Who is Yolanda?
I’m Yolanda, an SMGI® Guide Trainee who helps those who have experienced loss, are going through grief, and have pain in their heart, to feel supported and deeply understood so they can heal deep loss feeling wisely guided and at peace.
Meet Yolanda.
I'm Yolanda Frausto, trauma-informed yoga instructor for marginalized communities, intuitive reader, medicine-maker and SMGI® Trainee.
I teach youth, in the San Francisco east bay area, and have a strong gravitational pull towards folks that have trauma and that have needs stemming from trauma that they may not even know they have, being a trauma survivor myself.
I can sit with all sorts of people, and I love doing nothing more than sitting, hearing, listening and helping someone when they don't know where to go. And that comes from a place of being that person that didn't know where to go, and I found my path. Or as I often say, I didn't find my path, my path found me.
Yoga found me. I'd never even heard of yoga, that found me. Meditation found me. I never knew anybody that did meditation; I thought it was for a special class of people only, so meditation found me. Medicine-work found me, and I have a very strong connection to medicine-work. I have a strong connection with curanderismo, which doesn’t just have to mean healing for Spanish speaking folks, curanderismo is just a modality of healing.
I also practice with some medicinal herbs and make CBD salves. I have all these different things in the plant realm that I like to use to support people. I also use the drum to play songs for people when they need healing in their heart and their soul from an emotional place, a spiritual place, a grieving place. To purchase my CBD salves, you can contact me by my cell or email below.
I really can sit with people that are grieving huge losses. Having lost my own son, my mother, and my brother within a few short years from each other. I can deeply and authentically sit with folks that need that type of support. So that's what I really lean into, and those people find me, we all find who we need to find.
I'm really grateful to be able to offer SMGI® journeying, where you can go deeply inwards without having to twist yourself up into a pretzel.
I’m used to journeying with medicine. And this way for people to journey with just themselves, is such a wonderful gift to be able to offer people that don't have the ability to do the medicine. My background with medicine journeys informs how I can help support somebody going in to heal whatever traumas that might have them stuck, or might have them unable to move into a different place.
Using my intuition with clients is all magic and prayer. I use a a lot of prayer to tap into someone’s energy fields, and guide from that place. And I don't always know how I do it. I just know that it works. I know how to slow myself down to meet you where you're at and be able to help guide you through a lot of things. I do a lot of psychic work, so that also helps inform my practices.
An ideal client for me is somebody that knows they need support with something; even if they don't know what it is. Somebody who has experienced loss or is going through some grief or has some pain in their heart, and doesn't know where else to let that out, or somebody that’s hurting and they don't know how to connect with any family or friends because other people don't have the experience that they have just been through. These are the best clients for me.
I’ve helped a lot of youth actually, because when my son left us, he left me with a whole community of his friends that I helped support through drug overdoses, with gunshot injuries, and with the grief of losing one of their very best friends. I've held drumming circles, I've held prayer circles, and I've held memorial circles, to support youth that would not have received the understanding of such a deep loss.
All of everything I've learned has been a blessing. Being able to serve others is one thing, but what I get back from offering all of this is amazing. Amazing. And I don't think I'd be here today without it.
I welcome your contact.
Phone: (510) 229-2731
Email: yolanda_frausto@yahoo.com
What people are saying.
“Yolanda brings compassion and a grounded presence to her work. She helped me unload my cares and bring in a beautiful sense of protection.”
— Leslie, NOVATO, CA.
“Yolanda listening to her intuition and not just following a script was so helpful. I felt that she was with me throughout my journey. I felt very seen and held. Truly enjoyed being guided by Yolanda.”
— Mark, NICASIO, CA
“Yolanda’s really just incredibly magical and amazing. Anybody with a broken heart, or walking through a really dark, terrible time, will get more peace through her prayer, intuitive guidance and presence as you journey inwards.”
— Leila, Sausalito, CA
