Charnal Chaney is the founder of Bold Yoga LLC. Ms. Chaney started focusing on her passion for yoga & meditation after closely experiencing and witnessing the impact of violence in her community.

Bold Yoga works to teach individuals how to self-regulate, build healthy self-esteem, & prevent violence in neighborhoods where responding to conflict with harmful behavior is the norm. Ms. Chaney graduated from Hermitage High School & is certified as a trauma-informed yoga instructor through “Breathe for Change”. ​

The organization primarily works in wards 7 & 8 with individuals, aged 5-17 as well as adults, who have themselves or whose families have been impacted by incarceration, poverty & violence.