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who do we serve?

Communities in need are groups of people who have survived trauma and/or do not have access to wellness services due to economic and location barriers. We are primarily focused on serving at-risk/homeless youth, domestic violence survivors, homeless or sheltered adults, veterans with PTSD and front-line service workers. We are continuously seeking non-profits in the DC area to partner with and volunteer our yoga and well-being services.

how does yoga help?

• provides tools for managing pain and stress
• fosters physical and mental strength
• nurtures sense of personal empowerment
• promotes mindfulness and balance of emotions
• ignites connections of the body and mind
• encourages compassion for others
• acts as a violence intervention strategy
• improves the immune system

This video from Street Yoga in Portland, Oregon summarizes yoga’s impact on homeless youth:

what are holistic and wellness services?

holistic healers attempt to take a step beyond western-based diagnosis. we see the body and mind as connected through energy. energy that we cannot see, but that keeps us alive, our blood pumping, our breath moving, and our cells vibrating. it’s an energy of the hand relaying information about how something feels to the brain. it’s the energy of the brain telling our eyes to well-up when we lose something we love. holistic healers have many approaches rooted in ancient cultures and traditions to help us align and be aware of that energy so that we can work from places of patience, gratitude and with a grounded foundation of compassion.

Some examples of these types of services are:

• Yoga
• Acupuncture
• Thai Massage
• Meditation
• Animal Therapy
• Yoga Therapy
• Zero Balancing
• Reiki
• Drumming
• Nutrition Classes
• Urban/Community Gardens
• Dance and Movement Therapy
• Art Therapy

click here for a chart that outlines how the above wellness services help vulnerable populations

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