Transform your Wellness
Experience whole-body, whole-spirit wellness rooted in ancient and modern-day therapies
At BTWC, we're dedicated to improving access to holistic health care and wellness for all. Serving the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, we're committed to our mission.
We provide knowledge to women & allies to take control of their wellness.
Our nonprofit offers free and low-cost programs designed to provide a holistic health approach that incorporates generations-old and modern-day therapies.
We don't believe in one-size-fits-all health care.
With experienced wellness coaches and instructors and unique approaches, we offer a wide range of wellness solutions that cater to your specific needs.
Welcome to Banyan Tree Women's Collective
We draw from a rich and diverse tapestry of many interwoven branches of health to personalize your wellness journey, much like the sprawling canopy of a mighty banyan tree. We classify our many offerings into four branches of wellness, each represented by a sturdy branch of this symbolic tree: nutrition, movement, spirit, and lifestyle. Just as a banyan tree's strength lies in the unity of its branches, we believe in optimizing your health and wellness by nurturing harmony and balance in each of these vital branches.
Nutrition
Nutrition, like the nourishing roots of the banyan tree, forms the firm foundation of your overall well-being. Like the tree draws essential nutrients from the earth to thrive and flourish, we believe holistic nutrition practices promotes your vitality. Our approach to nutrition is deeply rooted in the concept of nourishing not just your body but your entire being.
Movement
Movement is the robust trunk that supports the growth of your overall health. Our approach to movement encompasses various forms of exercise, from yoga and strength training to dance and other art forms that help you connect with your body and increase your vitality.
Spirit
Spirit is the heart of our wellness philosophy, much like the heartwood of a banyan tree. It encompasses emotional and spiritual well-being and includes sound healing, breathwork, meditation, and other techniques to foster emotional intelligence. Cultivating your inner spirit promotes mental clarity, emotional resilience, and a deeper sense of purpose.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle is the outermost layer of our holistic approach, akin to the leaves that provide shade and protection. Learn how to make conscious choices that spark preventative health solutions and promote well-being across all dimensions of your life, mind, body and spirit with greater vitality, joy, and sense of fulfillment.
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We believe that health care is a human right
We are a nonprofit collective of health care workers, artists, healers, teachers, and wellness advocates, who deeply believe that cost should never be a barrier to whole-body, whole-spirit health care & wellness
Inclusive Vision: We aspire to a world where everyone can access ancient, evidence-based therapies that enhance health, mood, and stress management. It's not just for those who can afford luxury retreats and spa treatments.
Complementary Approach: Rather than an alternative to conventional medicine, we see ourselves as a complementary and integrative part of wellness.
Expert Collaboration: We work closely with health coaches, doctors, nutritionists, mental health counselors, and fitness instructors to design our free and affordable classes and curricula.
Personalized Guidance: We offer free health coaching to tailor individuals' health journeys to their unique challenges and goals.
Community Focus: We believe in the power of community and strive to create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for all individuals on their wellness journeys.
Longevity &
Resilience
The banyan tree is among the oldest and most far-reaching trees on earth. A single tree can flourish to become a vast kingdom of interconnected trees,
hundreds of yards wide and hundreds of years old.
It’s roots sprout from atop branches that become an entwined and interconnected web of new and old growth.
In the same way, we believe in health care that incorporates the old with the new, so that health and wellness isn’t confined to just one branch.
That's why we offer many branches of diverse health and wellness traditions from across cultures - and across generations - to help individuals and communities thrive.
Because health care solutions should be as unique and diverse as individuals themselves can be.
Let us support you in your own wellness journey.
Come and flourish with us.
How Whole-Body, Whole-Spirit Wellness Changes Lives
Improves Sleep Quality
Experience the transformative power of whole-body, whole-spirit wellness and improve your sleep quality today.
Reduces Anxious Feelings
Transform your mental and emotional well-being with whole-body, whole-spirit wellness.
Bring Stress Levels Down
Experience the transformative power of whole-body, whole-spirit wellness and reduce stress levels today.
Improves Focus and Concentration
Transform your cognitive function with whole-body, whole-spirit wellness.
Our Collaborators
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Our nonprofit is a collective made up of people of many races, sexual orientations, gender identities, ethnic, cultural & economic backgrounds, working side-by-side, to create change. We seek to represent the needs of individuals from all walks of life, no matter what their zip code or bank balance, to optimize their health and wellness, mindfulness and nutrition.
Why support our nonprofit?
Sustainable Wellness
The trend toward embracing natural alternative and holistic therapies is gaining momentum, with an increasing demand observed each year. This surge in interest is particularly notable among younger Americans.
Breaking the Cycle
Less than 5% of adults participate in the recommended 30 minutes of physical activity each weekday. Only 1 in 3 adults get the recommended 150 minutes of physical activity a week.
Best of Both Worlds
An increasing number of individuals are turning to a combination of the best from both conventional and alternative therapies, seeking to optimize their health and discover relief from chronic pain, and anxiety.
The Joy of Movement
Studies have shown that giving individuals a diverse array of fun & creative exercise options to choose from encourages more physical activity & improved mental and physical health.
Integrative Medicine
More & more hospitals are starting to offer evidence-based alternative medicine - known as integrative medicine - for patients to find relief from such chronic conditions as cancer, back pain & heart disease.
A Quiet Epidemic
Nearly one in five U.S. adults report having been diagnosed with depression. Around 75% of adults report they have experienced health impacts due to stress, including headache, fatigue, anxiety & depression.
Access to All
Due to Lack of health insurance coverage for integrative therapies, individuals often find themselves having to personally cover the costs or opt out entirely, missing the valuable relief these therapies can offer.
Bridging Mind & Body
Holistic practices such as yoga, exercise, body work, meditation, mindfulness, EFT & sound therapy. have been shown to help individuals reduce their stress, anxiety & depression, improve sleep & mood, and help to manage chronic pain.
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