EVAN

SCHARFELD

Chairperson

WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO THE CULTIVATE COMMUNITY?

I founded Cultivate in 2017 with a dream to make yoga accessible to everyone. Since then, I have witnessed this community grow and expand in the most brilliant ways. While I continue to promote the mission and steward the organization, I have seen Cultivate take on a life of its own - one in which students and teachers co-create boundless opportunities for service to ourselves and one another.

HOW DO YOU ENVISION CULTIVATE YOGA SERVING OUR COMMUNITY?

Cultivate has become its own life force and is continuing to evolve as the needs and desires of our collective community shifts. I believe we can sit firmly in our mission of YOGA for ALL while providing low-barrier opportunity for everyone to find and maintain their yoga with us.

WHAT SPECIAL SKILLS DO YOU HOPE TO BRING TO THE CULTIVATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS?

I am in a unique position as the founder of Cultivate to have nurtured the organization from young nonprofit startup to a mature community that lives our mission everyday at our studios in Avon and Lakewood. My operational and logistical experience across all facets of the organization help me to guide decisions and actions rooted in our mission and based on our trajectory thus far.

WHAT HAS COMMUNITY HELPED TO CULTIVATE WITHIN YOU?

I believe that the personal practice of yoga and existing in supportive and loving community function on the same plane of needs. Introspection and connection are the yin and yang of a healthy and balanced individual. This Cultivate community has been instrumental to my personal mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. I continue to build strength and resilience because of the love that surrounds me.

BESIDES YOGA, WHAT IS ONE THING THAT CULTIVATES JOY IN YOUR LIFE?

I absolutely ADORE being outside, exploring nature with the people I love.