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Teaching Kids Yoga is a growing niche for yoga teachers. Yoga for kids is a fun physical activity particularly for…

The final straw in Harmeet Kaur Mann’s online yoga therapy class was when the First Nations women had to console…

It was only six weeks from the time the first strange patch appeared on Melissa Holt’s scalp til she was…

Teaching Yoga Without Cultural Appropriation When people talk about cultural appropriation in Yoga they often cite expensive mainstream studios where…

in 2013, poet and artist, Alexandra R. LaFlam stayed at Pacifica Treatment Centre to overcome an addiction fuelled by grief…

We’re so excited to share that Yoga Outreach’s website is now more accessible for people with visual, cognitive, and motor…

If you’re a holistic Yoga teacher, you may be wondering if it’s really necessary to take a trauma informed yoga…

In the decade that followed founder Sandra Sammartino stepping back, Yoga Outreach struggled to keep its head above water, both…

Have you ever wondered how to start a Yoga nonprofit in Canada?  25 years ago, a small, committed community of…

Creating a consistent self-care routine Did you struggle with your mental health during the pandemic lock down? Are you struggling…

Karen George was at a loss about how to help her client, a woman so severely depressed that she was…

For generations, Rishima Bahadoorsingh’s family has practiced meditation, mantra and kirtan as part of daily life. Sundays were for learning…

“My family has been deeply impacted by colonization,” explains Avis O’Brien of her formative years in Alert Bay, home of…

Depression and anxiety are frequent visitors for me. The trick is to wait them out, not battle them directly. Instead…

  Yoga every damn day + Positive vibes only = Peace and light. That’s the promise right?  Instead we’ve got…

By Tannis Price, therapist-in-training Have you ever found yourself feeling numb to other people’s problems, or to sad stories on…

Nicole Marcia’s self-esteem tanked after she was assaulted by a neighbour more than two decades ago. She shut up the…

Volunteerism is an important family value of mine. From as early as I can remember, my Grandma and Mom have…

“Isolation makes any problem bigger,” says Leslie Wilkin, a clinical social worker. Normally, Leslie Wilkin sees her clients at Island…

Talking to kids about inequality in a way that makes them feel empowered rather than helpless is challenging. The Street…

When we think of trauma, we often imagine an assault from the outside. But when someone is diagnosed with a…

Touch can be relational, connecting, healing, and necessary for well-being. But Yoga Outreach (YO) classes are touch-free zones for several…

  Directly commanding someone to move their body in a certain way can trigger a defensive response, particularly for survivors…

Last week I attended our workshop with Alica Forneret on grief. I was really looking forward to digging in and…

Yoga Outreach is trying out sliding scale payments for our exciting new Knowledge Development series in Vancouver beginning fall 2019.…

why host a conference about bad stuff? On May 25, Yoga Outreach hosted its first ever conference: Exploring Boundaries, Building…

“People who are unwilling or unable to take an honest look at their own shadows might be equally poor at…

A conversation with Insiya Rasiwala-Finn, yoga teacher, writer, and Ayurvedic counsellor YO: When you read “self-care” in a mainstream magazine or…

“A yoga studio can be this weird place where you do something together but remain alone, boundaried by a strip…

Exploring Boundaries, Building Bridges: A conversation with Farah Nazarali, non-violent communication expert   How should we complain, offer criticism, express…