The Give Back Yoga Foundation

The Give Back Yoga Foundation 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 dist

ributed 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.

Happy 💙We're stepping into the archives today to celebrate a 2024 mat grant recipient whose work is a beautiful remind...
06/15/2026

Happy 💙

We're stepping into the archives today to celebrate a 2024 mat grant recipient whose work is a beautiful reminder of what yoga can do when it meets people exactly where they are. 🗂️✨

Through our partnership with , we were able to provide mats to Hannah Bardo, a physical education teacher at Oklahoma Elementary in DuBois, Pennsylvania — where yoga has become so much more than movement.

After earning her yoga certification in 2023, Hannah began integrating mindfulness and yoga into her PE curriculum, reaching 303 students with tools for emotional regulation, self-awareness, and resilience. She also opened her practice to the broader community, offering slow flow classes for adults navigating the everyday pressures of busy lives.

One moment has stayed with her.

A student came to class nervous — convinced she wasn't flexible enough, that she wouldn't be able to keep up. By the end of class, she was holding Downward Dog longer than she expected. Standing tall in Warrior II. And walking up to Hannah afterward with a beaming smile.

✨ "I didn't think I could do that."

She still comes to class. And Hannah says the growth in her strength and confidence has been undeniable.

That's what a mat and a safe space can unlock.

Practice Notes | See the Whole Person ✨Your student walks in.They set down their bag, unroll their mat, and try to drop ...
06/10/2026

Practice Notes | See the Whole Person ✨

Your student walks in.

They set down their bag, unroll their mat, and try to drop into the room.

But they didn't leave themselves in the parking lot. They brought their identity, their history, their body, their relationships, their fears — all of it onto that mat with them.

During Pride Month, we want to name something directly: for LGBTQ+ students, students of color, students in larger bodies, students with disabilities — feeling truly seen in a yoga space is not a given. It is a gift. And it's one teachers have the power to offer.

Seeing the whole person doesn't require a perfect script. It requires presence. Curiosity. The willingness to not assume.

💬 When did you last feel truly seen in a yoga space — as a student, not a teacher? What made it feel that way?

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