State of IN•TE•GRI•TY was founded over thirteen years ago by creator Marielena Gomez when she graduated from Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences and received her license in massage therapy. Having practiced Vinyasa Yoga for over fifteen years during that time, her awareness of the physical body and its attributes to the wholeness of ourselves as complete beings amplified, into becoming a Registered Yoga Instructor (RYT 200).

Helping pregnant bodies and the like become more fluid and self-aware, she is a certified Birth Doula with DONA International after training in 2015 with home birth and hospital experience throughout the boroughs. Enlightened in how marvelous birthing bodies can be and with her own child-birthing experience shortly after, Marielena realized her passion is to help others feel complete.

With investing into a more holistic lifestyle, she’s studied creative writing and photography at Marymount Manhattan College, received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Perspectives on Healing at SUNY Empire State with Honors and has been published in LA’s Latin magazine “Palabra”, and other various literary reviews. Marielena organically integrates Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, and other alternative practices into her bodywork, creative work and has been a practicing vegan since 2004.