YOGA

Overview

One of our unique and signature programs is yoga & mindfulness meditation. We have been instrumental in providing training and support for local yoga teachers in trauma informed, addiction recovery, adaptive and geriatric yoga.

Mental health matters to us at Hardesty Family Foundation because we believe in a holistic and balanced solution to complex multidimensional lives. We participate through funding and involvement with other likeminded groups and agencies who look to solve behaviors such as mental disorders and addictions that disconnect ourselves and our loved ones from productive meaningful lives. We try to accomplish this through peer support, court system changes, therapy, yoga, work development, housing and identifying cutting edge programs with success in other communities. Until the underlying problems of mental health and addiction are addressed other cooccurring problems like domestic violence, prison overcrowding and homelessness cannot be solved.

Funding

Since 2016 we have provided over $237,000 in funds for yoga, giving out 58 grants to Tulsa area agencies.

Agencies

If an agency already has an existing yoga program and is at the point to expand or has specific needs for additional props or training then the agency can contact HFF to discuss in more detail.

Teachers

For teachers to be eligible for training the teacher must work or volunteer at one of our partnering agencies. Grants will be given directly to the agency to select individuals for specific training.

Training Provided

2023 Parkside Yoga Training Video Series

2021 Dave Smith Mindfulness E.A.S.T: Emotional Awareness Skills Training

2020 Ravi Singh

2019 Rolf Gates Yoga & Mediation Teacher Training

2017 45 Hour Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy Teacher Training by Genevieve Yellin Water and Earth 25

2016 Trauma Informed Yoga by Lauren Haug

2016 S.O.A.R. Success Over Addiction and Relapse 20 by Kyczy Hawk

News

Yoga: Modern research shows a variety of benefits to both body and mind from the ancient practice

Yoga Helps At-Risk Girls Cope with Trauma, Georgetown Law Report Finds

The Role of Yoga in Healing Trauma

Meditation and yoga can ‘reverse’ DNA reactions which cause stress, new study suggests

Lisa Bracken “Sanctuary is defined as “a place of safety and refuge”. If our bodies are a temple, as we’re taught in yoga, I can assure you there was a time when mine qualified for Section 8 housing. As a woman in recovery, it’s been quite a journey learning to find sanctuary in my body and mind. Yay yoga.

The past two days of Trauma Sensitive Yoga Training with Rolf Gates has been a reminder of my responsibility to work compassionately and skillfully with others in discovering freedom and refuge in their own temples.”

A trauma-informed yoga video series was created for the public through a partnership with Parkside Psychiatric Hospital & Clinic, local yoga teachers, videographer, Ed Taylor and HFF.