Community is at the heart of yoga with Zena
The more we learn about breathing and moving consciously, the more we are able to uplift ourselves and others from unhealthy patterns. We can improve the quality of life even in the darkest of circumstance, so that Yoga is a path of service, kindness, courage and love.
FREE On-Line Tutorial on Yoga for Relieving Anxiety - Udemy
In response to the C19 pandemic, this free tutorial offers simple and effective yoga practices for relieving anxiety and optimizing immunity. To register and access the course, click here.
Yoga for Children in Refugee Camps - with IMove Foundation
Dedicated to Palestine and Syrian school kids at Sabra Shatila refugee camp, this program offers weekly sessions in yoga for kids of various ages (ranging from age 3 to age 13). Practices support recovery from trauma, improving a child's connection to his/her senses and motor ability, capacity to focus, awareness of boundaries, natural joy and inner strength.
To find out more and support our work, click here.
To find out more and support our work, click here.
Yoga for Social Workers & Refugees - with Tools for Inner Peace
Dedicated to training social workers and refugees on how to use simple yoga practices to manage their lives better, this program offers trauma-informed education on yoga to those who need it most, and is active in Beirut, the Bekaa and in Tripoli.
To find out more and support our work, click here.
To find out more and support our work, click here.
Triple the Impact - Help us spread yoga in Lebanon's disadvantaged communities
A scholarship project offering a year-long training yoga to young adults from under-supported communities in conflict zones and refugee camps in Lebanon who are eager and dedicated to giving back to their own communities.
Supporting yoga students living and volunteering in refugee communities
Extreme circumstances often have their own rules and adaptations. When yoga apprentices are inspired to put their learning into practice and are eager to offer experiences of well-being within their struggling communities, I can only celebrate this and offer my support. While I am not qualified to offer any certification, and I respects the limits of my own knowledge and experience, I am happy to make myself available to offer guidance and answer questions for yogis-in-the-making who are engaged in social work and supporting traumatized communities.
PREVIOUS COMMUNITY PROJECTS
2018- Co-facilitating yoga practices for the visually impaired, a 2-week summer camp in collaboration with Empowerment Through Integration.
2017 - Translating Mindfulness-Based Stress-Reduction 8-week training for social workers in psycho-social support and child education part of the IMove Foundation, based in the Netherlands.
2017 - Teaching classes for refugee Syrian teenagers living in Tripoli, weekly for a 3-month period, in collaboration with Lamsat Ward for Psycho-social Support & Development.
2017 - Offering yoga for women's health part of the BeFriend Me program for refugee families - Shams Network, Lebanon.
2015 - Translator for social-integration workshops bringing together teenagers amongst host communities and refugee communities part of Karama Human Rights Film Festival.
2018- Co-facilitating yoga practices for the visually impaired, a 2-week summer camp in collaboration with Empowerment Through Integration.
2017 - Translating Mindfulness-Based Stress-Reduction 8-week training for social workers in psycho-social support and child education part of the IMove Foundation, based in the Netherlands.
2017 - Teaching classes for refugee Syrian teenagers living in Tripoli, weekly for a 3-month period, in collaboration with Lamsat Ward for Psycho-social Support & Development.
2017 - Offering yoga for women's health part of the BeFriend Me program for refugee families - Shams Network, Lebanon.
2015 - Translator for social-integration workshops bringing together teenagers amongst host communities and refugee communities part of Karama Human Rights Film Festival.