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YANA stands for You Are Not Alone

YANA is a women owned plant medicine alternatives company focused on social and mental wellness. Our team has carefully curated a blend of plant based alternatives that help reduce the need for pharmaceutical dependencies and addictive drugs. Our founder, Ariana Tokes, (pictured on the left) also opened a physical YANA location as a Holistic Wellness Center and Cannabis Dispensary in her hometown of Washington, DC. While opening the retail location, she simultaneously spent 2 years on research and development of the YANA product line. 

Meet The Founder & Creative Director - Ariana Tokes

Our Founder, Ariana Tokes, spent 7 years working in private equity building business portfolios for people with core values that were not aligned with her own. She came to a breaking point during COVID due to a decline in her mental health and her self fulfillment not being met. In 2021, she decided to take a leap of faith and quit her job to pursue a career that created a positive social impact. She knew her story was not unique and wanted to connect with people that felt the same. After Ariana took a break to cultivate her mind and body, YANA came to fruition as her soul purpose. Learn more about Ariana Tokes full story here.

 "Adderall and Alcohol. My doctor prescribed Adderall for the work day. Then at night, the most common social spaces like restaurants, bars, and clubs, only sell alcohol, which impairs your memory and makes me feel so sick the next day. I don't know why a lifestyle like this is so normalized, but using natural herbs and plants is still kept quite or not socially acceptable public? My goal is to change the stigma of how we view these plants because there are clinically proven to be so much safer than highly addictive drugs that are legal. Micro dosing plants that you can grow yourself has way more medicinal and social benefits that people just aren't exposed to as often". - Ariana Tokes

Our Mission

YANA’s mission is to connect creative communities through plant medicine alternatives and holistic wellness.

Our Core Values:

Inclusivity, Creativity, and Mental Wellness

Connect with our community in person more through our social wellness events at YANA's Wellness Center in Washington, DC here. 

Stay tuned into new updates, the culture, and education in plant medicine through the YANA cast podcast here. 

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