The Ornstein Family Foundation, Affiliated Foot and Ankle Center, LLP and The ‘Ohana Rising Yoga School are excited to bring Yoga Gangsters (YG), a Miami-based national non-profit organization, to the area. YG provides tools for youth by addressing the symptoms of trauma and poverty using the practice of yoga, delivering messages of empowerment around self-respect, self-control, and self-awareness They serve communities in 16 states by providing free yoga classes to youth in crisis centers such as jails, youth detention centers, homeless shelters, rehabs, foster centers and through other non-profit organizations.
Yoga Gangsters is offering the three-day Yoga Outreach Training Program for any individual interested so they can begin teaching outreach programs in their own communities. This is open to the public and you do not need to be a certified yoga teacher, just have a passion to work with youth in crisis. This will also be an invaluable tool for schoolteachers, nurses, caseworkers and college students who are thinking about a social services path. The 15-hour workshop led by Yoga Gangsters Executive Director, Jodi Weiner, is intended to inspire, support and connect people who have a desire to work in an outreach setting.
The certification course will be taking place at the ‘Ohana Rising Yoga School located 66 S. Main St. in Ocean Grove beginning on April 29 and concluding on May 1. The classes will be held on Friday from 6-9 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you would like to register for this workshop you can sign up at: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MzUxNQ
To learn more about the Yoga Gangsters and the 15-hour workshop, visit www.yogagangsters.org. To learn more about ‘Ohana Rising Yoga School, visit www.ohanarisingyoga.com and for Affiliated Foot and Ankle Center, LLP, visit www.footdoctorsnj.com.