WHO IS WAO?
About Kaisa and Lucia
Kaisa started tae kwon do at just 4 years old and earning her black belt by age 8, she trained hard and competed harder, making it all the way to the Junior Olympics. After high school, Kaisa became a fully-licensed Commercial Pilot, but after 6 years, she realized she wasn’t doing what she truly loved to do: teaching and helping people. In 2009 Kaisa completely shifted gears and opened up Kaisa’s Kickboxing. Then, in 2014, The Fit Shop was born, becoming a full-blown fitness community.
Lucia moved from Argentina to the U.S. and turned her own experience into a mission to support kids and families through cultural transitions. That’s what led her to pursue a master’s in Bilingual Special Education. She studied and started this work in New York, and now she leads the Upper School ESOL Department at Scheck Hillel Community School. After getting certified in Social Emotional Learning and as a CYT-200 Yoga Teacher, she became driven to share those tools with the next generation. At Hillel, she founded WAH – We Are Here, a peer-led leadership program, and co-founded Shalva, supporting teens’ academic and emotional growth
After the first WAO event at Lucia’s front yard, Kaisa asked how it went — Lucia said, WAO and Kaisa goes, Let’s do the next one at The Fit Shop! They did. And it was even more WAO. They wanted more. Then they found themselves in NY with the Belong Center community, becoming community architects. They built WAO -WE ARE ONE.
WE ARE ONE. We are dedicated to uplifting the next generation through transformative wellness experiences that inspire well-being, leadership, and community.
WE ARE ONE, and we love collaborating with others who are aligned with us—sharing the same intention to uplift the well-being of our next generation. We are a growing community, and if you’re ready to make a positive impact, join us in this journey.