Montgomery County, MD – February 23, 2023 – Vikara Village is pleased to announce we have received a Community Grant from The Aerie Real Foundation™ to aid our Bold Heart Yoga program to support young women.
The Aerie Real Foundation™ works to build confidence in women, foster an inclusive community, and protect our planet to make the world a better place for all.
This Community Grant will be used to support our Facilitators, who lead daily mind-body wellness sessions for young women through our Bold Heart Yoga program. Our Facilitators are committed to empowering and supporting young women to understand and trust their bodies and learn how to listen to their hearts. These young women learn valuable lessons they can apply on and off of their yoga mat.
Classes are taught by positive, inspiring and specially-trained adult facilitators to teach young women about goal-setting, problem-solving and communication. We teach a flowing style yoga class which allows students to orchestrate breath and movement. We find this approach relaxes the mind and allows participants to focus on being in their bodies. We teach from a place of non-judgment and compassion.
Bold Heart Yoga is an out-of-school-time program for middle and high school young women (grades 6-12) to build a healthy sense of self, community, and belonging through yoga and art.
Yoga provides the tools to enable young women to feel comfortable and confident in their bodies and minds. We provide practical self-care techniques for emotional well-being during these critical years of psychological and physical change in an all-girl space.