The Yetunde Price Resource Center (YPRC) collaborates with partner organizations to offer trauma-informed programs that promote individual and community-wide healing and resiliency. YPRC works to ensure that victims of direct or indirect senseless violence have complete access to existing resources and that where there is a dearth in services, new resources are created.
Q: What does being a Positive Behavior Specialist entail? What do your days look like? A: I do a little bit of everything. My priority is caring for our students and making sure they feel heard, respected and safe. I also collaborate with our guidance counselors and our social worker to make sure that every student feels supported and nurtured…
Victoria Smith is a 34-year-old lead yoga instructor from Los Angeles, California, who has been working with Y.O.G.A. for Youth N.C. since 2013. Victoria is currently serving as one of the Lead Teachers for the Y.O.G.A. for Youth research project being conducted at Phillips Middle School in Chapel Hill. She is also on the Board of Advisors for Y.O.G.A. for…
Q: What do you do at Bull City Fit and how did you get to where you are today? A: I’m the program coordinator for Bull City Fit (BCF), which means I do all the behind-the-scenes work and am on site whenever we’re open. I’m also in charge of creating and maintaining community partnerships (such as what we’re doing with Y.O.G.A. for…
Tuesday, January 24 from 10-11am, Y.O.G.A. for Youth’s very own Keval Kaur will be the guest on Howie Shareff’s You Call This YOGA online talk show. She will be sharing about teaching yoga to young people from my perspective as the Y.O.G.A. for Youth NC Regional Coordinator for the past 10 years. If you are able to watch the show…
Y.O.G.A. for Youth B.O.O.S.T. (Building Our Organization Stronger Together) Techniques to Increase Your Students’ Ability to Disseminate Yoga Teachings. Exploring ways to engage Students in their yoga practice more deeply and giving students the confidence to share what they’ve learned in class with their parents and friends.
Y.O.G.A. for Youth B.O.O.S.T. (Building Our Organization Stronger Together) Techniques to Increase Your Students’ Ability to Disseminate Yoga Teachings. Exploring ways to engage Students in their yoga practice more deeply and giving students the confidence to share what they’ve learned in class with their parents and friends.
Thomas Riley High School in Los Angeles is one of the many sites where students benefit from yoga classes. Watch as these very special students share some of their experiences with Y.O.G.A. for Youth. We are always looking for dedicated individuals to serve as volunteers, teachers, and sponsors- please drop us a line with any feedback or ideas! Sat Nam!…
Sat Nam and thank you to everyone who supported Y.O.G.A. for Youth at Summer Solstice this year! Thanks to your generous support we raised over $6,600 through raffle ticket sales for our Opportunity Drawing, as well as sales of Curriculum Guides and CDs. Wahe guru!! This year we were able to offer some very special prizes, which included gemstones, jewelry,…
Kundalini Yoga Used to Reach Youth In Underserved Communities and Juvenile Detention Centers By Antoinette Brock “Kundalini yoga teaches you how to understand your relationship with the world. We can say a thousand times, “We are one.” But saying is not believing and believing it, is not actualizing it in your life. What’s missing as the cultures have evolved to the…