YOGACARE

YogaCare partners with neighborhood organizations to develop customized, safe, and welcoming programs for individuals of all levels and backgrounds to manage stress, pain, and chronic diseases and to foster community.

Community Yoga - Classes tailored for adults and families to address the health needs of each organization’s clients and community members

Specialized Yoga Group Visits - Programs customized for adults to address particular health conditions with an interdisciplinary team approach such as substance use and mental and emotional health

Scholarship Program - Partnering with local yoga teacher training programs to train select YogaCare students to become yoga teachers and empower them to teach in community settings

Self-Care for Health Care Sessions - Workshops and strategies for integrating mind-body practices for health care and social service providers’ workday

YogaCare also coordinates the Socially Engaged Yoga Network, offering professional development, networking, and capacity building for yoga teachers and organizations in the Chicagoland area interested in providing community-based yoga service work in fields such as trauma-informed practice, criminal justice, sustainability, social services, and education/youth development. We center the margins of those who have not been historically included in yoga in order to create a lasting citywide impact and collective action.