By Molly Hill | Director of Philanthropy
Yoga 4 Change is a non-profit organization that aims to achieve lasting, demonstrative change for veterans, individuals who are experiencing incarceration, youth, and people living with mental health conditions. Yoga 4 Change provides structure, empowerment, and results and is built on an established, purpose-driven curriculum that pairs yoga movements with thematic teachings tailored to the physical and emotional needs of each population we serve. To learn more about
the work Yoga 4 Change is doing, visit the Research, Data & Evaluation page at www.y4c.org/impact.
This report shares Yoga 4 Change key findings for the period from July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024. The chart below displays at a glance the trends with categories for Adults and Youth, and then broken down into subpopulations: Veterans, Mental Health/Recovery, and Justice Impacted. The number of individuals served is based on the count of participants taught in each class.
Pre/Post Class
For justice impacted program participants, there was a significant increase in mood (p < .001, n = 1,867), significant decrease in stress (p < .001, n = 1,854), and there was a significant decrease in pain (p < .001, n = 1,851) after participation in class as compared to before.
Mood 22% increase
Stress 31% decrease
Pain 23% increase
Total justice impacted program participants from July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 =1,931 (The number of individuals served is based on the # of participants taught in each class. Individuals are counted each time they participate. Mood, stress, and pain outcomes include participants who completed data collection notecards)
Justice Impacted Qualitative Shares
"I enjoyed the class. I like it every time you come."
"When I was on the football team. Comment - Relaxing."
"IT HELPS ME TO FEEL EVERYTHING. I LIKE TO BREATHE."
"Thank you for doing this for us."
"Feel much better."
"Amazing class today, very calming."
"I appreciate the breathing exercises the most."
"This session helped me relax."
"I feel more at peace after the class."
"Thank you for offering this practice."
"Mindfulness focus was really beneficial."
"Great way to start my day!"
"The stretches really helped me today."
"I feel more grounded and centered."
"Thank you for such a peaceful session."
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