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We are always in need of great yoga facilitators and offer a range of opportunities to facilitate yoga in incarceration facilities with adults and or youth and in the Madison community.

If you are interested in teaching in incarceration facilities, you must complete PYP’s 34-hour Foundational Training. We can support you in completing this training for free, at a reduced fee, or possibly waive the training if you can demonstrate previous commensurate training & experience. Finally, you must complete an incarceration facility clearance application and successfully meet all facility clearance requirements.

    • Have completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training from an accredited yoga school; be prepared to provide proof of certification. If you haven’t completed a training yet, check out PYP’s Yoga, Social Justice, and Leadership: a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Certification Training.

    • Have personal liability insurance to ensure protection against participant injury or other harm; be prepared to provide proof of insurance. For information and guidance on this, feel free to contact us.

    • To be a lead facilitator, you must have facilitated yoga consistently for at least 1 year. If you have just completed your teacher training and would still like to be involved, we offer opportunities to shadow and team teach with more experienced facilitators until you are ready to lead sessions.

    • If you would specifically like to work with youth, we prefer individuals to have had some experience working with youth in yoga, education, social work, community-based, or other related contexts. You may need to meet specific youth incarceration facility requirements.

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CURRENT FACILITATION OPPORTUNITIES

  • We regularly facilitate 6-week sessions to groups of 10-15 male residents of the Dane County Jail (near downtown Madison). We use a 6-week curriculum to introduce participants to basic asanas, breath work, and meditations. These classes are from 3:15pm - 4:15pm every Sunday. For more information contact Jo Temte (jotemte@mac.com).

  • We regularly facilitate yoga sessions to female residents of the Dane County Jail (near downtown Madison). As these sessions are ongoing, asanas, breath work, and meditations are up to the facilitators. These classes are from 10:00am - 11:00am every Saturday. For more information contact Frances Colbert (francescolbert@gmail.com).

  • We regularly facilitate yoga sessions to groups of 10-20 male residents of the Dane County Jail (near downtown Madison) who are present members or alumni of the parenting class there. As these sessions are ongoing, asanas, breath work, and meditations are up to the facilitator. These classes are from 3:30pm - 4:30pm every Wednesday. For more information contact Jo Temte (jotemte@mac.com).

  • We regularly facilitate sessions to groups of 10-15 male residents of the Oakhill Prison (near Oregon, WI). As these sessions are ongoing, asanas, breath work, and meditations are up to the facilitators. These classes are from 6:15pm - 7:15pm every Tuesday and Thursday. For more information contact Jo Temte (jotemte@mac.com).

  • Time: Mondays 9:30- 10:30 am
    Location: Women’s Correctional Center (north side of Milwaukee).

    These sessions are ongoing; asanas, breathwork and meditations are up to the discretion of the facilitator. For more information, contact Liz Michalkiewicz (lizjmichalk@gmail.com).

  • We are currently offering yoga for parenting class participants at the Urban League center at 1233 McKenna Blvd. every Thursday from 1:-00pm - 2:00pm. We run these classes in 6-week shifts and draw from a 6-week curriculum to introduce participants to basic asanas, breah work, and meditations. For more information, contact Kelsey Dalrymple (kelsey.a.dalrymple@gmail.com).

  • Time: Wednesdays 1:00 - 1:45 pm
    Location: Dane County Juvenile Detention Center

    We regularly facilitate sessions to groups of 2-10 male and female residents (ages 10-17 years). As these sessions are ongoing, asanas, breath work, and age appropriate guided meditations are up to the facilitator. Playful movement, games, and discussions are included in these sessions.

    For more information contact Jo Temte (jotemte@mac.com).

  • We facilitate yoga for groups of up to 6 male residents (ages 13-17 years) of the Grow Academy (near Oregon, WI). Since these sessions are ongoing, asanas, breath work, and age appropriate guided meditations are up to the facilitator. Playful movement, games, and discussions are included in these sessions. They are offered 3 evenings weekly through Main Street Yoga & Wellness-Oregon. For more information contact Jo Temte (jotemte@mac.com).

  • We are exploring setting up regular yoga classes as part of substance abuse and mental health treatment in partnership with Tellurian and ARC. If you are a trained yoga therapist with experience in these areas and/or are interested in supporting this work, contact Alisa Magennis (alisa@sukhasomatics.com).