Yoga Behind Bars http://yogabehindbars.org A Light in Every Cell Thu, 16 May 2013 21:49:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Eat, Drink, Givehttp://yogabehindbars.org/eat-drink-give/ http://yogabehindbars.org/eat-drink-give/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:18:38 +0000 natalie http://yogabehindbars.org/?p=1873 Join us for our event of the year on May 19!

A beautiful brunch at FareStart with special guest Dr. Ryan Quirk, psychologist at Monroe Correctional Complex.

11am-1pm at 700 Virginia Street Seattle 98101

Online tickets are now sold out. Please email rosa@yogabehindbars.org to be added to the waiting list.

 

]]> http://yogabehindbars.org/eat-drink-give/feed/ 0 Spring 2013 Teacher Traininghttp://yogabehindbars.org/spring-2013-teacher-training/ http://yogabehindbars.org/spring-2013-teacher-training/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:21:00 +0000 natalie http://yogabehindbars.org/?p=1623 Join us for our Spring 2013 Teacher Training!

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. kccf_baddhakonasana

Sign up HERE

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.

]]> http://yogabehindbars.org/spring-2013-teacher-training/feed/ 0 Light the Path with Groupon Grassrootshttp://yogabehindbars.org/light-path-groupon-grassroots/ http://yogabehindbars.org/light-path-groupon-grassroots/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:25:34 +0000 natalie http://yogabehindbars.org/?p=1587 What if every teen at Echo Glen Children’s Center had the opportunity to develop positive coping skills that help them heal?

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Yoga Behind Bars has been selected by Groupon Grassroots, the philanthropic arm of Groupon, to launch “Light the Path”, a local campaign to support yoga classes for teens at Echo Glen Children’s Center. GIVE TODAY to make this special campaign a success.

Give $10 to the Light the Path initiative through Groupon HERE and support yoga classes for teens behind bars!

Our yoga program for teens has been very successful and is now integrated with the Echo Glen treatment model, counting towards therapeutic credits. However, there are still teens who don’t have the opportunity to develop positive coping skills that help them heal, because there are not enough classes.

If 36 people GIVE $10 to the Light the Path campaign, Yoga Behind Bars can fund two more yoga classes for young people at Echo Glen. 

 

These classes change the lives of so many teens and their families, including Tanika & Lanee who are featured in this sweet + short video about Echo Glen and Yoga Behind Bars: http://youtu.be/6gD1pkmAT6A

Support a path to positive change.

GIVE through Groupon Grassroots now through February 20th here >>

 “My hope for the future is that one day we won’t have to do yoga behind bars. We can do yoga outside the bars.” – Tanika, 18, Echo Glen student

]]> http://yogabehindbars.org/light-path-groupon-grassroots/feed/ 0 THANK YOU!http://yogabehindbars.org/you/ http://yogabehindbars.org/you/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:14:05 +0000 natalie http://www.yogabehindbars.org/?p=1309 A great big thanks to all the studios and students who joined us for Gratitude in Motion during the week of Thanksgiving!

 

8 Limbs Capitol Hill
Bala Yoga (Kirkland)
Balance Yoga
Bandha Room
Be Luminous
Expand Yoga (Tacoma)
Hot Yoga Of Woodinville 
Limber Yoga Studio
Seattle Yoga Arts
Shakti Vinyasa Redmond
Shakti Vinyasa Yoga East (Bellevue)
Shakti West (Ballard)
SourceYoga (University Place)
SourceYoga (Tacoma)
Teatro de la Psychomachia
Two Dog Yoga
Velocity Dance Center
Well Being Yoga Center
Whole Life Yoga Seattle (Greenwood)
Yoga Lodge On Whidbey Island 
Yoga Tree
Wahe Guru Yoga
Mo-Yo Yoga
Lila Yoga
Maya Whole Health Studio
CorePower Yoga (Ballard)
American Athlete Greenlake
Urban Yoga Spa Seattle (DT)
Laughing Buddha Yoga Studio
Let Loose Yoga
The Grinning Yogi
samdhana karana yoga
Recovery Cafe & Eastlake Yoga
Health Within Studio
The Yoga Studio in Magnolia
Terra Yoga

 

Unable to join us for Gratitude in Motion but still want to hold a benefit class or help us out? Adopt us, become a Friend of YBB, or become a volunteer!

]]> http://yogabehindbars.org/you/feed/ 0 Gratitude in Motionhttp://yogabehindbars.org/gratitude-motion-2/ http://yogabehindbars.org/gratitude-motion-2/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 08:23:56 +0000 natalie http://www.yogabehindbars.org/?p=1103 You can find our full Gratitude in Motion line-up here!

This Thanksgiving, all over the state, local studios are donating their space and local teachers are donating their time so that all of your donations support yoga classes for teens, women and men behind bars. These classes are part of Yoga Behind Bars’ biggest community benefit of the year: Gratitude in Motion.

As the Director of Yoga Behind Bars, I wish I could bow to each of you for considering leaving your kitchens this Thanksgiving to do some yoga! I know you all will feel the direct benefits of class – blissful body, calm mind, open heart – but these classes yield even more than that.

So, although you may never meet the 16 year old girl at Juvenile Hall who will show up for class next Monday, you are supporting her choice simply by attending a class.

Our local yoga community is one of the largest and most progressive in the world, and the work we do at Yoga Behind Bars is only possible because of people like you. In other words, we really love you guys!

Thanksgiving is a time to share nourishment with your community, and that is exactly what you’re doing – not only the community in class with you, but the thousands of students we teach every year.

I offer you sincere gratitude on behalf of the Yoga Behind Bars family.

Namaste,

Natalie Smith

Executive Director, Yoga Behind Bars

]]> http://yogabehindbars.org/gratitude-motion-2/feed/ 0 REEL GRRLS Features Yoga Behind Barshttp://yogabehindbars.org/king-5-features-yoga-bars/ http://yogabehindbars.org/king-5-features-yoga-bars/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:14:27 +0000 olivia http://www.yogabehindbars.org/?p=968 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.

]]> http://yogabehindbars.org/king-5-features-yoga-bars/feed/ 0 8 LIMBS Adopts Yoga Behind Bars!http://yogabehindbars.org/8-limbs-adopts-yoga-bars/ http://yogabehindbars.org/8-limbs-adopts-yoga-bars/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:46:53 +0000 olivia http://www.yogabehindbars.org/?p=1058 Visit 8 Limbs through the month of October to support Yoga Behind Bars. We love you 8 Limbs!

]]> http://yogabehindbars.org/8-limbs-adopts-yoga-bars/feed/ 0 Surya Chandra Kirtan and Yoga Class – Sept 1st and 2ndhttp://yogabehindbars.org/surya-chandra-kirtan-yoga-class-sept-1st-2nd/ http://yogabehindbars.org/surya-chandra-kirtan-yoga-class-sept-1st-2nd/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:00:36 +0000 olivia http://www.yogabehindbars.org/?p=1034 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.

]]> http://yogabehindbars.org/surya-chandra-kirtan-yoga-class-sept-1st-2nd/feed/ 0 King 5 Features Yoga Behind Barshttp://yogabehindbars.org/king-5-features-yoga-bars-2/ http://yogabehindbars.org/king-5-features-yoga-bars-2/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:08:12 +0000 olivia http://www.yogabehindbars.org/?p=973 “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

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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!

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