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Yoga can change a life. The Give Back Yoga Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in the United States and a registered charity in the United Kingdom.

We help yoga teachers, health workers, and charitable organizations bring to individuals facing illness, hardship, and inequality. Over the past thirteen years, we have offered yoga to people in prisons, hospitals, and mental health centers. We have trained over ten thousand yoga teachers and healthcare workers, awarded more than $400,000 (USD) in grants, and distributed more than 20,000 mats to kickstart programs in communities where there are barriers to access healthcare. OUR MISSION
Our mission is to bring the therapeutic benefits of yoga to people facing illness and hardship. We help yoga teachers, healthcare workers, and charitable organizations offer yoga to people facing addiction, cancer, eating disorders, incarceration, and post-traumatic stress. We also work with community partners to increase access to yoga for populations that face systemic bias and prejudice. HOW WE WORK
We support a broad spectrum of the yoga service movement; from teachers leading classes in their local communities, to seedling yoga service projects, to established not-for-profit organizations. Our strategy includes three key initiatives:

START-UP SUPPLIES
We send free yoga mats to yoga teachers and healthcare workers to lead not-for-profit yoga projects in their local communities. SMALL GRANTS
We provide funding to yoga teachers and small organizations to kickstart not-for-profit yoga projects. RESEARCH & EDUCATION
We work in collaboration with academic institutions to conduct and disseminate research on the benefits of yoga for individuals facing illness and hardship.

11/29/2025

Gratitude opens the door to giving, connection, and transformation.

This year, teachers have stepped forward to bring yoga to people and communities who may never have had the chance to experience it. Your support ensures they have the tools, mats, and encouragement needed to continue this important work.

💛 There’s still time to join the Say Yes campaign — host a donation class and help yoga reach people who need it most.

✨ Sign up here: https://donorbox.org/sayyes

11/27/2025

This Thanksgiving, we pause to give thanks for our incredible community — the teachers, therapists, donors, volunteers, and partners who expand access to yoga every day.

Every mat shared.
Every class taught.
Every gift given.
Every act of service is a ripple that carries healing, connection, and hope to people who might not otherwise experience yoga.

💛 Feeling grateful? There’s still time to join the Say Yes campaign and help teachers bring yoga to underserved communities → https://donorbox.org/sayyes

From all of us at Give Back Yoga Foundation, Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂

11/24/2025

Just in time for the season of giving… our limited-edition Peace Looks Good On You Collection has arrived.

These new tees, hoodies, crops, and tanks are more than merch — they’re a way to extend the ripple effect of our Say Yes Annual Appeal and help bring yoga to communities who otherwise wouldn’t have access.

If you’re teaching a donation-based class for the campaign, we’d love to see you wearing Give Back Yoga gear. It deepens the impact and spreads the message. 💛

And as part of our ripple effect:
💛 Spend $50 → $5 ripples back to you
💛 Spend $100 → $10 ripples back to you
💛 Spend $200 → $20 ripples back to you

More drops are coming throughout the season, but this Peace Collection is only here for a limited time.

Shop the new arrivals:
https://giveback-shop.fourthwall.com/

11/24/2025

This — and every day — we’re grateful for teachers like Kathy Giebel.

Kathy volunteers at the Carson City Senior Center in Nevada, where she teaches yoga to 35 seniors, including students in their eighties and nineties. Her twice-weekly classes, made possible in part by mats from our partners at Gaiam, help older adults maintain balance, mobility, and a sense of connection.

Even more inspiring — all proceeds from Kathy’s classes go to Meals on Wheels, helping feed seniors in her community.

As we celebrate Thanksgiving, we’re reminded of the ripple effect of generosity and service. Your support of the Say Yes campaign helps make programs like Kathy’s possible — expanding access to yoga for all.

🧡 Say yes to access. Say yes to community. Say yes to giving back.
https://givebackyoga.org/donate-to-our-yoga-non-profit

11/22/2025

Gratitude helps us see what’s possible — and what’s needed.

Thanks to teachers saying YES this year, yoga is reaching communities and people who may have never had the opportunity to practice — in jails, treatment programs, hospitals, and youth centers.

Your support helps us provide mats, resources, and encouragement so teachers can continue bringing yoga where it’s needed most.

💛 Willing to host a donation class? There’s still time to join the Say Yes campaign and create your own ripple of impact.

✨ Sign up here: https://donorbox.org/sayyes

11/20/2025

A single hour of teaching can change a life.

This season, we’re inviting yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and studios to host a Say Yes donation class — a simple act of service that helps bring yoga to people who might never access it otherwise.

Your class helps us share yoga in jails, treatment programs, hospitals, youth centers, and underserved communities across the country.

And when you host, we’ll make it easy:
💛 You’ll receive our Fundraising Toolkit with social media templates + flyers
💛 We’ll amplify your class on our channels
💛 Together, we’ll create a ripple of healing that reaches far beyond the mat

Ready to say YES?

✨ Sign up here: https://donorbox.org/sayyes

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11/17/2025

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Meet Jesse Flynn — a yoga teacher and social worker at Nauset Middle School in Massachusetts.

Jesse’s own experiences with trauma led him to yoga and, eventually, to social work. Now, he’s bringing that same healing practice to students who need it most — many in foster care or raised by grandparents, facing challenges like PTSD, developmental delays, or emotional regulation struggles.

With mats provided through our partners at , Jesse offers students tools to find calm, connect with their bodies, and practice self-awareness.

One student who once struggled to sit still in virasana recently meditated peacefully for five minutes — all in a single session. 💛 These are the small yet powerful shifts that remind us why access matters.

11/15/2025

“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted, and behold, service was joy.” — Rabindranath Tagore

Every time a teacher leads a class or a donor says YES, healing begins. 🌊
Together, we’re turning service into joy.

👉 Donate at https://donorbox.org/sayyes

11/11/2025

Today, on Veterans Day, we honor those who have served — and the yoga teachers and therapists who serve them through healing movement and mindfulness.

Every grant cycle, more than 50 yoga teachers request mats and funding from Give Back Yoga to support veterans and active-duty military learning to remain focused, stay calm, and manage PTSD, and stress through yoga.

Programs like Vets & Pets Yoga in Arizona, Warriors at Ease in North Carolina, and community classes at Indian River State College in Florida are proof that yoga changes lives — for those who have given so much.

This Veterans Day, help us say YES to more healing. 🌊
The first 20 donors will be our First Ripple — the circle that starts the wave.

Be part of the ripple:
👉 Donate at https://donorbox.org/sayyes
💙 Leave a blue heart in the comments if you know a veteran who’s been helped by yoga.

11/10/2025

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Meet (Jaime Alvis) — a high school counselor, yoga teacher, and certified SEL facilitator at Madison West High School in Wisconsin.

With mats provided through our partnership with , Jaime offers yoga and mindfulness practices to students through her school’s Wellness Lab and Personal Fitness classes. For many teens, this is their first experience with yoga — and a much-needed opportunity to rest, reset, and learn healthy ways to manage stress.

Jaime says, “You can see the stress melt away as they practice. The energy in the room shifts. They’re off their phones. They say thank you.” 💛

By bringing yoga into the school day, Jaime is helping students quiet their minds, connect with their bodies, and build resilience for life beyond the classroom.

11/08/2025

“Each act of kindness is a piece of love we leave behind.” — Sharon Salzberg

When you say yes, yoga mats reach classrooms, shelters, and treatment centers.

This season, we’re saying Yes to Access — because when we each say yes, we build something far bigger together. 💛

Every “yes” creates a ripple — a moment of kindness that expands access, connection, and community. Be a part of our First Ripple 🌊 Donate today. Leave us your social handle, and we will recognize you on our social channels.

Drop a ❤️ if you've been supported by the Give Back Yoga Foundation and share your story in the comments.

Donate here: https://givebackyoga.org/donate-to-our-yoga-non-profit

11/05/2025

Every ripple begins with a single yes. 💛

When you say YES, you help yoga reach communities that need it most — from hospitals to classrooms to prisons.

Today, if just 20 people donate $20 you can help fund two months of weekly yoga in a prison or jail, helping people rebuild connection and self-worth from the inside out.

This year we want to AMPLIFY your donation.

🌊 The first 20 donors will be our First Ripple — the circle that starts the wave. Each week thereafter, we will continue to recognize the Ripple Effect.

Want to be part of it?
1️⃣ Donate here: https://givebackyoga.org/donate-to-our-yoga-non-profit
2️⃣ Add your social handle in the comments to be recognized on our channels
3️⃣ Leave a ❤️ in the comments if Give Back Yoga has touched your life

Together, we’re saying Yes to Access.

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