Yoga 4 Teens: Deerfield Beach

Yoga 4 Teens. Ages 13-18. This free program is being offered in Deerfield Beach. Yoga Mats Will Be Provided!

Sponsored by the American Rescue Plan Act Project “Resources, Service and Intervention for Youth and Families” and in partnership with Yoga4Change.

Yoga 4 Change (Y4C) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that fosters holistic wellbeing, resilience, and transformation for individuals and communities. The heart of Y4C is our highly qualified teachers who are trained specifically to teach populations affected by trauma and other mental health conditions.

Location: 1345 SW 11th Way Deerfield Beach, FL 33441 (Subject to change if more than 10 youth sign up)

This program includes:

• Grounding Mindfulness Practice
• Physical Yoga Practice (e.g., yoga forms or yoga sequencing) that incorporates a Y4C curriculum theme.
• Mindfulness Practice
  • (NOTE: The mindfulness practice allows individuals to focus on their breath, emotions, and feelings in a healthy and positive way.)

Over the course of this program, students can achieve:

• Positive and healthy coping tools to increase mood and decrease levels of stress and anxiety.
• Physical health and techniques to naturally activate the Parasympathetic Nervous System (rest and digest)
• Techniques to improve impulse control and emotional regulation reducing the risk of suicide amongst youth.
• Develop social and emotional competencies to integrate into daily life pressures such as abstinence from substance use and adolescent sexual involvement.
• Develop intrapersonal skills, positive attitudes about themselves and peers.
• Understand how to identify and articulate feelings.

Register today!

*Note: Teens must stay the whole hour.