Cassandra Lam (she/her) is a neurodivergent Vietnamese-Chinese somatic healing facilitator guiding tired and trauma-impacted organizations and communities to rest. Her mission is to uplift rest as a necessary modality for collective healing and social change. Her holistic approach examines the cultural erasure of rest, integrates the spiritual and scientific pillars of rest, and helps people discover what their bodies need to feel safe enough to slow down.

In March 2021, she began sharing Collective Rest, a guided relaxation practice that soothes the nervous system for deep states of rest and recovery, at virtual healing circles where hundreds of people gathered to grieve, together. These sessions had a profound effect on the community, leading to invitations to partner with organizations like World Wildlife Fund, Planned Parenthood, Seatgeek, and more. In addition to working with organizations, Cassandra facilitates a rest group program for API women and femmes to break free from intergenerational cycles of burnout, provides 1:1 rest mentorship, and trains leadership teams interested in integrating rest into their culture and business practices.

An autistic complex trauma survivor and daughter of refugees living with chronic pain and invisible disabilities, Cassandra is a commitment to creating community care spaces where love and liberation are the dominant culture. Southern California born and New York City raised, Cassandra is now grateful to call the unceded lands of the Cherokee (Asheville, NC) home.

Previously, Cassandra spent 5 years serving as CEO and Co-Founder of Join the Cosmos Inc., a B2B and B2C startup creating culturally relevant care for Asian women in America. To address the care gap in the AAPI community, The Cosmos connected care-seekers and care-givers (therapists, yoga teachers, life coaches, and other health & wellness practitioners) and built engaging communities to support both audiences.

In this role, she oversaw product development, sales, partnerships, community management, and practitioner relations. Notable projects include conceptualizing and operationalizing a subscription-based platform connecting care-seekers and care-givers (therapists, life coaches, yoga teachers, acupuncturists, and other health & wellness practitioners). She also launched and led a 6-month business accelerator to help 40 AAPI women health & wellness practitioners grow their reach by providing culturally relevant care and messaging and produced 4 sold-out group programs, 3 sold-out wellness retreats, and The Cosmos Summit (a 300-person conference for AAPI women and non-binary folks). The Cosmos has been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, Bustle, Paper Mag, and more.