Vylma V — Vision · Voice

About Vylma V

Rooted in Community.
Driven by Justice.

I am Vylma V — a former criminal defense and civil rights attorney with over 20 years of social justice advocacy. A certified meditation teacher, radio host, Bomba/Plena drummer, active runner, and the creator of the V-Method for Empowering Women. I am in my Crone years, and I am on fire. I believe the Crone years can be the very best years of a woman's life — and I have built my entire practice around proving it.

KPFA

94.1 FM · Berkeley Community Radio

V-Method

Women's Empowerment Framework

Berkeley

Rent Board Candidate

Vesta

Sacred flame in every woman · The V-Method is how you tend it

Attorney at Law · 20+ Years

Criminal defense & civil rights — a lifelong commitment to justice for community

Certified Meditation Teacher & Personal Insight Facilitator

Guiding women inward — through stillness, contemplation, and sacred practice

Radio Host & Producer · KPFA 94.1 FM

Women's Magazine — produced and hosted on the first Monday of every month at 1pm

Drummer · Dancer · Runner · Yogi

Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba/Plena tradition · Bay to Breakers · embodied liberation

On Air · KPFA 94.1 FM

Women's
Magazine

A groundbreaking radio program centering women's voices, experiences, and leadership. Covering the issues that matter most — from politics and health to art, culture, and community organizing.

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On the Air

Women's Magazine
on KPFA

As host and producer of Women's Magazine on KPFA 94.1 FM — Berkeley's legendary listener-supported community radio station — I bring you in-depth conversations, investigative reporting, and community stories that mainstream media ignores.

Every episode is a commitment to the women and communities who deserve to have their stories told with depth, dignity, and power.

Visit KPFA.org Episode Inquiries

Vision · Voice · Vesta · Vylma

Four Pillars of a
Liberated Woman

Everything Vylma V offers — her legal acumen, her radio work, her teaching, her community — flows from four sacred pillars. Each is a complete world. Together, they are a life on fire.

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👁 Vision

Attorney · Coach · Personal Insight Facilitator

Vision is the capacity to see clearly — in the courtroom, in the coaching room, and within yourself. As a civil rights attorney of 20+ years and a certified Personal Insight Facilitator, Vylma V helps women develop the inner clarity to know what they want, advocate for what they deserve, and move through the world with purpose and precision.

🎙 Voice

Radio Host · Political Candidate · Community Advocate

Voice is the courage to speak — on air, in chambers, and in the streets. As the host and producer of Women's Magazine on KPFA 94.1 FM and a candidate for the Berkeley Rent Board, Vylma V models what it looks like when a woman claims her place at every table — and refuses to be quiet at any of them.

🔥 Vesta

V-Method · Meditation Teacher · Goddess Tradition

Vesta is the sacred flame that lives in every woman. The V-Method is how you tend it. Vylma V's original five-part practice has guided women from despair to empowerment — rooted in the maiden-mother-crone tradition, it is an invitation to every woman, especially those in their Crone years, to burn brightest now.

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Events · V-Circles · Announcements

Stay close to the community Vylma V is building — upcoming V-Method workshops, V-Circles now forming, Women's Magazine broadcasts, Rent Board campaign events, and gatherings aligned with the vision. For women ready to move, connect, and show up.

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The Five Core Activities

The V-Method for Empowering Women

V is 5 in Roman numerals. Five activities. Practiced together. Consistently. Transformatively.

🧘 Meditation

Whatever form speaks to you — vipassana, mantra, zen. Stillness is the foundation of every transformation.

🏃 Movement

Walking, dancing, running, yoga, gardening. Movement is medicine for the mind and the body — non-negotiable.

🌸 Masturbation

Orgasm is an act of self-knowledge, circulation, and radical self-love. Women's sexual energy is sacred — and it belongs to her.

⚖ Minimize / Maximize

Remove what diminishes you. Amplify what feeds you. Agency is not a concept — it's a daily practice of radical editing.

✨ Meaning

The most powerful of the five. What you decide a situation means is the foundation of how it affects you. Finding meaning — or changing what you are doing because it has become meaningless — is the key that unlocks everything else. Depression is characterized by the absence of meaning. This is how you find your way back to the light.

Classes run 60–90 minutes. V-Circles (groups of 5 women) meet for 6–12 weeks. In English and Spanish.

Join a V-Circle

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Rent
Board

Berkeley Rent Board

Housing Justice
for Berkeley.

As an attorney with deep roots in the Berkeley community, I am running for the Berkeley Rent Board to fight for tenants, protect affordable housing, and ensure that Berkeley remains a home for everyone — not just the privileged few.

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Strengthening rent control protections for long-term tenants and vulnerable communities

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Holding landlords accountable to fair housing standards and habitability requirements

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Centering the voices of women, seniors, and low-income residents in housing policy

Support the Campaign

Together we can ensure Berkeley's Rent Board truly serves its community.

Get Involved

Vision.
Voice.
Vesta.

Rooted in Community.
Driven by Justice.

Women's Magazine
on KPFA

Four Pillars of a
Liberated Woman

The V-Method for Empowering Women

Housing Justice
for Berkeley.

Support the Campaign

Let's Connect

Vision.Voice.Vesta.

Rooted in Community.Driven by Justice.

Women's Magazineon KPFA

Four Pillars of aLiberated Woman

The V-Method for Empowering Women

Housing Justicefor Berkeley.

Support the Campaign

Let's Connect

Vision.
Voice.
Vesta.

Rooted in Community.
Driven by Justice.

Women's Magazine
on KPFA

Four Pillars of a
Liberated Woman

Housing Justice
for Berkeley.