Community Wellness Programs
Our trauma-informed yoga services are designed to complement the healing work done by therapists, social workers, and other professionals who support trauma survivors. Yoga can be a powerful adjunct to therapeutic interventions, offering clients a way to process emotions and reconnect with their bodies in a safe, supportive environment.​
By incorporating body-based practices, these yoga sessions help:
Reduce stress and anxiety, which can enhance clients' ability to engage in talk therapy.
Build resilience and emotional regulation, supporting long-term recovery.
Provide tools for self-regulation, helping clients manage triggers and cope with trauma symptoms.​
Mitra Offers
Customized Classes: Adaptable to all abilities, creating an inclusive environment for participants.
Trauma-Informed Approach: Focus on safety, accessibility, and empowerment, making participants feel seen and supported.
Survivor-Led: As a survivor-led initiative, our approach centers the lived experiences of participants, creating spaces that are not just trauma-informed but deeply attuned to the needs of those we serve.
Community Building: Classes that foster connection, reduce isolation, and build resilience among participants.
​Whether through group classes, workshops, or tailored programming, our goal is to foster connection, healing, and empowerment. Let’s work together to bring these transformative experiences to your community.
Councils on Aging
Join me for Gentle Chair Yoga at several Councils on Aging in the Pioneer Valley. Build community while connecting with yourself and finding inner and outer strength. These classes begin and end in a chair with some standing flows in between, using the chair as a prop. Seated alternatives are offered as well.
Councils on Aging and Senior Centers provide information, referrals, Medicare/SHINE counseling, transportation, activities, and socialization opportunities to the 60+ population. There is no cost to become a member of most Senior Center and individuals of the surrounding communities are generally welcome to attend all neighboring Senior Center activities, events, and resource options.
Gentle Yoga classes are restoring and relaxing, giving you the option to practice in a chair or on the mat. It is a combination of meditative breathing and gentle movements that you are always optional.
This class is open to all women and non-binary folx.
The mission of Dress for Success is to help unemployed and underemployed women achieve economic independence by providing no-fee programs, development tools and professional attire to thrive in work and in life. Whether you’re re-entering the workforce, looking for a career change, or simply want to grow professionally, the staff at Dress for Success is there to help you gain clarity, courage, and connections. Their supportive, child-friendly space is designed to help you become career-ready without judgment.
Nourish your body & mind every other Saturday morning, 10-11 at Enlace de Familias. These free gentle yoga classes invite you to release tension and restore energy from a mat or a chair.
Upcoming Classes: 8/2, 8/16, 9/13, 9,27
Enlace's mission is simple yet profound - to strengthen families by providing essential resources, support, and guidance. They understand that every family is unique, and they are here to help you overcome challenges, access opportunities, and build a better life for you and your loved ones. At Enlace de Familias, we believe that strong families are the foundation of thriving communities. Their dedicated Family Resource Center is committed to providing comprehensive, wrap-around services that empower families and create a brighter future for all.
I am just wrapping up a series with the incredible staff at the Gandara. In this series titled Reclaiming Care, we discussed the concept of dharma as it relates to working in the service field. Offering a compassionate space for staff to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the values that brought them to this work.
The Mission of the Gándara Center is to promote the well-being of Hispanics, African-Americans and other culturally diverse populations through innovative, culturally competent behavioral health, prevention and educational services. Founded in 1977 to advocate and provide for equal services in the Hispanic community, Gándara Center delivers quality bilingual behavioral health, substance use and preventative services for a diverse clientele of nearly 15,000 children, adults and families each year in 100 locations across Massachusetts.
I now offer two weekly yoga classes at the beautiful Genesis Spiritual Life Center.
Enjoy a variety of yoga practices to feel embodied and present.
Join us from a mat or a chair every Tuesday evening and Saturday afternoon.
Genesis was founded in 1976 and continues its mission today with an open atmosphere of hospitality and inclusiveness welcoming persons of all faiths, spiritual paths, and backgrounds. Founded by the Sisters of Providence of Holyoke, MA whose mission dates back over 140 years as a transforming and healing presence in the community, the center has always promoted a climate of wellness through its programs, workshops, and retreats.
Join me at The Greater Holyoke YMCA every Tuesday from 10:15-11:15am. ​You decide how much or how little you'd like to do, whether you'd like to practice in a chair or on a mat. There is no better. There is no worse. There is only what is true in your body in this moment.
​The Greater Holyoke YMCA delivers on its mission of helping all in the greater Holyoke community achieve their fullest potential in spirit, mind and body, "by serving as a premier organization promoting community wellness and family enrichment through cause-driven programs that focus on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility."
I am so honored to offer private classes for the Survivor Community at Hampshire College. These classes are designed to be welcoming and accessible to all bodies and all abilities. Using invitational language and variations, these classes integrate trauma-informed principles and strengths-based approaches, incorporating philosophy, movement, and breathwork to guide every body toward autonomy and self-acceptance.​
Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, is among the most innovative colleges in the country. Students at Hampshire pursue their passions by designing their own programs of study and recruiting a faculty committee to guide them on their path of intellectual discovery. Through active, engaged, and collaborative learning, students become creators of knowledge and are encouraged to connect their academic work and the wider world.
It is my great honor to offer a once monthly workshop with the community members of Learn2Cope. In this series we will explore the kleshas as they relate to surviving and growing beyond trauma.
Learn to Cope is a peer-led support network that offers education, resources, and hope for family members and friends who have loved ones affected by substance use disorder. Founded by Joanne Peterson in 2004, the organization has grown to include over 13,000 members and has become a nationally recognized model for peer support and prevention programming.
Sweetwater Hill
Start your week with us at the beautifully serene Sweetwater Hill. These classes vary in style and are always offered for mat and chair practice. Find presence, meet community, and move into your week from a place of ease.
Sweetwater Hill is a homestead and community hub for resilience and justice tucked in the rolling foothills of the Berkshire mountains in Western Massachusetts. They offer workshops and events relating to sustainability, community, agricuture, resilience, and wellness.
It is my great joy to offer weekly classes to the men at the Western MA Wellness & Recovery Center. These classes encourage participants to turn inward, reconnecting with themselves and their autonomy, while finding play in movement.​
The Western Massachusetts Recovery and Wellness Center (WMRWC), a component of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office, is a minimum security, community-based, residential treatment facility. This co-ed regional facility, located at 155 Mill Street in Springfield, Massachusetts, is designed to provide for the custody, care and treatment of substance users from Hampden, Franklin, Berkshire, Hampshire and Worcester counties.The philosophy of the WMRWC staff incorporates an integrated model of education, treatment and recovery to address addiction. We subscribe to the disease concept, with abstinence as an avenue to recovery.
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​These classes are made possible thanks to a generous donation from Sage Meadow Farm.
Contact Me
Let's discuss how we can collaborate to support your community!
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413-377-8262
