Redfern Community Mental Health

This program ran with Hahra as the lead teacher for over 5 years. It was designed, developed, implemented and managed by Hahra in collaboration with The Yoga Foundation. The participants were people with Mental Health needs from the local area (SSWAHS). Many participants accessed the service for management of community treatment orders but also for social support and other life supports as well like medical, housing or financial.

Carers were welcome and also took part in the class and as the numbers grew Hahra also worked with an assistant teacher to allow more direct individual guidance for each persons own needs. The class was a chair yoga practice and focused on breath based movement and quieting the sympathetic nervous response. The programs were continually evaluated through TYF for evidence to support ongoing funding. The benefits to the students were overwhelmingly evident in the data and attendance was consistent even as the class numbers increased.