Our Beginning
The Yoga Service Council was founded in May, 2009 at the 1st Annual Summit of Yoga, Mindfulness and Service at the Omega Institute to promote best practices in the field of Yoga Service.
Mission & Vision
Our Mission reads: To support individuals and organizations to best serve and empower their communities through yoga.
Our Vision is To foster joy, resilience, and well being in every person regardless of circumstance so that all communities can thrive.
Goals & Focus
Our work is concentrated in four areas in the field of Yoga Service:
- Developing, publishing and promoting Best Practices
- Facilitating research methodologies and coordination
- Collecting, collating and publishing a wide variety of Resources
- Supporting the worldwide community of Yoga Service practioners and organizations.
Founding Members' Organizations
The founding members represent a number of different organizations (organizations are for identification purposes, and this list does not connote formal endorsement of the Yoga Service Council.)
- Art of Yoga Project
- Bent on Learning
- Int'l Assoc. of Yoga Therapists
- Lineage Project
- Little Flower Yoga
- Niroga Institute
- Off the Mat, Into the World
- Radha Yoga Youth Outreach
- Sprout Yoga
- Street Yoga
- yogaHope
There are also a number of charter members who are directly involved in ongoing Yoga Service Council work, including individuals from the following organizations.
