diff --git a/nirvana-ios.xcodeproj/xcuserdata/talksik.xcuserdatad/xcschemes/xcschememanagement.plist b/nirvana-ios.xcodeproj/xcuserdata/talksik.xcuserdatad/xcschemes/xcschememanagement.plist
index 1a67d6b..4adebe5 100644
--- a/nirvana-ios.xcodeproj/xcuserdata/talksik.xcuserdatad/xcschemes/xcschememanagement.plist
+++ b/nirvana-ios.xcodeproj/xcuserdata/talksik.xcuserdatad/xcschemes/xcschememanagement.plist
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		<key>nirvana-ios.xcscheme_^#shared#^_</key>
 		<dict>
 			<key>orderHint</key>
-			<integer>1</integer>
+			<integer>0</integer>
 		</dict>
 	</dict>
 </dict>
diff --git a/nirvana-ios/Views/Templates/OnboardingTemplateView.swift b/nirvana-ios/Views/Templates/OnboardingTemplateView.swift
index beb398e..5e618ad 100644
--- a/nirvana-ios/Views/Templates/OnboardingTemplateView.swift
+++ b/nirvana-ios/Views/Templates/OnboardingTemplateView.swift
@@ -11,25 +11,24 @@ struct OnboardingTemplateView: View {
     let screenWidth = UIScreen.main.bounds.width
     let screenHeight = UIScreen.main.bounds.height
     
-    private let headerText: String
-    private let imageName:String
+    private let headerText: String?
+    private let imageName:String?
     
-    private let mainLeadingActionText:String
-    private let mainHighlightedActionText:String
-    private let mainTrailingActionText:String
+    private let mainLeadingActionText:String?
+    private let mainHighlightedActionText:String?
+    private let mainTrailingActionText:String?
     
-    private let subActionText:String
+    private let subActionText:String?
     
-    private var bottomActionArea:AnyView
+    private var bottomActionArea:AnyView?
     
-    
-    init(hdrText:String = "Welcome to Nirvana",
-         imgName:String = "undraw_calling_re_mgft",
-         mainLeadingActText:String = "Your ",
-         mainHighlightedActText: String = "minimalist ",
-         mainTrailingActText:String = "social media.",
-         subActText: String = "this is the test of the main thing.",
-         bottomActArea:AnyView = AnyView(Text("this is the action area"))) {
+    init(hdrText:String? = nil,
+         imgName:String? = nil,
+         mainLeadingActText:String? = nil,
+         mainHighlightedActText: String? = nil,
+         mainTrailingActText:String? = nil,
+         subActText: String? = nil,
+         bottomActArea:AnyView? = nil) {
         self.headerText = hdrText
         self.imageName = imgName
         self.mainLeadingActionText = mainLeadingActText
@@ -40,64 +39,20 @@ struct OnboardingTemplateView: View {
     }
     
     var body: some View {
-        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
+        VStack(spacing: 0) {
             // nav bar
             HeaderView()
             
             VStack {
-                // illustration
-                Image("undraw_friendship_mni7")
-                    .renderingMode(.original)
-                    .resizable()
-                    .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fit)
+                // imported image name
                 
-                VStack(alignment: .leading) {
+                
+                if (self.mainLeadingActionText != nil) { //only show section if leading text there assuming everything is won't be there
                     
-                    Text("Your ")
-                        .font(.title)
-                        .foregroundColor(NirvanaColor.black)
-                    + Text("minimalist ")
-                        .font(.title)
-                        .foregroundColor(NirvanaColor.teal)
-                    + Text("social media.")
-                        .font(.title)
-                        .foregroundColor(NirvanaColor.black)
-                    
-                    Text("tired of the rat race on insta, tik-tok, snap, meta?")
-                        .foregroundColor(Color.gray)
-                        .padding(.top, 5)
-                        .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
-                    
-                    Spacer()
                 }
-                .frame(maxWidth: screenWidth - 20)
                 
-                
-                VStack(alignment: .center) {
-                    NavigationLink(destination: HomeView()) {
-                        Text("Start Your Detox")
-                            .bold()
-                            .foregroundColor(NirvanaColor.white)
-                            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-                            .padding(.vertical, 20)
-                            .background(NirvanaColor.teal)
-                            .clipShape(Capsule())
-                            .shadow(radius:10)
-                    }
-                        
-                        
-                    Button(
-                        action: {
-                            print("link to website learn more clicked")
-                        },
-                        label: {
-                            Text("Learn More")
-                                .bold()
-                        })
-
-                    //learn more button to usenirvana.com
-                }
-                .padding(.top, 20)
+                // passed in action area from template user
+                self.bottomActionArea
                 
             }
             .padding()
@@ -110,8 +65,6 @@ struct OnboardingTemplateView: View {
         .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
         //        .background(RadialGradient(gradient: Gradient(colors: [NirvanaColor.teal.opacity(0.1), NirvanaColor.bgLightGrey, NirvanaColor.bgLightGrey]), center: .center, startRadius: 0, endRadius: 200)
         //        )
-        
-        
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/nirvana-ios/Views/WelcomeView/WelcomeView.swift b/nirvana-ios/Views/WelcomeView/WelcomeView.swift
index 068bc1c..7666086 100644
--- a/nirvana-ios/Views/WelcomeView/WelcomeView.swift
+++ b/nirvana-ios/Views/WelcomeView/WelcomeView.swift
@@ -12,7 +12,24 @@ struct WelcomeView: View {
     let screenHeight = UIScreen.main.bounds.height
     
     var body: some View {
-        OnboardingTemplateView()
+        VStack(spacing: 0) {
+            HeaderView()
+            
+            VStack {
+                OnboardingImageView("undraw_friendship_mni7")
+                
+                OnboardingActionTextView(leadingText: "Your ", highlightedText: "minimalist ", trailingText: "social media", subActText: "tired of the rat race on insta, snap, tik-tok, \"meta\"?")
+                
+                OnboardingActionAreaView()
+            }
+            .padding()
+            .frame(maxWidth: screenWidth - 20)
+
+            Spacer()
+        } //outermost vstack
+        .accentColor(NirvanaColor.teal)
+        .background(NirvanaColor.bgLightGrey)
+        .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
     } // View body
 } // View
 
@@ -23,3 +40,90 @@ struct WelcomeView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
     }
 }
 
+
+struct OnboardingActionTextView: View {
+    let screenWidth = UIScreen.main.bounds.width
+    let screenHeight = UIScreen.main.bounds.height
+    
+    private var mainLeadingActionText:String
+    private var mainHighlightedActionText:String
+    private var mainTrailingActionText:String
+    
+    private var subActionText:String
+    
+    init(leadingText:String, highlightedText: String, trailingText: String, subActText: String) {
+        self.mainLeadingActionText = leadingText
+        self.mainHighlightedActionText = highlightedText
+        self.mainTrailingActionText = trailingText
+        
+        self.subActionText = subActText
+    }
+    
+    var body : some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading) {
+            
+            Text(self.mainLeadingActionText)
+                .font(.title)
+                .foregroundColor(NirvanaColor.black)
+            + Text(self.mainHighlightedActionText)
+                .font(.title)
+                .foregroundColor(NirvanaColor.teal)
+            + Text(self.mainTrailingActionText)
+                .font(.title)
+                .foregroundColor(NirvanaColor.black)
+            
+            Text(self.subActionText)
+                .foregroundColor(Color.gray)
+                .padding(.top, 5)
+                .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+            
+            Spacer()
+        }
+        .frame(maxWidth: screenWidth - 20)
+    }
+}
+
+struct OnboardingActionAreaView: View {
+    var body : some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .center) {
+            NavigationLink(destination: HomeView()) {
+                Text("Start Your Detox")
+                    .bold()
+                    .foregroundColor(NirvanaColor.white)
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+                    .padding(.vertical, 20)
+                    .background(NirvanaColor.teal)
+                    .clipShape(Capsule())
+                    .shadow(radius:10)
+            }
+                
+                
+            Button(
+                action: {
+                    print("link to website learn more clicked")
+                },
+                label: {
+                    Text("Learn More")
+                        .bold()
+                })
+
+            //learn more button to usenirvana.com
+        }
+        .padding(.top, 20)
+    }
+}
+
+struct OnboardingImageView: View {
+    private var imageName:String
+    
+    init(_ imgName: String) {
+        self.imageName = imgName
+    }
+    
+    var body : some View {
+        Image(self.imageName)
+            .renderingMode(.original)
+            .resizable()
+            .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fit)
+    }
+}