Yoga
Parkside
Foundation
Our Mission
Yoga Parkside Foundation exists to promote and champion health equity and wellness for all in Buffalo, NY. By offering welcoming spaces that promote safety through trauma-informed care and practices, we are working to address the social determinants of health for Buffalo folks, with a priority for BIPOC and New American communities. Yoga Parkside seeks to uplift bodies of all shapes and sizes regardless of race, gender, or sexuality.
Our Values
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YPF believes the practices of yoga innately create better health in holistic ways.
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YPF believes everyone should be allowed to pursue health equity–regardless of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, all should have a fair opportunity to attain their highest level of health.
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YPF is a trauma-informed institution, seeking to help heal the history of trauma that resides in our bodies.
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YPF is an inclusive and welcoming community, cultivating transformative wellness spaces for all.
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YPF champions a diverse range of yogic practices and purposefully works within collective spaces to serve diverse populations. These include black and brown bodies, indigenous bodies, various sized-bodies, disabled bodies, LGBTQ+ bodies, and those who may otherwise feel excluded from wellness offerings.
Grants & Scholarships
Yoga Mats & Props Grant Program
Yoga Parkside Foundation (YPF), a not-for-profit studio and foundation, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for our yoga mat and block grant program, made possible through our partnership with Nu-Source, Inc. Area teachers and studios are welcome to apply.
The successful applicants will demonstrate alignment with YPF's mission of fostering inclusivity and accessibility to wellness offerings by way of welcoming spaces for all, especially those from historically underserved populations.
We invite you to complete the application or email us at info@yogaparkside.com at if you wish to be considered for a grant for yoga mats and blocks from Yoga Parkside Foundation.
Scholarship Program
We believe that all people, regardless of finances, should be able to experience the profound gift of yoga. The Yoga Parkside Foundation provides scholarships so that all can participate and grow in their practice.
To apply for a scholarship through the Yoga Parkside Foundation, please complete the scholarship application here. All scholarship applications are reviewed on a rolling submission basis. Our scholarship committee will review your application and applicants will be notified of a decision within one week of receipt.
Applicants are welcome to reapply, but please note that approval may not be granted for more than two scholarships per year.
