​Sonya Easterday was born and raised in the Knoxville area. She began studying martial arts in 1998, which helped her gain confidence, perseverance and focus. Sonya experimented with different types of meditation throughout her life and began consistently practicing mindfulness and mindfulness meditation in 2013. In 2014 she had the opportunity to study at Omega in New York.  She has since studied Mindfulness-Based Stress Rreduction and attended various seminars on mindfulness meditation. In 2018 she became a certified Life Coach and just recently finished her mindfulness teacher training.  Her approach combines mindfulness techniques with personalized coaching to foster growth and resilience.