Building a Community of Healing
A place to call our own, a place for mind, body, & soul healing for the 'whole' family.
The Man Behind the Vision
"Buddhas got my back!"
Jeff Emerson, the founder of True Freedom Recovery Yoga, is a member of
long-term recovery with 22 years clean. Jeff has taught meditation in
halfway houses, prisons, homeless shelters, and juvenile detention
centers. Jeff is a Reiki Master with an E-RYT500 and is studying to be a
Zen Priest. Jeff is the founder of one of the world's first 200-hour teaching programs for people in 12-Step Recovery. Jeff is the founder of the first known non-profit yoga studio, A Policy
for Caring, dedicated to yoga, meditation, and the recovery process. Jeff has been practicing yoga and meditation for nearly 20 years and has been imparting his wisdom and sharing his gift with people from all walks of life for the past seven years.
The Woman Behind the Vision
Sondra Emerson, a member of long-term recovery with 26 years clean, is an integral part of the
True Freedom Recovery Yoga vision. While Jeff's intent is to secure a building of his own to provide a place to call 'home' for people in recovery to heal mind, body, & soul, Sondra felt strongly about including the children of the persons in recovery to provide them with an outlet to acquire skills in healing through internal and external assets, in tandem with their families.
Sondra has planned this campaign as well as various other fundraisers to secure resources and support to see their combined visions come to fruition.
What is our intent?
This capital campaign is intended to fund the purchase of our very own building.
True Freedom Recovery Yoga is currently operating out of a leased space in Cincinnati, Ohio. The owners of the building have plans for this space at some point in the future. Our time here while temporary, has allowed us to build a foundation of support and a strong network of individuals who are committed and dedicated to healing.
Many powerful transformations have happened inside of these walls; Jeff holds yoga, meditation, and recovery sessions here seven days a week ranging from restoration to empowerment, which include 50 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of meditation, and 30 minutes of a recovery meeting. Lives are changing, people are nurturing their spirits, and families are becoming closer and more connected.
Jeff wishes to expand True Freedom's mission to include programming and healing for the children of the families who have found the benefits of yoga and meditation to enhance and enrich their recovery. Not all who attend are a part of a 12-step fellowship; the healing, growth, and deep bonds everyone finds within one another is involuntarily infectious.
Meet Gia...
And a few of our young yoga enthusiasts...
All funds raised during this campaign will go to our non-profit,
A Policy for Caring Inc. to help with capital and capacity building. If we don't reach our goal, we are building this village anyway--it is just a matter of time! We have a good thing started. We aspire to become more effective and more efficient in time.
We hope you will consider a gift of any amount to
True Freedom Recovery Yoga.
EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS!
Namaste.
Go Ahead, Ask Us About the Perks!
We have some one-of-a-kind gifts, PERKS, attached to each of the contribution amounts from our supporters (LIKE YOU) as a way to say THANK YOU for helping us to reach our goal.
We have
HUGS,
T-SHIRTS (you can never have enough t-shirts),
and
BUMPER STICKERS.
A very good friend of True Freedom Yoga will be hand-making three different Reiki-Infused Malas with various stones, ranging from Unakite to Tigers Eye, and from Amethyst to Labradorite. See the PERKS listed on the sidebar for further details as to how these unique gifts will be created.
We are also offering
Distance Reiki Healing that you can have for yourself or gift to a loved one. Recipients of Distance Reiki Healing can be in Ohio or in another state-your choice!
Thai Yoga Massage is another one of our healing PERKS! A one and half-hour session with Jeff--he describes this as having yoga done to you. Thai Yoga Massage is a comprehensive full body treatment
that relieves muscle tension, improves circulation, boosts the immune
system, and balances the chakras. This one and a half-hour session
can also be gifted to a loved one, but they must live in Ohio or be
willing to travel to Cincinnati to receive the service.
And finally, Jeff will be offering a
200-hour Teacher Training for up to 12 participants. The details of this training can be read in full here:
Teacher Training. All training classes are held in Cincinnati, Ohio, and will begin in July 2015. If you want to forward this gift or make a contribution to sponsor someone to attend, please discuss your wishes with Jeff Emerson. He is happy to make alternate arrangements!
Other Ways You Can Help
Some people just can't contribute, but that doesn't mean they can't help.
Anyone can help by sharing this campaign with friends, family, and
loved ones near and wide.
From ALL of us at True Freedom Recovery Yoga,
WE wish you Deep Peace and Much Love