OVER THE PAST EIGHTEEN YEARS, WE HAVE HELPED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACCESS THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS OF YOGA.

STORIES OF IMPACT

HOW YOGA CAN CHANGE A LIFE

Many of our beneficiaries came to yoga to cope with unthinkable challenges — a cancer diagnosis, a lifetime of incarceration, systemic bias and oppression. We believe every one of these individuals has an important story to tell — about their lives, the adversity they’ve faced, and the unique role yoga played in their growth and healing.

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Yoga 4 Change: An Interview with Susie Rokosch

Susie Rokosch turned to yoga as a desperate attempt to manage chronic pain and health complications from a car accident. Now, she works with Yoga 4 Change to share the therapeutic effects of the practice with others.

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An Interview with Dr. Nicole Schnackenberg

In this heartfelt interview, Nicole reflects on her yoga journey: what stimulated (and sustains) her appetite for yoga, and how her personal therapeutic work informs and supports her ability to offer a therapeutic space to others.

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Yoga For Cancer: Tari Prinster

At age fifty-three, the wind got knocked out of me when I heard these words: “You have cancer—invasive ductal carcinoma.”

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Yoga Helped Me Heal After Brain Surgery

When my brain grew too big for my skull, I had to have brain surgery. The months that followed were one of the most difficult periods of my life; they challenged me physically, mentally, and emotionally. Yoga helped me to create a new reality.

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Childhood Cancer Kids: Sierra’s Story

I was diagnosed with cancer when I was five years old. Yoga helped me get through it. Now, I want to study how yoga can help kids feel better during treatment and help them deal with stress afterwards.

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Yoga And Multiple Sclerosis: An Interview with Garth McLean

Since his diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 1996, Garth McLean has managed his condition with yoga. In this inspiring interview, Garth shares his experience of the effects of yoga, and why he describes his diagnosis as “a blessing.”

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In Loving Memory: Rama Jyothi Vernon

We here at Give Back Yoga Foundation are remembering Rama Jyoti Vernon, dedicated yoga practitioner and teacher, peace activist, and “Mother of Contemporary Yoga in the US,” with love and gratitude.

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The Seva Yoga Project: Creating Access to Yoga

When I was forced to return to the small town life I had fled from, I vowed to create what I was looking for when I left. I wanted to introduce alternative life choices to those who were suffering; I wanted to teach yoga. There was one problem: I had never even taken a yoga class.

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