the San José Woman’s Club at 75 South 11th Street in downtown San José.

It’s free admission and everyone, young and old, members and non-members and all genders are welcome to attend!

However…just a few requests…

EVENT GUIDELINES:
No politics allowed. Verbally or visually.
No heels allowed. Wear quiet shoes & dress comfortably.
No phones. Turn your cell on silent or vibrate.
No loud or boisterous behaviour.
Be kind to one another.
..and peace will reside.

Make sure to RSVP and save your spot!
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2000 N Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View, CA
94043

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