Our Team.
Sarah Warhaftig
Founder
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Sarah has spent her career working in youth development, with a strong focus on wellness, mental health, and coaching. She has worked with the United States Olympic Committee, the YMCA, Brown Girl Surf, and five different schools across the country. She was the founding Director of Mindfulness and Wellness at Caliber ChangeMakers Academy in Vallejo, CA, and previously served as the Senior Program Director at SquashDrive.
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Throughout her career, Sarah has been deeply inspired by the transformative power of physical and mental well-being. Her passion has led her to work extensively in suicide prevention and mental health advocacy, particularly within the construction industry, where workers experience disproportionately high rates of mental health crises and suicide.
She founded Wellness Tools for the Trades in 2017 and has been dedicated to equipping construction workers with essential self-care, wellness, and mental health resources.
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Sarah is a certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor and mindfulness coach. She has completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training, is trained in ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills), and holds a QPR for Construction Certification.
Sarah has presented at numerous conferences and industry events, sharing expertise on mental health, wellness, and suicide prevention, including:
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American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Chapters – San Jose, Los Angeles, San Francisco
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North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) Trades Women Build Nations
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Union Women Stronger Together
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Oregon GOSH Conference
An avid surfer, Sarah has explored waves along the California coast, Hawaii, Nicaragua, and Tofino, British Columbia.
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Erin Mariani
Founder
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Erin Mariani has experience working with individuals and groups for more than eight years at One Medical, an innovative primary care practice focused on long-term health.
She is currently the coaching lead at Galileo, a modern medical practice. Erin’s specialty has been on a skills-based approaches to stress and anxiety management. A national board-certified health and wellness coach (NBC-HWC) with a master’s degree in counseling (MA, Educational Counseling), Erin is passionate about supporting individuals on their journey to be the healthiest version of themselves.
Erin is trained in MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) from UCSF and is a certified yoga instructor trained by Rusty Wells. She recently completed a training with the Veterans Yoga Project. Erin is also passionate about improv and has studied at The Groundlings, The Second City in Hollywood, and Secret Improv Society and BATS in San Francisco.
Nikki Pearl
Lead Instructor
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Nikki has worked in the health and wellness space for 30+ years, pioneering integrative health concepts and programs in the workplace. She received her Masters in Integral Health Studies in 2003 from the California Institute of Integral Studiesafter a 10-year career in natural foods marketing. Nikki is a CYTA certified yoga instructor and has taught workplace yoga for 25 years.
Nikki works with the San Francisco Giants to tailor and deliver programs that support employee health and well-being. She is also a lead educator for Wellness Tools for the Trades, where she works to build a culture of health in the construction trades. During the pandemic, Nikki launched the food security non-profit, Dine11 San Francisco and in 2023, co-founded Menopausitive Workshop, a health education program that empowers midlife women with education, resources, tools and community.
An avid dancer and a budding gardener, Nikki is passionate about food, nutrition and animals. She has two young-adult kids and lives in San Francisco with her husband and her dog, Juniper.