WalkGood LA

Proud moment for WalkGood LA as our CEO, Etienne Maurice, led a YouGood? A Men's Healing Circle at Dwyane Wade’s Time Out Men’s Wellness Retreat, highlighting our mission to foster healing, community, and connection for everybody!

We're seeking sponsors for the 2nd annual FilmGood, the only film and wellness festival serving independent, underrepresented filmmakers. Download our sponsor form here. Contact [email protected] for sponsorship opportunities. https://lnkd.in/gzCZbeBJ

We are proud to announce the 2nd annual FilmGood, a film and wellness festival, set to take place in December 2024. WHAT IS FILMGOOD?? Taking place in the heart of Los Angeles, FilmGood is a multi-day festival that offers a block of short film screenings, special feature film presentations, filmmaker Q&A's, skill-building and interactive workshops, industry panels, networking opportunities, wellness experiences, and more. FilmGood is a community space that provides emerging, underrepresented filmmakers a platform to learn, grow, & share their filmed work. The 2024 edition of the festival will include 4 official days of programming (December 12th-15th) in addition to promotional community events on December 10th and 11th. Please join WalkGood LA in showcasing well-made, thought-provoking, & unseen work on the big screen while building an inclusive space among all filmmakers, artists, & esteemed industry guests. As part of the festival programming, FilmGood is accepting short film submissions through 10/31. Visit FILMGOOD.ORG for more information on film submissions and to stay up to date on programming and tickets. WalkGood is currently seeking sponsors for the 2nd annual FilmGood. Download the sponsorship form at filmgood.org FilmGood is the ONLY film and wellness festival.

Zendaya and Vogue visited our creative wellness studio, The WalkGood Yard, over the Summer. We had a great conversation with her about mental health and her new partnership with On. Click the link to read the full article. https://lnkd.in/gA_kvmCu

WalkGood LA is presenting the inaugural Park to Playa 5K on Sunday, September 22nd at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area. We would like to invite you to register to spend a day celebrating movement in community with all of Los Angeles! Whether you run, jog, or run we want to see you there with your friends and family. We'll have food, music, vendors and more. Just 10 days left to register online! Register at walkgoodla.org. Special thank you to our presenting sponsor The Diva Foundation, and official sponsors Propel Fitness Water, City National Bank, Black Love. We have some incredible community partners lined up for the 5K: Aztlan Athletics, LA County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, LA County Parks & Rec, Black Market Flea, Soulection, CISE, YEA! Impact, Black Events LA, CRTFD, SBRBN, Be Greater Than, Intersectional Environmentalist, Gorilla Rx Wellness, and Wellness For The People. Etienne Maurice

Did you know that WalkGood offers a variety of donation-based wellness experiences every month? BreatheGood is a monthly community yoga experience held at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in Los Angeles. We believe that yoga is for everybody and every body. To RSVP to our next BreatheGood experience on Sunday 9/8 at 10AM, click the link below. https://lnkd.in/gN9G8yaB Johnny Venus, AKA Olu from musical duo EarthGang, will be leading a 1 hour yoga flow for this BreatheGood experience. If you've never done yoga before, we encourage you to try it out. You can always bring your friends and family. Children are welcome.

Fun fact: Did you know that "WalkGood" is a Jamaican expression used to wish a person the very best in their endeavors and to travel with good spirits, peace, love, and affection towards others? Founder of WalkGood LA, Etienne Maurice, used to be told by his late grandmother, Ivy Ralph, to "WalkGood" every time he left their family home in Jamaica. WalkGood LA?is a family-led community wellness 501(c)(3) organization based in Los Angeles that provides??equitable healing spaces for underrepresented communities. Recognizing the need for community healing after the racial strife suffered by Black & Brown bodies in 2020 as well as the desire to address so many people’s constant experience of feeling “othered”, WalkGood began providing an??inclusive space of healing through community yoga, healing circles, hikes, a run/walk club, & other activations throughout LA & beyond. What began as a weekly peaceful protest inJune 2020 has now become a?multi-faceted, feel-good, healing community?with hundreds of members in attendance weekly.?In February 2024, WalkGood also opened a creative wellness studio, The WalkGood Yard, in Mid-City Los Angeles. The studio is now hosting everything from yoga classes and step aerobics to workshops and other creative events. The studio is also open to rentals. For partner inquiries, please email [email protected] For rental inquiries, email [email protected] If you'd like to stay up to date on our experiences and offerings, join our newsletter at the link below. https://lnkd.in/g4wfuKbd