The Sattva Project just snagged a $3,000 grant from the UNFoundation, and they’re not wasting a second (or a savasana). On a mission to make yoga radically accessible, they're flipping the script on who gets to flow, breathe, and heal—offering trauma-informed classes to folks navigating incarceration, recovery, and reintegration.
With zero paid staff and a crew of passionate, certified teachers (many of whom have been personally impacted by the justice or recovery system), Sattva has already taught over 135 free classes to nearly 900 students. We’re talking weekly sessions at the jail, parole programs, recovery homes, and soon—St. Andrew’s Church, where yoga meets AA and creates a bridge to long-term healing for women at The Launch Pad and beyond.
The grant will help fund yoga mats, blocks, and marketing to reach more students, and give teachers a modest stipend (aka gas money) to keep showing up. They’re also launching their first trauma-informed yoga teacher training on July 17 to empower 20 future teachers to carry the movement forward.