YAMA Foundation
Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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YAMA Foundation is a charity based in Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong working on disability, health, mental health +2 more.
YAMA Foundation is a Hong Kong registered charity that provides free or subsidised yoga, expressive arts and mindfulness programmes for people with disabilities, special educational needs, chronic illness, mental health challenges and other disadvantages. It runs community classes, therapy services and programmes in settings such as prisons, and operates the YAMA Centre, a fully accessible community space. It also trains professionals and caregivers in adaptive wellbeing approaches, advocates for accessibility and inclusion, and conducts yoga therapy research. Its stated mission is to provide equitable access to these services to Hong Kong's most vulnerable communities.
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Yoga for people with disabilities
Disability · Hong Kong
Free or subsidised yoga classes for people with disabilities and special needs.
Art therapy for special needs
Mental health · Hong Kong
Expressive arts therapy for people with special needs.
Yoga in prisons
Justice & Legal aid · Hong Kong
Yoga sessions delivered within prison settings.
Yoga therapy
Health · Hong Kong
Yoga-based therapeutic services for rehabilitation and wellbeing.
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