MAY 2014 Simrit Prem Singh (Kevin McDonough) began dedicating his time to Y.O.G.A. for Youth this year, stepping in and subbing for teachers. He plans to teach more over the course of this year as Y.O.G.A. for Youth grows. I have been doing yoga for more than ten years and was introduced to kundalini in 2010. I […]
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APRIL 2014 This past Fall, Victoria began working as a teacher assistant with Y.O.G.A. for Youth’s Mind & Body and After 3 programs. She recently began lead teaching at Culbreth Middle School in Chapel Hill. Victoria has a Masters of Science Degree in Clinical Psychology-Marriage, Family and Child Counseling. Victoria background is in mental health
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MARCH 2014 After doing the Summer 2013 Teacher Training, Jordan has been involved with Y.O.G.A. for Youth as an assistant teacher, and served as lead teacher for one of the “After 3” programs with Communities in Schools. She taught at three middle schools in Hillsborough — where she herself went to school! She also brought
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This month, Y.O.G.A. for Youth began an 8-week pilot program at the Wright School North Carolina Re-Education Program in Durham. Run by the NC Department of Health and Human Services Division of State Operated Health Care Facilities, the Wright School provides best practice, cost-effective residential mental health treatment to North Carolina’s children, ages six to
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FEBRUARY 2014 Jeff Faulkner teaches science at C.W. Stanford, where he helped get the Mind-Body Program started . He sets a great example, encouraging his students by participating in our yoga class each week. Here’s what Jeff thinks about Y.O.G.A. for Youth: The Y.O.G.A. for Youth program is a perfect fit for the theme and
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JANUARY 2014 David “Sotar” Hoffman Teaches multiple Y.O.G.A. for Youth classes in the CIS program David “Sotar” Hoffman is a counselor, teacher, and wellness consultant, who blends together training in stress management, yoga, biofeedback, Reiki, meditation, Feldenkrais, voice, and music. As a song leader and group facilatator, he focuses on building community and discovering our
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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2013 Nina Be – Teaches for Y.O.G.A. for Youth and brings yoga to the Triangle community NINA BE (MA, MEd, E-RYT-500, NCC, IAYT) is the Director of MindBody Centering Yoga & GLOBAL BREATH STUDIO slated to open 11/17/13 @ 119 W. Main Street in Durham. She is a teacher, yoga therapist, certified counselor, writer, restauranteur,
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OCTOBER 2013 Y.O.G.A. for Youth and Communities In Schools of Orange County are off and running, bringing yoga to various public schools near you every weekday – and sometimes on Saturdays too! We could not have gotten off to such a seamless start without the organization Yoga Activist. Thanks to the most recent teacher training, we were prepared with plenty
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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER: Our Summer 2013 Teacher Training Class This August 21-25, thirteen amazing yogis participated in our 40-hour Y.O.G.A. for Youth Teacher Training– the fourth training held in North Carolina over the past six years. Co-taught by Y.O.G.A. for Youth Founder Krishna Kaur from Los Angeles and Y.O.G.A. for Youth Regional Coordinator Keval Kaur Khalsa, participants
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JULY 2013 Sat Ardas Singh graduated from the Durham Y.O.G.A. for Youth Teacher Training course in the spring of 2011, and quickly rose to being a Lead Teacher with Y.O.G.A. for Youth. This summer, he is back by popular demand at the Raleigh-based Justice Theater Projects’ Summer Camps in Raleigh and Durham. This spring, Sat
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