Team Members

FORT WORTH TEAM

Sara Fix
Director, Community Outreach

Sara is a dynamic, energetic, self-starter with a successful record of embracing new challenges. She has more than 40 years combined experience in sales, marketing and public relations. She initiated the start-up of social service programs within County and City government and several other non-profits. She received the National County Achievement Award for her efforts.

Sara has volunteered for the International Association for Human Values (IAHV) and its sister organization since 1993 with many assignments full-time for extended periods of time. She serves as the Community Outreach Coordinator providing training to volunteer teams nationally with special attention to Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, South Dakota, and Texas. She provides insight and training assistance to teachers on a national level.

Sara continues to organize major community events promoting programs of the IAHV including the SKY Meditation course.

Jennifer Long
Director, Graduate Engagement

Since her introduction to meditation over 15 years ago, Jennifer has never stopped seeking her path to peace. She has a strong drive to help others that has led her to work and volunteer with animals, the elderly, and children.

The first IAHV course she took was November 2012 and she has been volunteering ever since. She has also been involved in organizing and recruiting veterans for the Project Welcome Home Troops program. Her love and passion with volunteering led her to become a yoga instructor where she also teaches others about the power of the breath. She takes special pride in her prenatal and new-mother programs and loves helping her students to recognize their uniqueness. Jennifer is a mother and enjoys spending time with her baby boy and her husband of six years.

Tila Foss
Director, Program Coordinator and Communication

Tila Foss is a New Zealand native but she has lived most of her life in Texas. She graduated Texas A&M with a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering and earned an MBA from SMU. She has applied both of these degrees in the semiconductor industry for the last 15 years. She only recently considered a holistic wellness approach after her medical doctor recommended she find some type of meditation practice. She started with a book and then stumbled upon the SKY breathing meditation technique in 2013.

Now she volunteers with Take A Breath Texas to help others discover this profound yet simple breathing technique that one can easily practice every day. Not only has she noticed meaningful changes in her life, but so have others.

"SKY Breathing Meditation has helped me with SO many different aspects of my life - relationships with humans, relationships with pets, golf, career changes -- it's crazy how something so simple can be so beneficial. Yep, more folks need to learn this. Life is too short to not have this tool in your toolkit."

Victoria Le, DC
Instructor, SKY Breathing Meditation

Dr. Victoria Le, DC, is the director of Yes To Perfect Health Wellness Clinic and has been in practice as Doctor of Chiropractic and Functional Medicine since 1989.

For the past 24 years, Victoria has been teaching yoga, meditation and wellness programs in the United States, Vietnam, and India. She has also taught anger management and rehabilitation programs at Boulder County Jail and Englewood Federal Correction Center in Colorado.

Dr. Le is actively involved in the research and advancement of anti-aging and natural health care, and her mission is to create healthier communities through wellness education.

Sridevi Bajgur
Instructor, SKY Breathing Meditation

Sridevi Bajgur was born in West Virginia but grew up in India. She has a Masters degree in Civil Engineering and is currently a Project Manager at one of the top construction firms in the country.

She has been practicing yoga since she was seven years old. She participated in her first SKY program in 2009 and has been practicing the techniques ever since. She volunteers her personal time with the International Association of Human Values (IAHV) as a teacher and facilitator of the SKY Program and the Youth Empowerment Seminar, a powerful program designed for empowering youths in Universities.

She has personally benefited enormously from the SKY practice and that drives her passion to make a difference in society at the grassroots level by empowering people with tools and techniques not just to cope with stress but to thrive in life with clarity of thought, peace of mind, and overall well being.

Joy Benetti
Instructor, SKY Breathing Meditation

Born and raised in Wisconsin, Joy learned meditation while attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Sociology. Soon after graduating, she became a teacher of meditation. She and her husband taught meditation in their 'spare' time while raising their son and enjoying their careers. Joy worked in an administrative capacity for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the State Bar of Wisconsin, the American Bar Association as well as real estate development companies.

She retired to Texas in 2013 and continues to teach SKY Breathing Meditation. She enjoys facilitating the meditation courses and continues to be inspired by the wonderful discoveries the students experience both during and after they take the course. "There is a noticeable different in the students' faces from the first to the final sessions - the stress dissolves and their inner smile returns! It is such a privilege to share that experience with people and provide them with what they need to continue their meditation at home. SKY Breathing Meditation helps us renew our connection with our inner self and gain more balance and peace in our lives - what a HUGE benefit!"

SAN ANTONIO TEAM

Paashka Prowell
Director, Media & Public Relations

Lieutenant Colonel Paashka E. Prowell, USAF, (Retired), is a volunteer for Take A Breath Texas, San Antonio Chapter and mainly serves Project Welcome Home Troops' veteran workshops. She has a Master of Science in International Relations and graduate training in Instructional Psychology and Technology. She enlisted in the USAF in 1978 and subsequently commissioned in 1986 through Officers’ Training School. While in the Armed Forces, Paashka held a variety of positions from Logistics Commander to Foreign Area Officer serving around the world from Tunisia to Mexico. Paashka retired after 27 years of military service.

She had a prolific career in the military as a leader and continues service to her nation as a Community Activist.
Currently, Paashka works as a real estate professional in Texas and serves as Director, Media Relations for Take A Breath Texas.

Sara Bush Burns
Director, Graduate Engagement

Sara worked in the Airlines industry for 11 years. She grew up in San Antonio and raised a family with two wonderful children. She works with one of the largest fabric companies in the United States for the past 19 years. Sara volunteered and supported the Palmer Drug Abuse program in San Antonio which enriched her life and soul. She was introduced to SKY Meditation in 2013. Her life has changed for the better. Since the course, she has experienced healing, peace, more energy and an increased happiness that was so unexpected. Sara is very grateful to have found the Take A Breath Texas initiative and will continue helping people learn and experience all the benefits its programs bring.

"Now I wake up each day with a smile on my face and look forward to whatever the day has for me," says Sara.

Vangie Moore
Director, Social Media

Vangie is an active duty military service member serving as an Air Force medical technician with 14 years of service. She has held several positions to include management in outpatient settings, technical school instructor, and management positions in the military technical training environment. She has been volunteering for Take a Breath Texas for almost two years. During this time, she coordinated SKY Meditation courses for the San Antonio chapter and helped the Power Breath Workshop team host courses for veterans. She has been meditating for 10 years and enjoys introducing the power of breathing and meditation to those willing to learn. In addition to volunteering for TABT, she also serves on the Leadership Council of her church and enjoys facilitating meditation, spiritual, self-development, and leadership classes to both military and civilian audiences.

Robert Carter III PHD, MPH, FACSM
Director, Research

Dr. Robert Carter III (Lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army) is a medical scientist specializing in trauma and injury related research. As an adjunct professor, Dr. Carter has taught numerous courses in nutrition, human performance, health and human disease, genetics, and bioethics at several universities. Dr. Carter has a Ph.D. in Physiology and Master of Public Health in chronic disease epidemiology. He received his postgraduate training in epidemiology at Harvard School Public Health and in Physiology at the United States Army Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick, MA.

He serves on several scientific editorial boards, and is a scientific reviewer for 14 scientific and medical journals. He has published over 50 peer reviewed articles and book chapters on human performance, trauma, and environmental medicine. He is the Director for Research for the Take A Breath Texas Initiative He also serves on the board of advisors for Project Welcome Home Troops an educational non-profit organization geared towards bringing peace of mind to veterans. He is a volunteer and Power Breath Workshop facilitator with the International Association for Human Value. Dr. Carter and his wife, Dr. Kirti Carter, are meditators and are dedicated to helping individuals counteract stress and build resiliency in daily life by facilitating educational seminars on breath-based meditation and mind-body resiliency.

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