About us
Wellness, rooted in belonging
Sehat began with a simple belief: everyone deserves a place to breathe, move, and be seen, especially the people who spend their days caring for others.
Our story
Arwa and Kate founded Sehat to bring a range of wellness opportunities to San Diego and beyond, and to build a welcoming community that honors each person’s experience. Their work bridges personal practice with community care, drawing on backgrounds in psychology, human rights, and trauma-informed instruction.
صِحَّة · صحت · सेहत
In Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Hindi alike, the word means health and well-being. We use the word in its fullest sense: a wholeness of body, mind, and community.
The co-founders
Meet Arwa & Kate
Co-founder · Yoga teacher
Arwa Zakir Kakavand
Arwa is a human rights and immigration attorney with nearly two decades of practice, and a yoga teacher who knows firsthand what it means to carry difficult work. She completed OG Yoga’s trauma-informed 200-hour teacher training in 2020 and has since taught children’s programs, studio classes, wellness retreats, and corporate sessions.
Her teaching is rooted in inclusivity and authenticity. She creates spaces where people arrive exactly as they are, with particular care for those in high-exposure roles such as advocates, attorneys, and caregivers. Arwa speaks Hindi, Urdu, and Gujarati, and brings that cultural fluency to every room she holds.
- Trauma-informed RYT 200
- Children & families
- Retreats
- Corporate wellness
- Hindi · Urdu · Gujarati
Co-founder · Mindfulness guide
Kate Borunda
Kate has practiced meditation and yoga since high school. She studied mindfulness and humanistic psychology at Sonoma State University and the psychology of consciousness and spirituality at Saybrook University, then trained in Integrated Movement Therapy at the Samarya Center in Seattle.
In 2020 she completed OG Yoga’s trauma- and diversity-informed 200-hour training and went on to teach there. Today Kate leads Sehat’s meditative walks in Balboa Park and guides practices that meet each person with patience, curiosity, and warmth.
- Trauma- & diversity-informed RYT 200
- Integrated Movement Therapy
- Humanistic psychology
- Meditative walking
What guides us
Our values
Inclusivity
Every body, background, and ability is welcome. Practices are offered with options, never expectations.
Authenticity
Come as you are. There is nothing to prove on the mat or in the circle.
Trauma-informed care
Choice, safety, and consent shape how we teach, speak, and hold space.
Community
Healing happens in connection. We practice together so no one practices alone.