Hey, I’m Siha.
Creative. Human. Teacher.
I’m all of those things individually, and collectively. It’s been such a pleasure to share my love + enthusiasm for feeling, and doing, things a little better.
BIO:
Siha considers herself to be a lot of things, but most of all, Happy.
With a list of unique titles including yoga teacher, storyteller, cannabis consultant, experiential designer and much more, Siha fills up rooms with her unique brand of insight, humor, and ease to create transformative spaces that help people and brands make meaningful change. Her dynamic corporate career brings together more than a decade of expertise in brand strategy and executive leadership. Before branching out on her own, Siha spent years at powerhouses like BBDO, Saatchi & Saatchi, J. Walter Thompson, and Deutsch LA leading teams through full-scale new business acquisition and campaign executions across various disciplines and media budgets up to $100 million.
Her passion to create great culture and organizational excellence led her down a path of integrated wellness, ultimately becoming a meditation teacher and trauma-informed educator with a focus on social impact + justice. Siha authors and facilitates online and in-person experiences centered around mindful approaches to topics including wealth, wellness, social justice, and community care. Through her lifestyle brand and studio, Yellow Mat Wellness, she has curated innovative wellness content for media partners and brands including Lululemon, Google, The Honey Pot Co., Kettle One Botanicals, King of Pops, and more.
Siha is the owner and creative director at Rarebird, a freelance agency + design collective in Decatur, GA.
Her favorite title is as Mom to her smart + creative daughter, Jada.
Owner, Yellow Mat Wellness
Community Educator/Facilitator, Hey Siha
Creative Director, Rarebird Agency
Cannabis Sommelier, Rarebird Botanicals
Director of Brand + Social Impact, Black Boys Om
Freelance Creative Brand Strategist
CURRENT TITLES
Skills + Expertise
Previous Events + Engagements
Sep 2020 Teacher, ReFRESH Virtual Wellness Retreat
Sep 2020 Presenter, Lululemon North American Leadership Conference
Jul 2020 Presenter, Webinar “Sheep’s Clothing: Unpacking Performative Allyship”
Jul 2020 Moderator, Panel Discuss for Black Boys Om “Unpacking Performative Allyship in Yoga”
Jun 2020 Facilitator, Online Course: Connection in Action, Race Power & Privilege through a trauma-informed lens
Mar 2020 Facilitator, CoCo Trauma-Informed Outreach Training, Boston
Feb 2020 Facilitator, CoCo Trauma-Informed Outreach Training for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, Atlanta
Feb 2020 Facilitator, Online Course: Connection in Action, Race Power & Privilege through a trauma-informed lens
Feb 2020 Creator, Love.Sweat.Sound. experience for Lululemon
Dec 2019 Creator, High Vibes: An Infused Self-Care Experience
Mar 2018 Creator, Cannabis Is The New Kale: How to establish an infused wellness routine
Oct 2018 Creator, Mellow Yellow: CBD Infused Soundbath
Aug 2019 CoCo Trauma-Informed Outreach Training, Charlotte
Oct 2019 CoCo Trauma-Informed Outreach Training, Jacksonville
Aug 2019 CoCo Trauma-Informed Outreach Training, Miami
Aug 2019 Virtural Panelist, MindBody: The Business of Yoga
Jul 2019 Moderator, It Aint Weed: A CBD Panel
Jul 2018 Panelist @ Get Yo Life Podcast Goal Workshop
Sep 2019 Mindfulness Facilitator @ Google
Jul 2019 Corporate Health Fair for Perimeter Summit Corporate
Jun 2019 International Yoga Day sponsored by Kettle One Botanicals
Jun 2019 Lululemon Brand Ambassador - Ponce City Market
May 2019 Trust for Public Land Yoga on Tap Event
May 2019 Inman Park Festival Kids Yoga Teacher
May 2019 MARTA Yoga Event @ 5Points Station
Apr 2019 Hawks 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
Mar 2019 Mindfulness Facilitator, Newton County Detention Center RSAT program
Mar 2019 Faculty & Student Yoga Teacher @ Agnes Scott College
Aug 2018 Featured Presenter, Dirty South Yoga Fest
Jun 2018 Guest, Shift Happens PodcastMay 2018 Jack & Jill Atlanta Chapter Retreat
May 2018 King of Pops Yoga TeacherApr 2018 Invocation & Grounding at Led to Life Commemorative Event at Trees Atlanta
Aug 2017 Featured Presenter, Dirty South Yoga Fest
Summer 2017 Cynthia Bailey Summer Dance & Acting Academy
May 2017 Trauma-Informed Outreach Volunteer @ Nicholas House, Atlanta
Apr 2017 Black Adventure Club - Mommy & Me Class
Jan 2017 Invocation & Grounding Get Yo Life Goal Workshop
May 2016 Yoga Teacher, Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School
Apr 2016 Speaker, University of West Georgia Marketing Department
Jun 2016 Sweetwater Brewery Yoga on Tap