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Wednesday, 18 July 2012 23:57

Yoga for People Guest Blog: Downward Dogs for the Homeless

Fraser Nelson

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It's an unlikely marriage to see homeless people doing downward-dogs, but it's the sort of arrangement that Yoga For People founder Santosh Maknikar believes in strongly. When he moved to the U.S. from India in 2006, he was surprised that more people doing yoga here than in his home country, but that access to the therapeutic meditation-in-movement is limited to people with the ways-and-means for studio or gym memberships. There also lingers the stigma that yoga is a religious activity. Nonsense, Santosh says. He's as kind and warm a person you're likely to meet, and his organization started offering free yoga classes in homeless shelters, prisons, schools and local libraries last year. Classes are currently offered in Salt Lake City, Park City, and Provo, and outside of Utah in Boston, Newport Beach, Milwaukee, and a few in India, Switzerland, Thailand, Indonesia and Germany. Yoga For People has taught 300 classes so far. Most clients have non-disclosure agreements.

The key is linking yoga teachers with nonprofit organizations. The teachers often get as much out of their volunteer work as the students, with many teachers offering their time as a debt of gratitude for when yoga – perhaps in their own hour of need – gave them a peace they desperately needed. Yoga For People currently is looking for more nonprofits to service, and corporate partners for basic supplies such as yoga mats. They have a reliable source of volunteer yoga teachers, as many teacher-training programs require volunteer community service as part of their curriculum.

Rehabilitation centers, correctional facilities, schools and shelters are encouraged to contact Yoga For People if interested in free yoga classes. To learn more or become involved with Yoga For People, contact Santosh Maknikar at 801-999-8479 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. " target="_blank"> This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or visit the nonprofit online at www.yogaforpeople.org.

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