The Team

E.Y.E.S is the Founder of Rent-Assaince Man, COO of The Easy Yogi and COO of mindfulCITY. He has worked in the food industry for approximately two decades. His philosophy on food is that the body requires nutrients to be healthy and food is just the pretty packaging for those nutrients. This is why he finds it important to create visually appealing, delectable dishes from whole foods as part of a healthy lifestyle. He is also passionate about the intersection of healthy eating and functional movement to promote longevity, vitality, and confidence. His experience as athlete and martial artist has helped him understand how different bodies and minds function and he is determined to help his mobility clients see the mind body connection in terms of ability, strength and confidence. Yet , through Submerge Society, music, the arts and lyricism are his truest form of expression and transformation.

Helen Blaaker is the Co-Owner and CEO of The Easy Yogi, an Ayurveda Consulting Practice, and mindfulCITY, an online resource for all things mindful. Ayurveda (which translates into "the science of life"), is an ancient practice of healthcare, enabling one to understand how to create balance of body and mind according to one’s unique elemental constitution by making lifestyle changes in food, herbs, and physical activity to bring about and maintain one’s unique balance. The Easy Yogi offers consultations in Ayurveda and complimentary practices;  unique personal blends of herbal teas, oils and capsules, educational programs & workshops in ayurveda, meditation, and movement; and various retreats focused on emotional & spiritual healing, mindful movement and immersive retreats for those ready to make lasting lifestyle changes. Helen is a Raja Yoga Meditation Practitioner of nearly 30 years with 20 years of teaching practical meditation and dharma through lectures, workshops and television programs.  Her years of living as a monk, a contemplative life of intentional solitude and surrender, has allowed her the focused discipline to dive deep into learning and understanding who we are innately, what it is we seek, and how we can be in harmony with ourselves, nature, and each other. While maintaining her work in the fast paced, money-minded financial industry, Helen was determined to find balance within the madness and share those tools with the community, to live a more mindful and yogic life regardless of lifestyle choices or circumstances. Helen shares her own experience and continued learning through her blogs, and introduces the community to those who use mindfulness in unique ways on a daily basis through the mindfulCITY podcast, “Tuning into Life”.

A lifelong student of soul science — the intersection of spirituality with every branch of knowledge — Cynthia Gomez blends spirituality, philosophy, and the sciences to help facilitate quantum healing and conscious living. She is trained in Reiki and other intersectional energy work modalities, and is a certified master life coach. She is also a writer and entrepreneur. She owns The Gaia Revolution, as well as Light Rising Publishing and StoryTime Me, which offer unique publishing solutions to produce content that facilitates empowered personal storytelling, meaning-making, and wisdom sharing to ultimately expand consciousness and connectedness, and inspire kinder living.

MindfulCITY is Florida's premier online guide to conscious living by connecting you with local events with a focus on health, wellness, and spirituality. It is the search engine for your soul, providing connection not only to local conscious events, but also to practitioners and businesses, through a directory, reviews, calendar of events, and newsletter. The MindfulCITY podcast brings you an intimate exploration of the businesses, practitioners, and artists making an impact in the Florida spiritual community, directing your attention to people, places, and events designed to help you along your path. Join us on Patreon and support our mindful discoveries: https://www.patreon.com/mindfulCITY

The Easy Yogi is a personal consulting company specializing in practical spirituality. It's about using the soul's innate inner wisdom to navigate daily life — essentially taking the mat to the streets — by combining instruction in meditation and Ayurveda with guidance on how to access and use your own inner compas to navigate your unique path.  An early description of Ayurveda given in the Caraka Samhita says: "It is called Ayurveda because it tells us which substances, qualities and actions are life enhancing, and which are not. -- Sutrasthana 30.23.  The Easy Yogi offers one-on-one consultations, courses, workshops and retreats. The Easy Yogi also hosts MindfulCITY's signature podcast.

While it is true that our inner state is paramount in shaping our experience in this physical world, understanding ourselves requires exploring our interrelationship with the five elements. We affect them, and they in turn affect us. How do the five elements impact our physical, mental, and emotional make-up? And what practices, from diet to physical care, can we use to heal our relationship with the five elements to reach new levels of physical wellness and spiritual wholeness? Join us for a small group explorations into Ayurvedic and complementary holistic practices.