The Peaceful Revolution Project: Empowering Through Mindfulness and Yoga Founded in 2013.
The Peaceful Revolution Project was born from a deep passion for the transformational power of mindfulness, meditation, and yoga practices. As a nonprofit organization based in Northern Arizona, we are dedicated to serving under-empowered and vulnerable populations, offering access to these life-changing tools that many would not otherwise have access to. Our mission is to use mindfulness and yogic teachings as a means to shift personal paradigms of self-healing, while transforming trauma and victimization into empowerment—creating a peaceful revolution within. We offer classes, coaching, workshops, and teachings that support individuals in overcoming challenges such as addiction, abuse, trauma, chronic illness, mental health issues, and depression. Our classes are rooted in Raja Yoga, focusing on addressing the fluctuations of the mind through a combination of asana (yoga), pranayama (breathing techniques), and mindfulness. We embrace various yogic traditions to create a comprehensive and accessible experience for all. Techniques such as urge surfing, mantra meditation, rounding, vipassana, guided visualization, anchoring, and body scan meditations are integrated into our work. Additionally, we practice pranayama techniques like three-part yogic breath, cooling breath, and alternate-nostril breathing to help individuals quiet the mind and foster deeper awareness of themselves. We also provide relevant literature and teachings to further support individuals in building their personal practice and journey toward healing. The Peaceful Revolution Project is part of a greater social movement and is committed to the decolonization of yoga and mindfulness. Yoga and meditation have evolved into a multimillion-dollar industry in the West, with many retreats, workshops, and classes that often exclude marginalized populations. We believe that access to yoga and mindfulness should be a right, not a privilege, and we strive to make these practices available to those who need them the most.
“No one has ever become poor by giving.” -Anne Frank
