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Trauma-Sensitive Yoga

Help me to teach yoga classes to survivors of sex trafficking

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Trauma-Sensitive Yoga

Trauma-Sensitive Yoga

Trauma-Sensitive Yoga

Trauma-Sensitive Yoga

Trauma-Sensitive Yoga

Help me to teach yoga classes to survivors of sex trafficking

Help me to teach yoga classes to survivors of sex trafficking

Help me to teach yoga classes to survivors of sex trafficking

Help me to teach yoga classes to survivors of sex trafficking

Hannah Ryu
Hannah Ryu
Hannah Ryu
Hannah Ryu
1 Campaign |
New York, United States
$455 USD 11 backers
37% of $1,200 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Hi!

Thank you for visiting. As some of you may already know, I will be leading a six-week yoga series for the ladies at the Restore NYC safe house (www.restorenyc.org) starting in September. Restore NYC's mission is to end sex trafficking in New York and restore the well-being and independence of foreign national survivors. I started volunteering at the safe house the summer of 2013 and I am now excited to share yoga with the women on their journey towards healing.

In order to ensure a positive experience for the participants, I will be working with a customized program adapted from extensive trauma-therapy journal articles & literature. I am also working with the organization's psychologist and grateful for the amazing mentorship of yoga teachers who are currently working with this demographic.

This program is on a volunteer basis and I am so grateful for all the love and support from those of you who have encouraged me thus far. While this is a six-week program, with more training, I would like to teach on a regular basis at Restore and at other safehouses that services survivors of trafficking, domestic violence, and PTSD. 

In order to be most effective in my efforts towards reaching this specific demographic through yoga, I am fundraising to receive formal training for trauma-sensitive yoga. If you feel so inclined to give, please read on! Thank you for joining me in the effort to make yoga available as an adjunctive therapy for trauma victims. 

Gas & Training

A very small portion of the funds raised here will go towards covering gas to-and-from the safe house (in Queens, NY). $1,140 will go towards receiving training (+boarding) at Teaching Trauma-Sensitive Yoga: A Workshop for Yoga Teachers at Kripalu from October 26 - 31, 2014. I will be training with yoga teachers who work with veterans, teens, domestic violence survivors, and rape survivors. 
Thank you for your support!
Jade (www.jadeyoga.com) has generously donated yoga mats & blocks for the Restore Yoga program. 

    Yoga as Therapy

    It has been really exciting to follow the recent and rising research on yoga as an effective tool for trauma-therapy. Research has shown that yoga can have a significant impact in decreasing levels of depression and elevate positive moods. I know the effectiveness of yoga to be true in my own personal life as the practice has helped me re-establish my relationship with my body from past trauma.

    Yoga’s ability to to touch us on every level of our being - physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual - makes it a powerful and effective means for trauma victims to reinhabit their bodies safely, calm their minds, experience emotions directly, and begin to feel a sense of strength and control. (Sparrowe) 

    Yoga teaches the use of breath for self-regulation. It teaches us that things come to an end (a critical point for those who feel trapped in their memory sensations). (Van Der Kolk)


    Sources:
    1. Transcending Trauma by Linda Sparrowe
    2. Clinical Implications of Neuroscience Research in PTSD by Bessel Van Der Kolk

      Thank You!

      Thank you for joining me in the effort to service these courageous women who are well on their journey towards healing to reclaim their bodies, minds, and lives as they move forward with their lives. 

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      Thank You!

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      Thank you for your support! Would love to send you a card!
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      You're awesome!

      $30 USD
      I'd love to send you a thank you card and share with you the progress report at the completion of the six-week program
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      $50 USD
      I'd love to share with you an mid-program assessment as well as a final report. And a thank you card of course.
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      $100 USD
      Let's set up a time for a private yoga session! This one-hour class will be customized to meet you where you are - whether you practice yoga or not! Available virtually as well for my friends far away. Transferable - you can gift it to someone you love as well!
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      Two group sessions for a group of up to 4 yogis! Gather your friends, pick a spot, and we'll get to work!
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