An Award-Winning member of the Santa Monica community and known beach dweller, Vee Gomez is the CEO and lead yoga instructor of Beach Yoga SoCal. On a mission to spread mindful living, Vee loves teaching yoga on the beach and reminding students of the ocean’s therapeutic properties. “Yoga is simply being aware. Aware of ones surroundings. Aware of the body. Aware of the breath,” she says. “Once you have this awareness, you’ll move more fluidly through life. This is what I aim to teach my students. The ocean, sand and air help me do that.” In her classes, Vee shows students how to connect with their environment while bending and moving the body in a functional way. When she’s not teaching, Vee spends time with her husband and three dogs. She loves eating different foods and writing poetry in her free time.