Perfect Days Collective, the Brooklyn-based wellness and community brand creating experiences centered around movement, cognition and human connection, will host a yoga and self-defense experience on Sunday, Sept. 20, bringing two traditionally separate practices together for a morning focused on movement, confidence and real-world capability.
The experience will begin with a guided yoga practice led by Natalia Perez-Segnini, using mobility, breath and intentional movement to prepare participants physically and mentally for the session ahead.
From there, Josh Melendez, Mike Evangelista, and Gabi Martes will lead participants through practical self-defense instruction, introducing techniques and principles centered around awareness, reaction, boundary setting and physical confidence.
Rather than positioning self-defense solely as a response to danger, Perfect Days Collective is approaching the practice as another dimension of physical wellness: learning how to better understand, trust, and use the body.
“Movement should prepare us for our actual lives,” said Gabriel Snow, Founder of Perfect Days Collective. “Yoga teaches us awareness of the body. Self-defense asks us to apply that awareness under pressure. Bringing the two together creates an experience that is physical, empowering and genuinely useful.”
The event reflects Perfect Days Collective’s broader approach to wellness, expanding the definition beyond traditional fitness classes and bringing people together through experiences that develop physical capability, curiosity, and connection.
Perfect Days Collective has built its New York programming around experiences ranging from hiking and breathwork to sound meditations, outdoor recreation, creative workshops and community events, with the belief that wellness is strengthened through both individual practice and shared experience. The organization plans to expand its one-off experiences into multi-day trips beginning in Winter 2027.
The event takes place at McCarren Parkhouse in Brooklyn and is open to the public via the registration link. For more information: https://luma.com/
Perfect Days Collective is a human evolution organization dedicated to solving the great disconnect. Through experiences centered around movement, cognition, connection, and sustainability, the organization helps individuals, communities, and workplaces cultivate healthier, more meaningful lives. From community gatherings and retreats to workplace wellness programs and experiential activations, Perfect Days Collective creates opportunities for people to reconnect with themselves, each other, and the world around them.
danielle@perfectdayscollective.com
Perfect Days Collective
