Diego Perez is the writer and speaker behind the pen name Yung Pueblo. The name means young people and serves to remind him of his Ecuadorian roots, his experiences in activism, and that the collective of humanity is in the midst of important growth. Diego’s poetry and speaking inspire hundreds of thousands of followers around the world and capture the essence of self-healing and unconditional love. He aims to empower people to do internal work in service of developing the wisdom to truly know ourselves. A dedicated Vipassana meditator, Diego believes in the power of releasing the tension from our internal world as a contribution to the greater good of humanity.