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“Wellness in San Diego” Podcast Interview with OG Yoga’s Founder, JoAnn Jaffe
The first episode of a new podcast series from Locally Well San Diego features an interview with OG Yoga founder JoAnn Jaffe on the topic “Healing Trauma Through Yoga”.
Impact of Yoga & Meditation on Cellular Aging
This study was designed to explore the impact of Yoga and Meditation based lifestyle intervention (YMLI) on cellular aging in apparently healthy individuals. YMLI significantly reduced the rate of cellular aging in apparently healthy population.
Together We Will Heal
If you would have asked me a year ago what trauma is, I would have explained it as a limited list of experiences. If you would have asked me 11 months ago, I would have had a very different answer because I had completed a trauma-informed yoga workshop with OG Yoga.
OG Yoga Stories: Nature's Child
Read about this Child of Nature, who overcame inexplicable trauma throughout her life to find a deeper connection with herself through yoga. She is now trauma-certified instructor through OG Yoga.
OG Yoga Stories: The Veteran
Read about the Veteran, who overcame his own trauma and life-changing experiences to become a trauma-certified instructor through OG Yoga.
OG Yoga Stories: The Dancer
Read about the Dancer, who overcame her own trauma to become an OG Yoga Trauma-certified instructor.
Investing in Our Future: Treating Trauma for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
OG Yoga is partnering with San Diego Juvenile Justice system to bring programming to Juvenile Hall (teens awaiting sentencing) and Urban Camps (teens serving sentences) and create a more seamless and integrated behavioral health system in which youth can access yoga, meditation and mindfulness to heal trauma.
Looking Back Into 2018 and Stretching Forward Into 2019: Nonprofit Review
Non-profit OG Yoga looks back at 2018 to see who we’ve served and how we’ve grown, and looks ahead to see how we will continue to live out our mission in 2019.
New Study Finds Yoga Significantly Reduces Depression in Male Veterans
A new study presented at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association found that male veterans who had elevated depression scores before a twice weekly hatha yoga program had a significant reduction in depression symptoms after the eight-week program.
Yoga and Meditation on the Rise Among US Adults and Kids
More Americans are turning to forms of complementary medicine such as yoga, meditation and chiropractors, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
The Festival of Yoga & Healthy Living 2019 Names OG Yoga as Beneficiary for Second Year In a Row
Festival of Yoga & Healthy Living returns to San Diego. Nonprofit OG Yoga is honored to be the Festival’s beneficiary. Learn more in this blog.
Yoga Can Be Helpful for Teens Suffering from Anxiety, Study Finds
Current research focusing on biofeedback, mindfulness, yoga, and hypnosis demonstrates that these methods show promise to reduce anxiety among adolescent populations.
Why Teach Yoga and Mindfulness in Prison?
I came to see yoga as a vehicle for transformation through reclaiming an intimate, healthy relationship with self. Upon reflection, it seemed like a natural evolution to offer these tools to inmates prior to release from prison in anticipation of the challenges of reintegration, and the potential for recidivism.
Neuroscience & the True Purpose of Yoga
“The current human disconnection from the natural world starts with our disconnection from our own bodies, which we as a culture inherited – to a degree that most of us generally don’t quite acknowledge the extent of our inability to feel our own bodies.”– Simon Thakur
What Was the Inspiration (Call to Action) to Create OG Yoga?
What if I started a non-profit project, with the mission to deliver trauma informed mindfulness based yoga through partnerships with non-profit organizations and correctional facilities serving marginalized individuals to support healing, resilience, self-development and positive social change?