Yoga Mandala Project

Yoga Mandala Project

Ballydehob, Cork, Ireland

Mental healthRefugees & MigrationHumanitarian aid & Disaster relief
NGOFounded 2014International reach
Profile last updated: August 20, 2026

About

Founded in 2014, Yoga Mandala Project is a non-governmental organisation based in Ballydehob, Ireland working on mental health, refugees & migration, humanitarian aid & disaster relief.

The Yoga Mandala Project is a non-profit, grassroots collective of trauma-informed yoga teachers, aid workers and embodiment facilitators. It provides yoga, embodied practices and trauma-informed training to refugees, displaced people and those who serve them, with programmes in Jordan, Greece and Ireland. It also runs training for yoga teachers and self-care programmes for humanitarian staff. The organisation began in 2014 in Amman, Jordan, and relies entirely on donations.

Location

Ballydehob, Ireland

Founded

2014

Organisation type

NGO

Legal name

Yoga Mandala Project

Focus areas

yogatrauma-informedrefugeespsychosocial supporthumanitarian wellbeing

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Mental healthRefugees & MigrationHumanitarian aid & Disaster relief

Works for

Refugees & MigrantsVictims of violenceCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCapacity buildingVolunteer programmesCommunity programmes

Programmes

Caring for the Carers Program

Mental health · Ireland

Staff wellbeing programme for the international aid community, offered live or self-paced, using embodied tools and practices to reduce burnout and turnover.

Trauma-Informed Facilitation Training

Mental health

Yoga and embodiment training for teachers, facilitators and aid workers on trauma-informed practice, offered in self-paced, hybrid and in-person formats.

Refugee Scholarship Fund

Refugees & Migration

Scholarships giving refugees access to the Trauma-Informed Facilitation Training.

Countries of operation

IrelandJordanGreece

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerFundraise

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Collateral Repair Project, Lifting Hands International, EPIC Assist Charity

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