“Choke”

“CHOKE” (she/her) is a self-taught artist of Taíno and Aztec ancestry and co-founder and director of The Mind Body Ecology Institute. She is also founder and CEO of Arté Tea Co., specializing in artistically curated teas and tisanes, along with tea ceremonial sittings and tea travel adventures around the globe. “CHOKE” stands for ‘Creating Her Own Kinetic Energy’.

Her presence is deeply felt in communities throughout the U.S., from the Bay Area to southern Oregon and Florida to the greater metro area of D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, even to Fort Worth, Texas, a.k.a, Panther City, where she still keeps a home base. Up until 2023, she chose to be recognizable through covering her face in photographs to allow the art to speak for itself. She currently resides in Bali, Indonesia.

Inspired by the teacher who first recognized her talent and creativity, “CHOKE” feels a deep responsibility to give back to her community, especially to Black and Brown youth in America.  She has been involved with several community outreach programs, including battered women’s shelters and art camps.

Her path is inner awareness and the promotion of radical self-love. She offers sound bowl meditations as well as cacao, tea, and new moon ceremonies built around the natural cycles and her ancestral traditions.