Meet our teachers. We ask 10 questions to Jayme Hillyer, who has been teaching with Yoga 4 Change since 2016.
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For children vulnerable to poorer health and diminished achievement because of poverty, unsafe homes, and inadequate adult guidance or supervision, Yoga 4 Change represents an opportunity to find inner strength. Our programming gives students the tools to master their breathing, calm mind and body, and shift focus away from the other stressors in their lives.
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In this instructional video, Angela, Yoga 4 Change's Program Director, demonstrates Chair (Utkatasana) and Crescent Lunge (Anjaneyasana). These poses create flexible strength. They promote stability in your legs and torso while also toning your lower body. Additionally, these poses can stretch your chest, lungs, shoulders, arm, neck, and back.
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Megan Calkins shares her personal story of change and how Yoga 4 Change helped her be more than just a statistic.
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Launched in January 2018, Dining 4 Change allows us to align or brand with local businesses who share similar philosophies on service and community building. This program provides us the opportunity to connect with local businesses, expand awareness of our mission, raise funds for the organization, and build upon our existing network in Northeast Florida.
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Meet our teachers. We ask 10 questions to Maria O'Donnell, who has been teaching with Yoga 4 Change since 2016.
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PTSD may develop after someone experiences a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. If you have PTSD, your ability to regulate the central nervous system is off. Breathing is a regulatory tool and a major part of yoga practices. It is a natural way to self-regulate and calm down without medication. It regulates the central nervous system by quieting the sympathetic nervous system (fight-or-flight) and engaging the parasympathetic nervous system (rest-and-digest).
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Most of us probably don’t put a lot of focus on our breathing unless we stop to do so. We can tend to breath more into the upper cavity of our lungs, maybe seeing more movement happening in our shoulders and chest. This breathing exercise mainly focuses on the movement of the belly pressing out and drawing in.
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