A Safe Space Studio, co-founded by Teya Knapp and Jasmine Dayze, opens Nov. 11 in Sunset Park, bringing affordable wellness and community-focused mental health support to Brooklyn residents.
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On Nov. 11, A Safe Space Studio will open its doors in Sunset Park, offering a new refuge for Brooklyn residents. A sister organization to a nonprofit focused on mental health equity, the studio will provide wellness classes at affordable prices.
Founded by duo Teya Knapp and Jasmine Dayze, A Safe Space Studio is open to everyone, but specifically aims to assist those struggling to find community. The founders noted that people of color and low-income residents often face barriers to prioritizing wellness. To address this issue, several classes at the studio are free, with paid options starting at $20. An unlimited monthly membership will cost $100.
“If you’re in survival mode, you’re not thinking about, ‘Oh, I need to breathe, or I need to relax or I need to take a yoga class,’” Dayze said. “So we’re in the business of educating people on balancing the two and intertwining the two.”
“And it’s very well known that people of color, marginalized communities, have always been historically disadvantaged when it comes to having resources for mental health because things are so expensive,” Knapp added.
In addition to the Reiki classes and guided workouts, the studio will host paid, hour-long therapy sessions for couples and individuals. The sessions will be led by certified BIPOC counselors and social workers, and classes may also be bilingual — providing representation for Sunset Park’s large Hispanic population. The studio will also offer membership scholarships for those who qualify, compensating a month’s worth of unlimited studio classes and a guest pass per month.
“The wellness world has become very saturated, being mostly white-led spaces,” Knapp said. “I think that…
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