Tools for Inner Peace

Yoga for Peace in Lebanon

Read about Tools for Inner Peace work with Syrian refugees in Lebanon where as many as 45% suffer from trauma and mental health problems
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"I come feeling psychologically tired or angry, but after yoga I relax and spend the rest of the day happy." - Participant in refugee class in Saadnayel, Lebanon
Yoga for Refugees

Tools for Inner Peace has been offering yoga to refugee groups in London and beyond since 2016. Find out more...

20 December 2017

Seva Volunteering
Opportunity in Lebanon in 2019

Serve, love, give. Volunteer to sustain, build on and expand our Yoga for Peace project in Bekaa valley, Lebanon....

by Minna

20 December 2017

Yoga for Refugees in the UK

Would you be interested in teaching yoga to refugees to promote their mental and emotional wellbeing? A group of...

by Minna

20 December 2017

Teaching Yoga for Refugees, 29-30 June 2019

This is an informal experience sharing workshop for those wishing to teach yoga to refugees. Over the past two...

by Minna

20 December 2017

Yoga for Peace

“Peace begins with a smile” In an unprecedented and intensifying flood, 60 million people around the world have become...

by Minna

18 February 2016

Asana

To release stress, it is often enough to move and stretch our tense, strained bodies while focussing on the breath....

by Minna

18 February 2016

Pranayama

Following the asanas, pranayama or breathing techniques pave the way to relaxation and meditation, bringing the mind to a...

by Minna

18 February 2016

Yoga Nidra

Yoga nidra is a form of relaxation and meditation that allows one to access the deepest realms of consciousness....

by Minna

18 February 2016

Meditation

The meditation techniques learned at a Tools for Inner Peace retreat aim to develop the ability to observe thought...

by Minna

28 January 2015

Helen Cushing (Ahimsa)

Ahimsa has coordinated weekly classes for war veterans in Australia since 2004. Ahimsa also taught women refugees from Afghanistan,...

by Minna

28 January 2015

Bryan Dalton

Bryan served as a United States diplomat for 28 years, retiring after postings in Asia and Europe as consul,...

by Minna

28 January 2015

Lynn Mooney (Lalitatirtha)

Lynn Mooney (Lalitatirtha) teaches yoga to refugees in the Liverpool area. She immersed herself in yoga and spiritual life...

by Minna

28 January 2015

Diana Ivanova

Diana is a journalist, writer, film director, yoga teacher and group therapist. She has studied both yoga and group...

by Minna