Exhale to Inhale and Sexual Assault Awareness Month
New York City, N.Y. —
Every 68 seconds an American is sexually assaulted. During Sexual Assault Awareness month, this April, Exhale to Inhale is joining with wellness instructors, studios and gyms across the country for a campaign called Movement for Meaning. Founded in 2013 and now celebrating 10 years of service, Exhale to Inhale wants to ensure that every individual impacted by sexual violence has access to the healing power of trauma informed yoga.
Starting on April 1, fourteen different classes around the country will kick off a powerful movement highlighting the prevalence of sexual violence and how Exhale to Inhale’s mission of empowering survivors through trauma informed yoga is offering pathways for healing.
Movement for Meaning Committee Chair, Mimi Chiahemen says, “I come to this work first and foremost as a survivor. After I was assaulted, yoga gathered and held me, and helped me to feel whole again. I believe full heartedly in the power of this practice to heal, and I believe that when taught from a trauma-informed perspective, that healing power is magnified. Yoga has been the gateway into my understanding of the mind-body connection. WhatI’ve learned is that movement can help us to make meaning of ourselves, and the world, and all the experiences imprinted on our bodies. We all have a body, and everybody feels and had needs and wants to heal.” Proceeds from the donation based classes support Exhale to Inhale’s mission of using trauma informed yoga to empower survivors and help communities develop skills and knowledge to support them. Since 2013, Exhale to Inhale has supported over 7,000 survivors and partnered with over 50 different shelters and nonprofits to offer trauma informed yoga classes, while training over 1,000 individuals in trauma informed yoga. Exhale to Inhale is a community of support - offering a Weekly Online Public Class, Coninuing Education, and a Scholarship program. Executive Director, Maggie LaRocca, shares, “With 1 in 5 women being impacted by sexual violence, it is important that there are choices when it comes to healing. Trauma informed yoga is an empowering, accessible took that can be used anytime and anywhere. This month’s Movement for Meaning puts the conversation around sexual violence and healing at the community level, and we are so grateful for the collaborative action that we are seeing across the country.”
Executive Director, Maggie LaRocca, shares, “With 14771 in 5 women being impacted by sexual violence, it is important that there are choices when it comes to healing. Trauma informed yoga is an empowering, accessible took that can be used anytime and anywhere. This month’s Movement for Meaning puts the conversation around sexual violence and healing at the community level, and we are so grateful for the collaborative action that we are seeing across the country.”
Thank you to all of the instructors and studios collaborating with us for April, Sexual Assault Awareness month.
To read more about Movement for Meaning, click here.