OUR KARMA PROJECT
POST-PARTUM YOGA and MEDITATION for HOMELESS MOTHERS
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The class at the Jericho residence is tailored to the physical and emotional needs of the young women who live there together, all of whom had 2 year olds at the time of this Karma Project. The goal is to support the mothers in their journey to care for their children and themselves with confidence, peace and love. Jenna offers asana to help strengthen the young mothers post-partum bodies, as well as to help them gain tools for relaxation and stress relief. In 2016 we have provided Yoga and Meditation to all three MOMMA's House residences in Glen Cove, Hempstead and Jericho on Long Island. |
OUR TEACHER
JENNA MANNINO
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As someone who has always been an advocate for health and fitness, Jenna initially approached yoga as a means of physical exercise. It was not long before she discovered the deeper benefits of yoga, and realized the spiritual journey she had unknowingly embarked on. Within her first year of practicing, Jenna decided to deepen her own practice by taking her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Breathe N Flow in 2014. Upon graduating, she soon realized that her true calling was to share the benefits of yoga with others and began teaching right away.
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MOMMA's HOUSE
MOMMAS House is a home for young mothers aged 18 to 23 years and their babies. For approximately two years, the young mothers at MOMMAS House continue education or vocational experience interrupted by pregnancy. With guidance and direction, the young mothers can learn to support themselves and their children independently.
Many young pregnant women, unwilling to part with their children through adoption placement, have no place to which they can bring their baby home to. Some of the young mothers are homeless-- living in cars, sacking out in dives, surviving in temporary situations. Many other young mothers live with parents who would not let them return with a baby, or the young mothers were part of dysfunctional homes considered dangerous for an infant. The infants of all these young mothers in crisis often became victims of child abuse and neglect. Moreover, the young mothers themselves would become isolated and hopeless, trapped into a life of dependency upon public assistance. Click to learn more about MOMMA's House.
Many young pregnant women, unwilling to part with their children through adoption placement, have no place to which they can bring their baby home to. Some of the young mothers are homeless-- living in cars, sacking out in dives, surviving in temporary situations. Many other young mothers live with parents who would not let them return with a baby, or the young mothers were part of dysfunctional homes considered dangerous for an infant. The infants of all these young mothers in crisis often became victims of child abuse and neglect. Moreover, the young mothers themselves would become isolated and hopeless, trapped into a life of dependency upon public assistance. Click to learn more about MOMMA's House.