About Tracy · they/them

Tracy McDowell

Tracy McDowell (they/them) is an artist, educator and feng shui consultant based in Brooklyn. The throughlines of their work are storytelling, healing arts and play, and the themes are balance and safety. They love gardening, hosting parties, and traveling with their partner Alden.

Tracy founded Nested Feng Shui in 2017 to help people settle into their homes and selves. They pair feng shui with a practical look at how screens shape sleep and focus. They are a founding member of the Digital Wellness Collective, taught at the Digital Wellness Institute, and are the author of WHY Nested Feng Shui and The Digital Laundry Workbook.

Movement runs through all of Tracy's work and passions. Tracy began practicing yoga in middle school and completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2013 under Stacy McCarthy. They now teach mat Pilates, yoga and feng shui workshops, and music, yoga and mindfulness classes for kids in NYC and San Diego. They hold a specialized B.A. in Storytelling from UC San Diego, and their early work includes building a storytelling-centric integrative art curriculum and co-founding the absurdist theatre company the Max Fischer Players.

• 2011JourneyDance teacher certification with Toni Bergins
• 2013200-hour yoga teacher training under Stacy McCarthy
• 2017B.A. in Storytelling, UC San Diego
• 2017Founded Nested Feng Shui; studied with Alana Cruz and Amanda Sophia of the International Feng Shui School, in the Classical Feng Shui lineage of Master Larry Sang's American Feng Shui Institute
• 2018Founding member, Digital Wellness Collective
• 2019UCSB Summer Mindfulness Intensive with Michael Mrazek (Co-Founder, Center for Mindfulness & Human Potential), Alissa Mrazek and Kaita Mrazek
• 2020Co-author, Digital Wellness Day Tool Kit; Digital Feng Shui teacher, Digital Wellness Institute
• 2021Interior design course with Ula Burgiel
• 2023Tibetan Buddhist mindfulness training with Kate Sullivan and Pia Fiato, with guest teacher Lama Migmar Tseten, at Kala Yoga
• 2023Kids music, yoga and mindfulness teaching artist, NYC DOE schools and Pre-Ks
• 2024Published The Digital Laundry Workbook with VOAG Publishing
• 2025Restorative yoga training with Jenny Chao at Kala Yoga
• 2026JEM (Jennie Epland Movement) Mat Pilates intensive training and certification, 200 hours, at Kala Yoga