A beautiful brunch at FareStart with special guest Dr. Ryan Quirk, psychologist at Monroe Correctional Complex.
11am-1pm at 700 Virginia Street Seattle 98101
Two days of immersion and study with experts in the field of teaching Yoga in prisons and jails. Join a big-hearted community of yoga teachers and share the power of yoga with youth, women and men behind bars. More than 100 yoga teachers have participated in our inspiring and specialized teacher training program to take their practice out of the studio and into one of the seven facilities we currently serve. 
When: April 6-7, 2013
Where: Lila Yoga, 2812 E Madison St in Seattle
Instructors: Natalie Cielle (Executive Director) & Cathy Iacobazzi (Director of Training). With special guests Nova Guthrie & Marshall Reinsch
Cost: $100 (for friends of YBB, $15/month supporters) or $125
What: Two days of immersion and study with experts in the field of teaching Yoga in prisons and jails. You will receive a 65 page manual, 10 hours of training (count for continuing education for Yoga Alliance), and a chance to meet amazing men and women in your community.
To feel a sense of connection with people behind bars, it helps to know who they are. For most of us, incarcerated men, women, and children are invisible and forgotten. In this video, Reel Grrls Productions introduces us to several Yoga Behind Bars students who share their personal journey of self-awareness. Have you ever wondered why we teach and what kind of impact our programs have? Check out this amazing video: meet our students — see yourself in their experience. Yoga is union. Spread the word – spread the light.
Awesome benefit for YBB from our friends at Samadhi Yoga. Check our calendar for more info.
Saturday, Sept. 1st, 7-9pm Kirtan benefit for Yoga Behind Bars
Sunday, Sept. 2nd, 9-10:30am all levels vinyasa flow with live music from Surya Chandra, by donation all proceed to benefit Yoga behind Bars.
SuryaChandra (the Sun and the Moon) is a spiritual world music ensemble that explores sounds, visuals, lyrics and movements from various languages, cultures and spiritual traditions across the planet. SuryaChandra offers a colourful spiritual journey and a taste of the infinite ways of connecting with the Universal.
“Yoga’s an incredible and powerful tool for creating change in somebody’s life,” said Natalie Smith, who was the organization’s first volunteer teacher and now serves as executive director.
Seattle Nonprofit Puts Yoga to Work Behind Bars
GiveBIG on May 2nd to Yoga Behind Bars
All donations to Yoga Behind Bars are stretched by the Seattle Foundation during Give Big. Please consider giving at any level to help us sustain our community programs for many more years to come.
All you have to do is click right here on Wednesday May 2nd, and give what you can for our students and this community.
Spread the word, GIVE BIG, and stretch our reach!
Hot off the presses folks….
Come learn and share with the Yoga Behind Bars volunteer teacher community. Are you a current YBB teacher who wants to tap into the incredible resources brewing among your peers? Are you interested in learning more about becoming a volunteer teacher? Join us! After getting lots of feedback that the training needed to expand to two days, we finally did it. Here are the details:
YBB Teacher Training
March 31st & April 1st
at Lila Yoga in Madison park
Cost: $100; all proceeds to Yoga Behind Bars
(Scholarships and Sponsorships available)
The following is included:
• a newly updated manual with example classes and tips
• in-depth program information
• lessons learned from our veterans in the field
• presentation from a formerly incarcerated yoga practitioner
• anti-burnout strategies for sustained joyful service
• real-world examples and techniques for teaching vulnerable populations
• personalized feedback for your teaching
• boundary training
When you become a teacher for Yoga Behind Bars, you join a growing force in your community creating social change from within. We’re really looking forward to this!
When:
Saturday March 31st 2:00 – 7:00pm
Sunday April 1st 1:00 – 5:00pm
Where:
Lila Yoga
2812 E Madison Street
Seattle, WA 98112
Contact:
Natalie Nakasone
volunteer@yogabehindbars.org
206-372-6776
For just $15/month you could change so many lives PLUS get an adorable YBB tote bag AND a private Friends Only yoga class taught by Olivia and Natalie!
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