Universally Seeking

Orphaned in her early teens and shuttled between foster homes, Tatiana Forero Puerta found herself in her early twenties in New York City, suffering from PTSD and OCD, anorexic, self-harming, and suicidal. She says yoga was the tool which healed her scars, opened her soul to forgiveness, and allowed her to reconcile herself with a past that had threatened to snuff out her light and her life. Tatiana is now a mama, writer, philosopher, and yoga teacher living in New York City. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, she is a graduate of Stanford, NYU, and Columbia universities. She has taught philosophy and yoga for a decade, including her post as an adjunct faculty member at New York University and the City University of New York. A columnist for New York Spirit, Park Slope Reader, and Elephant Journal, Tatiana is a recipient of the 2017 Pushcart Prize for poetry and a finalist for Blueshift Journal’s prize for writers of color. Tatiana is also core faculty at Peaceful Generation Now, a NewYork-based mindfulness p