Meet our Founder - Sara baker
Have you ever wanted something more for your life and doubted your ability to make it happen? Have you ever dreamed of escaping from your everyday reality and experiencing endless epic adventures? Have you ever struggled to make a charge and create a life truly empowered?
This is exactly how I felt before I started my path to becoming the founder of SABI Pathways Holistic Wellness. In 2018 I was working as a Clinical Supervisor for a crisis center near Joshua Tree, Ca. This crisis center was incredibly intense and served people dealing with some of the most traumatic experiences of their life. We did as much as we could for them in 24 hours and hoped they would take empowered action with the resources we gave them. Day in and day out I saw the need for the community and the human collective to receive more holistic care on their path to transformative healing. The budget didn’t account for it and I could only do so much while working there. I was completely burnt out and felt disconnected from my path. I knew I wanted to make a big impact on my community, but I was too scared to go out on my own and make something happen.
Before the crisis center, I had big dreams of creating a holistic platform filled with all the tools and skills needed to live a fulfilling life. With all the life experiences I’d had I felt like I could offer something more and share some insightful gifts with the world. It was my life’s passion to study the mind-body-spirit-energy connection and to bring this elevated awareness to all. From a young age, my heart was focused on helping those who struggled in life. Those who experienced deep-rooted traumas, negative emotions, and who had difficulty finding meaning or purpose. I wanted everyone to feel fulfilled and to experience life with a vast amount of love, success, and abundance. I was determined to overcome the suffering experienced all around me and to find a way to make a difference.
I began my exploration of empowerment in college and developed a love for the elevated feelings psychology, yoga and travel brought me. I studied psychology at UCLA and went on two receive my Master’s Degree in Psychology as a Marriage and Family Therapist. I worked thousands of hours to become a licensed clinician and collaborated with a multitude of fascinating people along the way. I had a natural ability to connect with everyone and I loved having the opportunity to serve my community in a big, big way. Working with the mind and guiding people towards wholeness truly fulfilled part of my soul’s purpose.
In addition to studying psychology, I was drawn to the calming energy of yoga and the benefits of meditation. I found myself fascinated by the peacefulness I felt and the appreciation I had for my body. As I learned how to become more aware in the present moment and how to tune into the needs of my body, I immediately experienced an elevation into higher consciousness. In 2014 I completed a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training and began guiding yogis into new states of awareness. I loved bringing in a connection to the psyche during class and inspiring students with mindfulness and positive psychology. I felt that I could lead the class as my most authentic self, speaking intuitively and curing asanas from a heart-centered place. The integration of psychology into the yoga room allowed me to combine two of my most passionate interests and inspire others to do the same.
While my heart was truly, truly fulfilled with the integration of psychology and yoga, traveling the world has always been the key to my soul’s desire. I spent endless summers teaching English in Switzerland, exploring the vibrant Alps, and diving into the most divine delicacies of chocolate and cheese. I traversed the crowded streets of India smelling the scrumptious spices and honoring their colorful collection of intricate temples. I road camels under the night sky deep into the Sahara and gazed at the awe-inspiring architecture while atop Machu Picchu mountain. I enjoyed a tantalizing glass of red wine in the hills of Tuscany and watched the most beautiful sunset off the cliffs of Santorini. I hiked hundreds of miles through the High Sierra mountains following the footsteps of John Muir and all the wondrous wanderlusters who came before me. All these experiences awakened a curiosity in me and the need to connect deeper with the ancestral energies of the Earth. It was so apparent to me that we collectively need this spiritual connection with the Earth to know ourselves as we truly are… spiritual beings having a human experience.
It seems that my path has always unconsciously led me to nourish the needs of my mind, body, and spirit. I appreciate that it was my destiny to experience these epic soul-filled adventures to guide others to do the same. While I was working at the crisis center and feeling face down on the path a good friend reminded me of the vision and experiences I once had. She told me, “Do not insult the universe because you’re scared…start creating your highest reality right now!” I knew she was right, and I made a choice that day to put in my two weeks’ notice and take a leap of faith. Two months later I went on to host an incredibly successful retreat in the Sacred Valley of Peru and continue with my dream of designing a holistic wellness center.
My name is Sara Ashley Baker and today I am the founder of SABI Pathways Holistic Wellness. In 2018 when I took a leap of faith and left the mundane reality of my corporate job, I made a commitment to create my most empowered reality and inspire others to do the same. It is my mission and life’s path to up-level the planet with the cosmic energy of holistic wellness and the magic of Earth medicine. My values are rooted in self-empowerment, conscious community, and alignment with the mind, body, soul, energy connection. I believe that when you embody the powerful practices of holistic wellness and connect to the ancient wisdom of the Earth you can live self-empowered and in alignment with your souls’ true path. Your start to feel more meaning and purpose in all that you do and feel as if you have a role in where life takes you.
SABI Pathways Holistic Wellness is a lifelong dream of mine and a place where I can share my gifts, wisdom and my most authentic self with the world. In addition to the SABI Team’s holistic services, I personally offer individual and group coaching opportunities. I focus on holistic empowerment and working with unlocking the secrets of the unconscious mind. Through my extensive training in therapy, yoga, NLP, hypnosis, and energy work I have found a way to truly help people experience the deepest levels of fulfillment and uncover their souls’ true path. In these programs, we dig deep into the unconscious and release old patterns, behaviors, and blockages keeping you stuck. We let go of doubts, fears, and limiting beliefs holding you back and create the compelling future you’ve been asking for. We bring back a connection to the mind, body, spirit and remind you of your oneness with the energy of the Earth. When you take responsibility for creating your reality the possibilities become endless and the door of perception opens to the limitless universe all around you.
Check out all of the soul-filled experiences offered by SABI Pathways Holistic Wellness at www.sabipathways.com and join me on an incredible journey of self-mastery through one of our advanced coaching programs!