Inside Out:
A Health Justice Yoga Program for Resilience & Liberation
As a grant recipient of the Ready to Rise program, we are glad to be able to provide this program dedicated to serving youth and young adults through positive youth development practices. This program combines yoga & mindfulness with community engagement to create a space for social-emotional learning and development.
Our Next Cohort Begins Soon!
July 15th - August 23rd
Tuesdays at 6pm - 7:30pm on Zoom
Saturdays at 1pm - 3pm at The Tree Yoga - 918 E. 60th St 90001
Who Should Apply?
This program is for young people (ages 18–24) who want to learn mindful ways of creating mental, physical, and emotional balance and connect with a community of like-minded people.
No previous yoga experience is required. All bodies and backgrounds welcome.
What to expect in the program…
Build resilience. Reduce stress. Connect deeper with yourself. Create genuine connection with your community. Learn tools for emotional wellness, self-care, and healing through yoga, movement, and mindfulness. Have fun!
Community healing circles & discussions
Trauma-informed, beginner-friendly yoga & meditation
Tools to manage stress, anxiety, and emotions
Space to build self-awareness and confidence
Consideration for a FULL 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Scholarship
Testimonials from previous youth participants…
“I gained so many tools that I now carry with me in daily life that have helped me become way more aware of my emotions and how to regulate them. I have slip ups of course at times but I have tools now that have shown me I am in control. Also I have gained a new passion for yoga”
— Youth Participant
“So much. There's no words do describe how grateful I am to have these opportunities. But to sum it up, I've gained confidence”
— Youth Participant
“Gaining a connection with my connection” “Mindfulness, discipline, patience.” “Connection and being able to reflect and understand myself more.”
— Youth Participant
“Connecting with my body. Being able to hear my body and how it feels. Not pushing myself. Whole connection as a being.”
— Youth Participant
“Being able to reconnect with my body in a profound way, learn to recognize and accept my senses, and how to be able to navigate my emotions while recentering myself. I also learned how to be confidently vulnerable both physically and emotionally, with conversations and movement, and practice affirmation/care/awareness while doing so comfortably..”
— Youth Participant
“I gained a sense of community and tools to help reduce my anxiety.”
— Youth Participant
“I gained different breathing and mindfulness tools to share with others in my community. I learned that it’s okay to take every day as a process and be mindful of my surroundings. I have allowed myself and opened to healing by deciding to break generational chains and make a difference. I am grateful to have have shared a space where there is vulnerability and openness shared.”
— Youth Participant
“I learned about my resilience zone and when I get knocked off of it, how I can come back to my resilience zone.”
— Youth Participant
“Reframing of self care practices, shifting away from negative feedback loops”
— Youth Participant
Join the Next Cohort
July 15th - August 23rd
Tuesdays at 6pm - 7:30pm on Zoom
Saturdays at 1pm - 3pm at The Tree Yoga - 918 E. 60th St 90001