Meet our office-mates at El Centro–Yoga Behind Bars
Like City Fruit, this amazing organization is working in the Puget Sound area to make our community a more just and pleasant place to live. Below is a little about their mission, and a note from Rosa and Nari. We’re lucky to have such an inspiring team working alongside us.
Yoga Behind Bars is the only nonprofit in Washington offering thousands of incarcerated people – youth, women, and men – yoga and meditation as tools for self-awareness, healing and transformation. Just last year, over 18,000 people lived behind bars in Washington State. Through our programs, we strive to break the cycle of suffering and give people the opportunity to heal and prepare for healthy, fulfilling lives once they finish their sentences. Our volunteer teachers currently offer 27 weekly classes at 10 correctional facilities around the Puget Sound.
We are excited to share an office with City Fruit at El Centro, as we share a passion for social justice and healthy communities. Since we are both grassroots nonprofits, we face similar challenges and opportunities–the YBB team looks forward to exchange ideas, share resources and collaborate when possible. And although this is not directly related, our Executive Director is a permaculture designer who loves to garden.
You can learn more at their website: http://yogabehindbars.org