Inspiring Conversations with Hiba Haroon of (un)jaan

Today we’d like to introduce you to Hiba Haroon.

Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I am a writer, artist, healer, and visionary rooted in the pursuit of our collective well-being and freedom. Born in Karachi, Pakistan and raised in Houston, Texas, I carry the lived experience of migration and belonging across borders. As the founder of (un)jaan, I weave together diverse healing modalities, such as hatha yoga, somatic coaching, writing, and sound, to guide individuals, workplaces, and other groups through deep processes of unlearning harmful conditioning, tend to grief, and practice new ways of being in relationship with themselves and others.

After many years of being on my own healing journey and supporting others on theirs, in 2021, I founded (un)jaan. The pandemic, coupled with the racial reckoning that heightened in 2020 and my own health challenges, challenged me to think more critically of what I could do to support my loved ones and communities. I started taking more training in trauma-informed and accessible yoga and soon began to hold spaces with a more direct focus on racial-trauma healing, nervous system regulation and cultivating the capacity, through yogic practices, to dream of new paradigms. Over the years, I have cultivated a facilitation style that is warm, grounded, and unapologetically honest. I continue to strive to create spaces where people can exhale—spaces where truth is honored, vulnerability is strength, and everyone is invited to show up fully and reconnect with their deepest wisdom.

Today, I have over 1,000 hours of training in yoga, mindfulness, sound healing, trauma-informed practices and somatic principles, and am a credentialed conflict mediator. I also have over a decade of experience in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. Together, these experiences support me in doing the work I love at the intersection of healing, culture(s), and justice.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
We are living in a world in which the need for safe and accessible healing and wellbeing services is growing. However, the burden to seek out and utilize these services continue to be placed on the individual. Moreover, many providers, while well-intentioned, are not well-informed about how structural violence and social inequities directly cause or exacerbate health challenges individuals and communities face and take an isolated approach to service delivery as opposed to a whole-person approach. Coupled with how expensive it can be to seek out both western and nonwestern healing services, individuals who need services the most are neglected or left behind. Accessibility, in all its forms, is one of (un)jaan’s core values. While we haven’t mastered this fully, we’ve done the best I can to-date to ensure factors such as age, language, ability levels, financial situations, geography, and life experiences (or lack thereof) don’t become the reason someone can’t partner with us. We are excited to continue to explore and implement programs, pricing models, and partnerships that allow us to reach those most in need and most interested in accessing what we have to offer.

Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Our community is dedicated to nourishing y(our) mind, body and spirit. Our three-pronged approach consists of personalized yoga therapy, community classes and workshops, and organizational consulting, addressing the dire health and wellbeing needs of our time. Unlike other modalities, which might be difficult to access due to cost, transportation, and/or limited number of providers, (un)jaan’s services are affordable (and include sliding scale options), can be accessed both in-person and virtually, and don’t require referrals or wait times. This ensures that we remain as accessible as possible to individuals and communities.

Below is more information on each of the three services:
* Personalized yoga therapy: Yoga Therapy is a personalized healing modality which uses yogic techniques, such as movement, breathing, meditation and philosophy to address specific conditions like anxiety, arthritis, autoimmune conditions, chronic pain, depression, endometriosis and joint pain. Yoga therapy doesn’t require that a client have prior experience with yoga and complements western medicine and modalities, such as talk therapy and prescription medication, and can provide clients a path to healing.
* Community classes and workshops: For many people, an easier entry point into taking care of themselves is through group classes. (un)jaan’s weekly classes and seasonal offerings offer a balanced approach to health well-being, meaning that they focus on both strength building and recovery, food and nutrition and wholesome mindsets.
* Organization consulting: Organization consulting is the broadest offering of (un)jaan’s because its potential is limitless. This can entail everything from supporting organizations in offering yoga and meditation classes to their employees and clients, but it can also focus on providing guidance and thought partnerships who want to embed in a wellness, healing-centered ethos into how they structure their organization and work.

Through this three-pronged approach, we are able to work at many different levels to enhance the health and well-being of individuals and communities. In Fall 2026, we plan on launching additional workshops and retreats as well as embodied conflict resolution services.

In terms of your work and the industry, what are some of the changes you are expecting to see over the next five to ten years?
As we continue to experience greater levels of stress and overwhelm as a society, the demand for services like (un)jaan’s will continue to grow. We see tremendous potential to work with community partners to integrate health and well-being education and services into their work. For example, we’ve begun to partner with the Clear Lake Library to offer a weekly movement and meditation class designed specifically for seniors who are interested in tending to their physical and emotional wellbeing in community. We are also about to launch a new partnership with a youth workforce development program in New York City to support their program participants in understanding how breathing connects to their overall health and learn how to utilize different breathing techniques to strengthen their focus and regulate their nervous systems. These examples demonstrate the unique ways in which (un)jaan can offer its services in spaces that may have been overlooked.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.unjaan.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hibaharoon/