Majestic Community Wellness

Majestic Community Wellness is a Cambridge nonprofit that offers free, trauma-informed yoga, movement, mindfulness and mental health support to underserved communities across Greater Boston. Its work focuses on Black women, women of color, mothers and families, with programs in maternal health, youth mental health, healthy aging, workforce development and community wellness. Classes are built around safety and choice: every movement is optional, rest is always welcome and there are no hands-on adjustments without consent.

The organization trains and employs Black, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ and other systemically excluded leaders to bring care into their own neighborhoods, guided by the belief that care should be led by those closest to the work. Its relational care model and Majestic Healing Pathways framework emphasize consistent practice, nervous-system regulation and genuine connection. No experience, flexibility or mat is needed to take part, and maternal programs span preconception and pregnancy through menopause and elderhood.

What to Know

• It serves more than 1,800 people a year, with over 13,000 participant visits.
• About 80 percent of participants identify as Black, Indigenous or women of color.
• 25 Community Wellness Educators work across 10 to 12 partner sites.
• It has an active research collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital.
• It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.