All About Mocha Wellness Center
A Home Away From Home
Mocha Wellness Center helps people in marginalized communities by offering itself as a safe place & wellness resource. It is intended to be a home away from home, where one could retreat to. Where ever you are on your wellness journey, you are welcome here! Currently offered by the Owner/Founder Sharlene is:
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Massage Therapy
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Stretch Therapy
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Medical Massage
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Lymphatic Massage
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Yoga Sculpt (At Crunch Gym Sundays 10-11AM)
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Private Group events
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Shop (see the Shop tab)
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And so much more things to come!
Mocha Wellness Center officially found it's permanent home and had its grand opening January 2nd 2023. We are located at 832 Crescent Street Brockton MA 02302. Aside from what the Owner/Founder offers, the Center is also home to 5 other Entrepreneurs operating their own Small Businesses offering a range of services from:
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Waxing
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Facials
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Nails
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Lashes
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Hair Styling
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And More!
You can find links to the other businesses under this link here as it is ever changing:
Now more than ever, self-care and self-love are of the upmost importance in today’s society. We are recognizing that as a society we cannot keep putting ourselves last because that only leads to burnout, depression, anxiety, and just an overall lack of satisfaction in life all because we aren’t making enough time to take care of ourselves internally as well as externally.
It’s important and necessary to find outlets where you can go to work on your self care. It’s also important that you feel welcomed and safe in that space so that you can even begin to open up and start the restorative process. Mocha Wellness Center aims to be that safe space to foster, create, and cultivate one’s personal wellness journey.
There is a need in the Wellness community for more diverse representation. Yoga/Massage in itself are great and there’s plenty of research to showcase all of their benefits, but without diverse instructors or practitioners leading those practices, many POC are being missed and left behind in that plight.
Be it male or female, cis or trans, young or elderly, experienced or brand new etc. this space is for you! This dream is a dream shared, one that Sharlene feels was placed on her heart right from her Ancestors and that-many others share too. It only takes one person to bring it to fruition!
About Me
Sharlene is a young, eclectic, soulful, creative woman of color whom is passionate about holistic health and wellness for marginalized communities.
She was raised by a Father from Haiti, and a mother, whom has since passed away, from Panama with ancestral ties from Barbados. Further research has shown that her roots can even be traced back as far as Central African Republic.
Culture by far, is a major contributor to her identity. Spirituality also plays a huge role after growing up in a very non-traditional religious setting. Being raised by West Indian Parents, she was instilled with the importance of natural foods, and natural medicines as a way of life. All of those factors came together to create Mocha Wellness Center. She welcomes all perspectives, backgrounds, and people from all walks of life.
She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology with a minor in Social Work, and first started practicing Yoga back in 2014. Yoga seemed to manifest in her life at divine timing. It was a time of spiritual growth, healing, and self-discovery. Along her journey she became interested in Massage Therapy as the two modalities often overlapped and complement each other, at first just going for Massages for herself and her own self care, then she became invested in learning it, in order to come back and share this healing modality with her community.
She received her 200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training from Open Doors Yoga Studios completing it January 2020. (1 year long program, Yoga Alliance Registered). Then during the heart of the Covid Pandemic, she enrolled into a 1 year long 650 hours Therapeutic Massage Therapy Program at Spa Tech in Plymouth (Graduated April 2021).
Aside from being CEO/Founder of her own business at Mocha Wellness Center, Sharlene is also a “Yoga Sculpt” Instructor at Crunch Fitness Gym in Brockton, and also works as a Massage Therapist at the #1 Spa in New England: Mirbeau Inn & Spa in Plymouth. If that wasn’t enough hats to wear, the most interesting fact about Sharlene is that she works full time in the high stress environment of Corrections. Given all her experience, she truly has a unique perspective on how stress can take a toll on the body, mind, and soul of a person, and how important it is to include self care into your normal everyday routine.
In her spare time, Sharlene enjoys writing, reading, riding motorcycles, singing, cooking, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.
Let’s Connect
For any further questions about Yoga classes, collaborations, health products, or anything else that comes to mind!
*To book a Massage please refer to the tab at the top righthand corner (or drop down menu if on mobile) titled "Book A Massage"*
*Please leave me a detailed message of what I can assist you with, it helps me to best help you!*
832 Crescent St Brockton MA 02302
508-205-9225
