Leslie is a featured panelist for the University of Texas at Austin Journalism School. She shares her expertise as a journalist and yoga educator in the challenges and importance of putting mental wellness first in news careers and why it's important to normalize mental wellness in the industry. 

Leslie shares her expertise in yoga, self-regulation and meditation tools with hundreds of journalists to discuss how yoga has allowed for reflection and inner stability needed to perform her job as a journalist. The Peace Studio is a nonprofit co-founded by President Obama’s sister, the author and educator, Maya Soetoro.

Leslie launches her signature 8-week yoga, meditation and self-regulation course for journalists. She uses her expertise in meditation, yoga psychology and breathing practices to guide journalists through an 8 week program to help better understand how burnout happens and tools to help manage mental wellness. 

Leslie is booked to teach hundreds of journalists yoga, meditation, stress and self-regulation tools for online conferences including IRE, ONA, The Carter Center, and NICAR. Leslie continues to present day guest-speaking for various journalism organizations. 

Leslie launches an online streaming yoga studio tailored specifically for journalists. She teaches weekly yoga and meditation classes in addition to on-demand streaming classes. 

At the height of the pandemic, Leslie was asked to lead a meditation for a group of journalists led by CBS News Correspondent and Talent Coach Debra Alfarone. Immediately following, The News Yogi was launched as demand for yoga wellness tools sparked and the movement for journalists was born.