Over the past four years I’ve worked with several organizations to bring yoga into jails and recovery facilities in NY State. Here’s a timeline of this work with links to media and partner websites. If you are interested in bringing trauma-informed yoga to your facility, email me: lea@leabenderyoga.com.
Jan 2019-Mar 2020: Rikers Island
Oct 2021-Current: Brooklyn, NY
Mar 2022-Current: Harlem, NY
June-Aug 2021: Columbia County Jail, Hudson, NY
July 2021-Current: Samaritan Daytop, Rhinebeck, NY
LISTEN: SUPPORT FOR THE JOURNEY: WHEN YOGA MEETS JUSTICE
READ: CHANGING THE FACE OF RECOVERY THROUGH YOGA
In a student’s own words:
