MEET YOUR SPONSOR: Dreams from Drake is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization that was founded in 2013 by members of Drake’s family, named after Drake Ross Pettit who passed away at the young age of four.

Dreams from Drake is a volunteer organization; funds generated from the foundation will be used to provide children and teens who recently lost a sibling or parent with various forms of community and social support. Dreams from Drake is a recognized 501(c)(3) under the Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment (FLACE) program.

These classes are free for members of Dreams from Drake. If you, your family or someone you know would benefit from the services offered by Dreams from Drake, please contact us at info@dreamsfromdrake.org Please include information about your family’s situation, including information about the loved one lost, and we will be back in touch.

Trauma Sensitive Yoga is an evidence-based support that can help children and teens who have experienced loss and other forms of trauma, reconnect and reintegrate mentally, physically, and emotionally, thereby bridging the gap between living in past trauma and living in the present.

In a trauma sensitive yoga class, verbal guidance such as ‘you are welcome to find your own expression of a triangle form’ or ‘feel free to explore how you would like to place your arms today’ are common as facilitators share power with children.

These invitations could allow children to develop their self expression and confidence. Further as all adults in the room are practicing together with the children forming a shared authentic experience, this relationship of doing something together instead of ‘doing and I am watching’ could form the basis of trust and nurture in relationships.

Trauma Sensitive Yoga for Children can promote:

• Awareness in the present moment

• Development of coping skills, self-control, self-care, and self-regulation

• An authentic, shared experience

• Awareness and identification of emotional and physical sensation

• Exercising personal boundaries, safe experimentation, choice, curiosity, and self-care

• Increase capacity for emotional and physical intimacy

• Self-awareness and introspection, behavioral change, cognitive change, self-acceptance, and sense of connection with others

CLASS I (ages 6-10) : Sunday, April 21st from 2:00 - 3:00pm

CLASS II (ages 11-16) : Sunday, April 21st from 3:30 - 4:30pm

*adult participation is encouraged but not required