YANA stands for You Are Not Alone

YANA Wellness Brands is a women-owned plant medicine alternatives company focused on social and mental wellness. Our team has carefully curated a blend of plant based wellness products that provide an alternative holistic option to pharmaceuticals and alcohol. Our founder, Ariana Fleishman aka "Ariana Tokes", (pictured on the left) opened a physical YANA Wellness Center location as a Holistic Wellness Center and Medical 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 Wellness product line. Ariana develop these products to reduce her own pharmaceutical dependency on Adderall during the workday and to stop using addictive drugs, like alcohol, to socialize at night. Her goal was to reach curious consumers looking for holistic options too. YANA has now accomplished this goal and its just the beginning. 

"Women aren’t just participating in the industry anymore—we’re building it. This is about changing perceptions, policy and the path forward for future generations of women in cannabis.

-YANA’s Chief Strategy Officer, Hannah Clarke

Meet The Founder, Ariana Fleishman, aka "Ari Tokes"

CEO & Creative Director of YANA Wellness Brands, Ariana Fleishman, spent 7 years working in start ups, tech sales, and private equity managing Intellectual Property portfolios. During COVID, she reached a breaking point after continuing to work for people whose core values no longer aligned with her own. Ariana decided to take a leap of faith and quit her job. She knew she was not alone in this journey. YANA became her purpose.

YANA stands for You Are Not Alone. YANA’s mission is to connect communities through plant medicine for social and mental wellness. YANA is now a nationwide plant-based alternatives product line with a Holistic Wellness Center and Cannabis Dispensary in Washington, DC.  

"Cannabis and mushrooms are already clinically proven to be an effective medicine and provide so many life-changing benefits when purchased from credible sources. But still, taking highly addictive prescription drugs during the day and using alcohol at night is the normalized lifestyle. My goal is to change this stigma by showcasing our drinks in mainstream settings."

-Our Founder, Ariana Fleishman (Source: CannabisNow Interview)

Our Mission:

is to connect creative communities through plant based alternatives for social and mental wellness.  

Our Core Values:

Creativity, Collaboration, Compassion, Culture (The Crescent Moons in the YANA logo are also "C's" that represent the 4 core values)

Connect with our community in person through our social wellness events at YANA's Wellness Center in Washington, DC here. Set up a FREE 15min virtual wellness consultation with our YANA Wellness Advisors here.

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

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