Yogis in Service Classes
Yogis in Service works with the community in the following ways:
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We sponsor and deliver YIS yoga via our teachers and trauma-informed yoga practice and curriculum across WNY in specific, on-mission programs that we believe are promoting health and wellness across WNY.
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We work by contract to provide the yoga teachers and trauma-informed yoga and curriculum to your school or program. We are happy to help schools provide wellness programming.
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We partner with other yoga studios/schools/programs/teachers to offer YIS-aligned programming (it must be aligned with our mission) across WNY.
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We teach yoga teachers and service providers YIS trauma-informed and growth oriented yoga practices and social emotional learning curriculum.
Current Yogis in Service Classes
(Many of these classes are currently on hold due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic)
YIS Free Community Classes
After-School Programming
Currently, YIS partners with BPS Montessori, Hamlin Park Academy and D'Youville Porter Campus School to offer weekly after-school yoga programming.
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
YIS partners with Roswell Park to provide weekly classes for cancer survivors, caregivers and staff to participate in together.
Buffalo VA Medical Center
YIS partnered with the Buffalo VA Medical Center to provide weekly yoga sessions for for veterans struggling with substance use. VA staff and patients participate in this integrated program together.
Turning Point House
Turning Point House is an intensive residential rehabilitation 21-bed facility for men who were unable to achieve long-term recovery from substance use in previous attempts. These classes are closed to residents.
WNY Correctional Facilities
YIS offers weekly classes at several correctional facilities around WNY. YIS teachers offer tools to develop positive embodiment and self regualtion.
Yoga 12-Step Class
YIS offers weekly classes specifically for yoga for 12-step recovery at The Hope Center. Yoga for 12-Step Recovery (Y12SR) is a holistic model designed to address the physical, mental and spiritual disease of addiction.
Clubhouse Buffalo
Restoration Society offers a peer-to-peer model for young adults (16 to 20) recovering from a substance use disorder or at risk for developing one. YIS offers weekly yoga classes at Clubhouse Buffalo.
Confidential Centers
YIS offers weekly classes at several confidential centers throughout WNY that offer services for victims of domestic violence and their children.
Previous Yogis in Service Classes
In our partnerships across Buffalo, Yogis in Service has made wonderful friends. We have worked with the following programs. We are very grateful for our connections past and present.
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Martha Mitchell Center
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Vive Shelter-Jericho Road Community Health Center
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Buffalo City Mission
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Buffalo Public School PS 45, International School
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West Buffalo Charter School
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Lighthouse Women's Residence
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RAGtime Summer Camp at Resurrection Lutheran Church
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Women and Children’s Hospital at Ronald McDonald House
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Rachel's Experience
