Children's Relief Nursery and
Street Yoga Partnership
Street Yoga and Children's Relief Nursery will
partner to provide the "Mindful Caregiver
Program" to parents/caregivers receiving services from Children
Relief Nursery. This partnership is supported by a grant from the City of
Portland -
Vision in Action.
Street
Yoga's Mindful Caregiver Program
brings tools of stress reduction, anger management, compassionate communication
and long-term wellness to parents and caregivers grappling with cycles of abuse,
extreme poverty, homelessness and/or involvement with foster care. The program
is based on the premise that children are the future of our society, and that in
order for them to have successful futures, with economic and emotional
stability, they need to first have safe homes and nurturing caregivers.
Workshops will be held for agency staff
and for their parent/caregiver clients, with staff present to allow direct
service staff to model and reinforce the learning with their clients. Each
workshop will incorporate yoga and meditation to provide parents, caregivers and
staff with tangible tools to increase overall wellness, decrease stress, and
remain present for the people they serve.
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