Teaching Kids Yoga
Teaching Kids Yoga is a growing niche for yoga teachers. Yoga for kids is a fun physical activity particularly for […]
How to Support BIPOC Students in Yoga Teacher Trainings
The final straw in Harmeet Kaur Mann’s online yoga therapy class was when the First Nations women had to console […]
The Anxiety of High Standards
The Anxiety of High Standards It was only six weeks from the time the first strange patch […]
Teaching Yoga Without Cultural Appropriation
Teaching Yoga Without Cultural Appropriation When people talk about cultural appropriation in Yoga they often cite expensive mainstream studios where […]
From Student to Volunteer Yoga Teacher
in 2013, poet and artist, Alexandra R. LaFlam stayed at Pacifica Treatment Centre to overcome an addiction fuelled […]
Accessible Yoga Means Websites Too!
We’re so excited to share that Yoga Outreach’s website is now more accessible for people with visual, cognitive, […]
How Trauma Informed Yoga is Different
If you’re a holistic Yoga teacher, you may be wondering if it’s really necessary to take a […]
Building a Sustainable Nonprofit in Yoga Land
In the decade that followed founder Sandra Sammartino stepping back, Yoga Outreach struggled to keep its head above […]
How Our Yoga NonProfit Started
Have you ever wondered how to start a Yoga nonprofit in Canada?
25 years ago, a […]
25 Day Yoga Challenge – Live Practice & Workshop Schedules
Creating a consistent self-care routine
Did you struggle with your mental health during the pandemic lock down? Are you […]
Yoga in schools, staff rooms, and community health centres
Karen George was at a loss about how to help her client, a woman so severely depressed that […]
Gifted Mantra Performer Joins Yoga Training Faculty
For generations, Rishima Bahadoorsingh’s family has practiced meditation, mantra and kirtan as part of daily life. Sundays were […]
Cedar weaving can embody healing for West Coast First Nations
Cedar weaving can embody healing for West Coast First Nations
“My family has been deeply impacted by […]
How I spend my yoga privilege
Depression and anxiety are frequent visitors for me. The trick is to wait them out, not battle them […]
How therapists cope with compassion fatigue
By Tannis Price, therapist-in-training
Have you ever found yourself feeling numb to other people’s problems, or to […]
Relationship is priority in trauma-informed yoga
Nicole Marcia’s self-esteem tanked after she was assaulted by a neighbour more than two decades ago. She shut […]
Why I’ll always find time to volunteer
Volunteerism is an important family value of mine. From as early as I can remember, my Grandma and […]
Yoga at home for depression and anxiety
“Isolation makes any problem bigger,” says Leslie Wilkin, a clinical social worker.
Normally, Leslie Wilkin sees her […]
Six ways to talk about homelessness with kids
Talking to kids about inequality in a way that makes them feel empowered rather than helpless is challenging.
How trauma-informed yoga empowers cancer patients
When we think of trauma, we often imagine an assault from the outside. But when someone is diagnosed […]
Why hands-on assists aren’t right for trauma-informed yoga
Touch can be relational, connecting, healing, and necessary for well-being. But Yoga Outreach (YO) classes are touch-free zones […]
Why use invitational language in trauma-informed yoga?
Directly commanding someone to move their body in a certain way can trigger a defensive response, particularly for […]
Christmas Mourning
Last week I attended our workshop with Alica Forneret on grief. I was really looking forward to […]
A New Way to Pay for Yoga Outreach Workshops
Yoga Outreach is trying out sliding scale payments for our exciting new Knowledge […]
Lessons in Conference Planning – After Boundaries and Bridges 2019
why host a conference about bad stuff?
On May 25, Yoga Outreach hosted its first ever conference: Exploring Boundaries, Building Bridges: […]
The West’s bias toward a good/bad binary makes us vulnerable – and not in a good way
“People who are unwilling or unable to take an honest look at their own shadows might be equally poor at […]
Salons are fun, but can’t provide SELF care.
A conversation with Insiya Rasiwala-Finn, yoga teacher, writer, and Ayurvedic counsellor
YO: When you read “self-care” in a mainstream magazine or on […]
How do you know if you’re Spiritually Bypassing?
“A yoga studio can be this weird place where you do something together but remain alone, boundaried by […]
How to set boundaries that better serve yourself AND others
Exploring Boundaries, Building Bridges: A conversation with Farah Nazarali, non-violent communication expert
How should we complain, offer […]
Do grouchy, judgemental smokers belong at yoga? Yes!
Q and A with Julie Peters
In preparation for Yoga Outreach’s first conference (May 25), we asked the […]
Can yoga help teens with trauma beat addictions and stay out of jail?
Imagine lacking the ability to self-regulate in a place where you are denied a privilege every time you […]
Chew on this, Blue Monday
If Blue Monday is a duvet day, Depression is a bare mattress, a pile of stinking sheets and […]
Yes. Volunteering makes you better.
According to Statistics Canada, 12.7 million Canadians, are happier and healthier than the […]
Honouring our Hero Friends
This year I was a hero for someone. I feel okay about saying that, because more than a […]
Girls Only – How trauma changes the brain
Girls’ brains react differently than boys’
Girls process trauma differently than boys. Apparently, estrogen prompts […]
Yoga in your Socks
By Wendy Goldsmith
In teacher training, we learned yoga MUST be done barefoot. What if your student […]
Feeling panicky? Calm down quickly by paying attention to your body
Your stomach hurts. Your neck and shoulders have hardened to concrete. Your vision and hearing are stuttering. You […]
3 Top Takeaways from Trauma Training with Yoga Outreach
About a month ago, I took a weekend course on teaching trauma-informed yoga. Trauma-informed means the instruction style […]
Rika Lange on Volunteering with Justice Involved Youth
How did you get involved with yoga outreach?
It was through a friend who was volunteering with Yoga Outreach after taking […]
Our Board Chair On Volunteering with Yoga Outreach
Tell me how you first got involved in with YO?
I can’t believe it’s been 10 year since I first got […]
Lori’s Story
I’ve always had a zest for life. I love exploring, learning and engaging with people, and I have always had […]
Yoga Outreach’s 2016-2017 Annual Report
To download our annual report, simply click on the link. Annual Report 2016 – 2017
Could trauma-informed yoga benefit drug treatment for youth?
Yoga Outreach has been providing trauma-informed yoga classes to justice-involved and at-risk youth for 18 years.
Based on the empirical studies […]
What does it mean to hold space?
Yoga Outreach has been providing trauma-informed yoga classes to justice-involved and at-risk youth for 18 years.
Based on the empirical studies […]
Yoga Outreach to provide trauma-sensitive yoga to women and children fleeing abuse across BC
Yoga Outreach and BC Society of Transition Houses launching 5-year research project called “Reaching Out with Yoga” funded by the […]
Podcast – Dr. Joanne Baker Executive Director
We are super thrilled to have an interview with our ROWY program partner! Dr. Joanne baker, Executive Director fro the […]
Invitation to a Friend Raiser
Our annual […]
