Andres Gonzalez

Andrés González is a Puerto Rican American teacher, author, and musician, and a co-founder of the Holistic Life Foundation, a nonprofit established in Baltimore in 2001. He has taught yoga and mindfulness to diverse communities worldwide for more than 20 years, including students in Baltimore City Public Schools and people in treatment centers, shelters, colleges, and other community settings. González holds a B.S. in Marketing and an MBA from the University of Maryland and is a certified health coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.

González co-authored Let Your Light Shine: How Mindfulness Can Empower Children and Rebuild Communities with Ali Smith and Atman Smith. He has also been published in the Journal of Children’s Services.