Our mission is simple. We are taking yoga where it isn’t. All of our training programs strive to make yoga a YES for every body, and now you can help with our mission by learning to teach yoga in the criminal justice system.
Since 2017, Yoga Assets has been leading 200 Hour Yoga Certificate programs for the men and women in the Utah State Prison. We have just graduated the first 500 Hour teacher, a woman serving a life sentence, and she is now in training to facilitate her own programs on the inside. We believe in the ripple effect.
In this weekend training, Denise Druce, school director for Yoga Assets, and founder of Yoga Forward, a 501(c)(3) will share with you not only how to’s, but also the philosophical, anatomical and ethical considerations around taking yoga to our friends who are incarcerated. Our sincere hope is that you will leave transformed, and in turn, inspired to help create more opportunities for yogis behind bars.
We aim to help yoga teachers from all over the US make connections with the correctional facilities in their communities and give them the tools to take yoga to these marginalized populations.
Join us virtually. We will connect through Zoom. 25 Yoga Alliance CEUs will be provided, along with a certificate of completion and course manual.
Days and Times (Mountain Standard Time)
- Friday October 8 from 5pm-8pm (evening yoga, meditation and meet/greet)
- Saturday October 9 from 9am to 5pm (with a one-hour lunch)
- Sunday October 10 from 9am to 5pm (with a one-hour lunch)
Cost: $249 Register Here
Once registered, you will receive the link to join on zoom, a recommended reading list and directions for the flow of the weekend.
Location: Zoom
Training Outline:
- Friday October 8 from 5pm-8pm (evening yoga, meditation and meet/greet)
- Saturday October 9 from 9am to 6pm
- Sunday October 10 from 9am to 5pm (with a one-hour lunch)
“Mindful Inside” Training Topics
- Connection (how can you create a connection to incarcerated people?)
- Getting in, clearances, requirements, training
- Formatting (focusing on teaching a trauma informed class that is inclusive)
- Clothing (our appearance can make or break our receptivity in these settings)
- Safety (yours and theirs)
- Language (trauma sensitive language module)
- Materials (getting books, etc. into the facilities)
- See them (the most important thing you can do)
- Outside (setting up personal boundaries as your students return to society)
- Men vs women (the differences in teaching to men vs. women in these settings)
- Possible places of service (prisons, jails, transitional housing, and with correctional officers) and how to connect with them.