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When you volunteer, you're doing more than teaching yoga or meditation — you're helping someone rediscover their humanity, their potential, and their ability to heal and find a path forward. We are seeking certified yoga teachers and experienced meditation teachers from across Canada who take a trauma-informed approach to teaching and have an interest in sharing their skills with incarcerated men and women.
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On the Mat

The heart of our mission is bringing yoga and meditation into prisons across Canada. As a certified instructor in yoga and/or meditation, you’ll go through a police background check process with the prison system — once cleared, you’ll be supported with training until you’re ready to teach, and truly change lives behind bars.

Behind the Scenes

Not able to teach? You can still play a vital role. Our Behind the Scenes volunteers are just as essential — liaising with institutions, supporting fundraising and grant writing, managing our social media, recruiting new volunteer teachers, and more.

”Every role matters. Whatever your skills, there's a place for you here.

What to Expect

Rewarding — plain and simple. The people you’ll be teaching are genuinely grateful for your presence, and their commitment to their practice will likely surprise you.  Like any open yoga class, you’ll encounter a mix of experience levels. Some students will be brand new; others will have a solid practice. That variety keeps things interesting, and it’s a creative challenge most teachers find energising rather than daunting.

What are we doing?

We are seeking certified instructors in hatha yoga and/or meditation to volunteer at correctional institutions across Canada.  Most institutions require a vehicle to get to, though some are located near public transit. Classes are typically 1 to 1.5 hours, but plan for additional time to travel, clear security, and set up. We ask volunteers to commit to one or two classes per month at most institutions — generally within 30 minutes to an hour of home.  You’ll be supported with ongoing guidance every step of the way: training specific to teaching in correctional institutions, insurance coverage, and continued support through online courses and in-person observation classes.  Every institution is a little different. Some programs run as drop-in classes, while others offer structured 8-week courses where you’ll work with the same group over time. You might teach both yoga and meditation yourself, or partner with another volunteer who covers one while you cover the other.  Volunteers who wish to help with administrative duties work virtually.

”In my years of teaching meditation and yoga in Canadian prisons, the carriage of the men has been viscerally defined by their thankfulness and dedication to task. What better qualities could you have in your students?

Richard BoadwayVolunteer

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