Yoga Outreach

 Yoga transforms lives. Together we make change possible.

Yoga Outreach partners with volunteer yoga instructors, community organizations, social service agencies, and correctional facilities to provide mindfulness-based yoga programming to often overlooked adults and at-risk youth.

Yoga Outreach programs are strengths-based and trauma-informed serving men, women, and youth facing challenges with mental health, addiction, poverty, violence, trauma, and imprisonment.

In addition, we provide training, ongoing mentorship, and community building opportunities to yoga teachers and community support professionals to enhance the delivery of yoga in these settings.

Consider making a contribution today. Or consider making a monthly gift. It makes a huge difference! Help us share the gift of yoga!
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Some highlights ~ last year your contributions made possible:

  • 1300 trauma-informed, strengths-based yoga classes
  • over 600 men, women, and youth served
  • support of 35 volunteer yoga teachers in 25 partner facilities
  • ongoing mentorship opportunities for new teachers in Service Yoga settings

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Recent Posts

Is Charity a Dirty Word? Part 1

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Last week I watched Dan Pallotta’s TED Talk “The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong”. I was barely 5 minutes into it when I was inspired to begin the blog post you are about to read. Here’s what I wanted to do: give people a snapshot of some of the aspects of operating Yoga Outreach. We have a lot of really wonderful supporters who give regularly in support of what we do but to be honest it’s not enough and I am often faced with difficult choices about how to allocate precious time and energy to meet needs that continually outstrip our resources.

If you haven’t seen it here’s a link www.ted.com/talks/dan_pallotta_the_way_we_think_about_charity_is_dead_wrong.html it is well worth watching.

“Why do you need money if all your teachers are volunteers?” If I had a nickel for every time I’ve been asked that I wouldn’t be rich but I bet I’d have about a hundred bucks.
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