Programmes
Urban Yogis delivers youth yoga classes within communities. These classes are aimed at young people between the ages of 8 – 19. They involve physical yoga practice, breathing exercises to support emotional regulation, mindfulness and meditation. The classes are between 1 to 1.5 hours and are delivered by qualified yoga teachers and youth/community workers. We deliver our community yoga in community centres, youth clubs, schools, sports clubs and prisons. We aim to increase community cohesion, improve physical and mental health and build positive relationships.
Outcomes;
- Increase community cohesion
- Improve physical and mental health
- Build positive relationships
- Divert young people from crime and exploitation
- Implement UYUK 5 pillar
Urban Yogis deliver yoga programmes in schools in which the yoga classes will focus on educating young people on key issues that affect young people. We can deliver bespoke programmes on specific topics to meet the needs of young people. The education is from our Urban Yogi curriculum which covers topics such as mindfulness, healthy relationships, mental health, online safety, serious youth violence, gangs, county lines and more..
The programmes will be delivered as packages which include physical yoga practice and education workshops, we usually split the sessions between both. These are 4, 8 and 12 week programmes and can be tailor made to your needs.
Outcomes:
- Reduce school exclusion
- Improve general wellbeing within school
- Improve physical and mental health
- Educate young people about key issues
- Implement UYUK 5 pillars
Urban Yogis offer a unique programme to support young people and adults in prison. Our team is trained through the Prison Yoga Project and delivers trauma informed yoga interventions. We work closely with the establishments to support young people with resettlement back into the community when they leave prison.
Outcomes:
- Improve physical and mental health
- Create space to talk openly about emotions and barriers
- Offer pathways for when the person leaves prison
- Support people to develop self-pratice
- Implement UYUK 5 pillars
Urban Yogis deliver residential trips to take young people away from their environments and comfort zones with the aim to offer them new experiences and lifelong learning. The young people get the chance to try new activities like surfing, climbing, hiking, forestry, cooking and coasteering.
Outcomes:
- Create new experiences for young people
- Intensive 1:1 and group work during the trips
- Improve physical and mental health
- Implement UYUK 5 pillars
We offer a bespoke mentoring service which is aimed at supporting young people with an emphasis on mental health. Our youth workers are all qualified yoga teachers so many of the yoga practices like mindfulness and meditation are taught to the young people during their mentoring sessions so they’re able to use these tools when they’re in need. Our youth workers support young people within homelife, community and school during times that suit them. Our team delivers educational mentoring sessions around key topics such as healthy relationships, consequential thinking, online safety, exploitation/crime, behaviour change, emotional regulation and more.
Please contact us for more information on our programmes
