The following is a list of Yoga Service Organizations who provides Yoga and Meditation to trauma suffers.
An estimated 24.4 million Americans have PTSD (http://www.ptsdunited.org/ptsd-statistics-2/) to include an estimated one out of every nine women. A study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found that a continuing yoga practice is a useful component for treating trauma & PTSD in adult women. (http://www.traumacenter.org/products/pdf_files/Yoga_Chronic_PTSD_LTFU_Study_R0003.pdf). This site is to honor those Yoga, Meditation and Mindfulness organizations that assist those who suffer from trauma.
Organizations listed alphabetically
Crossover Yoga Project
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Exhale to Inhale
Location: NYC, CT, LA
Firefly Yoga International
Living Yoga
Location: Portland, OR
OMPowerment Project
Ourmala
Location: London, England
Purple Dot Yoga Project
Transcending Sexual Trauma Through Yoga
Trauma Recovery Yoga
Location: Las Vegas, NV
YogaHOPE
Location: Hudson Valley, New York
"Crossover Yoga Project partners with social service agencies and organizations that provide support services, education and treatment for young women affected by trauma"
Website: http://crossoveryogaproject.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CYPconnect/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossover_yoga_project/
Location: NYC, CT, LA
"Founded by a yogi, supported by the yoga community, and guided by professionals with experience working with domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, Exhale to Inhale strives to empower women who have experienced intimate partner violence and sexual assault heal and reclaim their lives.
Exhale to Inhale provides weekly yoga classes at domestic violence shelters and community centers throughout New York City, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut, and most recently Los Angeles"
Website: http://exhaletoinhale.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/exhaletoinhaleyoga/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exhale2inhale/
"The mission of Firefly Yoga International is to promote psychological and physical healing for survivors of trauma by providing evidence-based yoga programming, creating a network of trauma-informed yoga teachers, and contributing to the fields of public health and yoga through scholarly research."
Location: Portland, OR
"Our Mission: Fostering healing and resilience through trauma-informed yoga. Living Yoga brings trauma-informed yoga to prisons, drug & alcohol treatment centers, and mental and behavioral health programs. We do this through over 200 dedicated volunteer teachers. "
Website: https://living-yoga.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/living.yoga.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livingyogaor/
"The OMPowerment Project’s mission is to empower refugees to lead themselves and members of their communities in the healing practice of trauma informed yoga. The OMPowerment Project provides free, week-long trainings that equip refugee men and women with the skills to create a safe space in their communities, free of labels and judgement, in which they and members of their communities can relieve anxiety and build confidence and self-esteem."
Website: https://ompower.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ompowerproject/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ompowerproject/
Location: London, England
"OURMALA exists to help refugees and asylum-seekers recover from the atrocities they have experienced and rebuild their lives. We stand for compassion, interconnection and social justice."
Website: https://www.ourmala.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OurmalaUK/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourmala/
"At Purple Dot Yoga Project, our mission is to empower and support individuals impacted by domestic violence and trauma using yoga as a healing tool.
We started with a simple desire to assist individuals impacted by domestic violence and trauma to be able to move on their healing journey from survivor to thriver."
"Transcending Sexual Trauma Through Yoga is an organization solely dedicated to allowing survivors of sexual violence to heal through the practice of yoga. "
Location: Las Vegas, NV
"T.R.Y. Trauma Recovery Yoga’s mission is to “help people, help people”. We know that the more people we educate about healing trauma, the more people they will help heal. Trauma is a global health epidemic. Too often misdiagnosed as mental illness or addiction, and seldom recognized as the source of most health issues, violent acts and self-destructive behaviors (the victim becomes the predator)."
We believe that women are the change makers in society.
We believe that oppressed, underserved, and traumatized women have the potential to be healed and empowered, and serve as leaders and teachers in their communities.
We believe these women can change the world.
Website: https://www.yhtimbo.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TIMBoCollective/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yhtimbo/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/YogaHopeSue