Improving psychological & physical wellbeing through evidence based trauma informed yoga trainings and programs in diverse communities
Our Trauma Informed Yoga teaching team partner with not-for-profit organisations, government & schools to share Yoga programs with
frontline healthcare workers
refugees & asylum seekers
survivors of domestic violence
families of the Defence Forces
veterans
people in detention
people experiencing homelessness
First Nations people
2022 Yoga Impact Charity Impact
385 Community Yoga Programs
3, 927 People Impacted
34 Trauma Informed Yoga Teachers Trained
4 Full Scholarships
The Yoga Impact Charity Approach
The Yoga Impact Charity has been providing inclusive, evidence based trauma informed yoga in the community to over 21,000 people since 2016.
We recognise the powerful impact that the practice of Yoga can have on psychological and physical wellbeing and the growing evidence base in this space.
Our teaching team have all completed the Body Mind Heart Training® 200 Hour Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training - a methodology that combines Yoga, Somatic Therapy and Psychology and is based on the latest research and our program evaluations.
Our approach is trauma informed and recognises that trauma profoundly impacts our psychological and physiological composition and that puts people at risk of re-traumatisation, mental illness and chronic disease. As yoga teachers we want to be aware of how we can create a safe space for people under those circumstances, facilitate a safe environment for healing and be mindful of how we relate to people.
We are grateful to the Vasudhara Foundation for providing us with support and innovative, strategic advice.
Our yoga programs reduce PTSD within 9 classes and reduce depression within 12 classes.
Our Founder - Danielle Begg
Yoga Impact Charity Co-Founder, MSc, BPschSc(Hons), E-RYT
Danielle has an academic background in Psychology, Master of Science from Oxford University and Global Mental Health Post Graduate Certificate from Harvard Medical School. She marries this knowledge with her experience teaching evidence-based Trauma Informed Yoga as the Co-Founder & CEO of The Yoga Impact Charity.
Danielle is the creator and Lead Trainer of the Body Mind Heart Training® 200 Hour Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training, hosts Trauma Informed Yoga workshops and retreats globally, teaches Yoga programs in Sydney with people recovering from trauma and offers private consultation and mentoring.
She is an advocate of the inclusion of yoga within healthcare and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world including: The Australasian Conference on Traumatic Stress, The International Journal of Yoga Therapy's Research Symposium, The Australasian Yoga Therapy Conference, The Yoga Australia Conference, The North American Refugee Health Conference and Australia New Zealand Refugee Trauma Conference. She has been published and featured in The International Journal of Yoga Therapy, The Sydney Morning Herald, ABC News, SBS, The Australian Yoga Journal, Yoga Today Magazine and WellBeing Magazine.
OUR VISION
To improve the mental & physical health of people who have experienced trauma through world class evidence based Trauma Informed Yoga Trainings and Programs.