Yoga With Refugee & Asylum Seekers
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The Yoga Impact Charity has been sharing trauma informed yoga with the refugee and asylum seeking community since 2015.
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We partner with not-for-profit organisations, government and schools to share in person and virtual Yoga with refugee and asylum seeker communities around the world including
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Sydney
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Melbourne
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Coffs Harbour
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Vienna
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Amsterdam
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Munich
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Our Refugee Yoga programs have been evaluated by the NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors and led to a reduction in PTSD symptoms within 9 classes and a reduction in Depression within 12 classes. Click Here to read the Impact Report
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Watch our Presentation at the Australasian Conference on Traumatic Stress:
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You can learn more about the journey and experiences of our refugee and asylum seeking participants via the In Their Words Project
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We empower refugee and asylum seeking participants who are interested in becoming Yoga teachers via full scholarships.
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"“For a long time I felt like I didn't have choices or deserve good things. Through Yoga and Prayer I have connected to a part of myself that is positive, strong and powerful. Connecting to this part of myself shows me that I'm free to make good choices for myself and my children. I know that I deserve the best”
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- Iraqi Women's Yoga Group Participant