Give Back Yoga Foundation

Discover how you can help your students address the root cause of addiction, release stigma and shame, and achieve sustainable recovery.

Addiction is a major public health crisis. In 2021, over 107,000 people in the United States alone died of an overdose — that's one every 5 ½ minutes. Addiction affects not only the individual but also their families, friends, and communities.

As a yoga teacher or therapist, you can make a difference.

Now more than ever, we need informed and compassionate leaders who can inspire change at a grassroots level in their local communities. This course will provide you with knowledge and skills to support students experiencing all types of addictions and make your classes a hub for healing and relapse prevention.

You’ll come away with a comprehensive understanding of addiction; including the neurobiology of addictive behavior, common therapeutic approaches to addiction treatment, and the relationship between addiction and trauma. You will also learn about the yogic and ayurvedic framework for disease, how yoga fits in with conventional therapies, and how this understanding can inform your work with students throughout the recovery process.