Yoga and Mindfulness: Benefits For Youth By Emily Elliott Yoga philosophy often asks us to look within, without passing judgment, in order to help ourselves let go and heal. Yoga’s unique benefits, including its immense healing power, are especially…
Trauma Informed Yoga at Work
Trauma Informed Yoga at Work: A Street Yoga Graduate’s Story By Alex Rodriguez, Street Yoga Alumni Alex Rodriguez, CYT, shares how Street Yoga’s Trauma Informed training helped her navigate her first teaching position in 2017. Today, Alex is the community…
Interview with Kit Cheung: A Street Yoga Teacher at a Seattle Crisis Residential Center
Interview with Kit Cheung: A Street Yoga Teacher at a Seattle Crisis Residential Center By Veronica Burgos I February 28, 2017 February 7, 2017 I Youth yoga and mindfulness class at Spruce Street Inn, Seattle. Kit Cheung is…
How Youth Benefit from Yoga: Words from a Volunteer – By Rachel O’Conner
“How Youth Benefit from Yoga: Words from a Volunteer” by Rachel O’Conner At the heart of things, yoga is not just an exercise composed of poses and breathing techniques. Rather, it is a practice that devotes itself into bettering…
REFLECTIONS: “THE ISSUES LIVE IN THE TISSUES”
“The Issues Live In Our Tissues” — My reflections on the Niki Myers lecture by Gabi Esser It was such an honor for me to get to attend this event. Niki Myers’ discussion of the relatability between yogic philosophy…
Yoga Therapy, A Tool Used to Overcome Addiction: An Interview with Nikki Myers
An interview with Nikki Myers by Street Yoga board member, Heather Hested. This article was originally featured on Seattle Yoga News on October 20, 2016 It’s hard to understand why or how people become addicted to drugs and alcohol. It’s a…
“THE ISSUES LIVE IN THE TISSUES” WITH NIKKI MYERS
On Thursday, November 10th, we spent a heartfelt evening with Nikki Myers (founder of Y12SR and CITIYOGA) during our “The Issues Live in the Tissues” workshop at Montlake Community Center. Much gratitude to Nikki Myers for sharing her passion for…
Q&A WITH CEDAR RAPIDS TRAINING GRADUATE
WRITTEN BY DAVID HOLLEY, CEDAR RAPIDS 2016 TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA TRAINING GRADUATE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF. HOW DID YOU COME TO START PRACTICING YOGA? I was a public school educator for 35 years, the last 31 in the Kirkwood, Missouri School…
First Annual Tea Party and Silent Auction
On Thursday, September 22, 2016, we held our first annual Tea Party and Silent Auction fundraiser at the Remedy Teas Cafe in Capitol Hill. The Tea Party & Silent Auction was a HUGE success! Thanks to you, our amazing Street Yoga advocates,…
Q&A WITH LOS ANGELES TRAINING GRADUATE
WRITTEN BY BEVERLY FREGOSO, LOS ANGELES 2016 TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA TRAINING GRADUATE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF. HOW DID YOU COME TO START PRACTICING YOGA? I started taking yoga as a dancer about ten years ago when a friend invited me to…