Nine-year-old Stephannie Salters didn’t have plans to stretch, bend, or curl up in the grass when she rolled into Scantlebury Park Tuesday afternoon. But an hour later, she was perfecting her first-ever downward-facing dog and cobra, feet sharing space with clover and overgrown summer grasses. Read More Yoga In Our City in New Haven Arts […]
CONTINUE READINGRev. Dr. Shelley Best talks with the founder and executive director of 108 Monkeys, Peg Oliveira. The interview reflects on the path towards Yoga, the story behind 108 Monkeys, planning for the future, and the impact of yoga on youth in Connecticut. Peg Oliveira Interviewed on WRCH Rich Answers (2015)
CONTINUE READINGExecutive Director Peg Oliveira was proud to represent 108 Monkeys at the 2016 Yoga Service Conference, leading the following breakout session. The conference was held at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY. Reveal & Reflect: Yoga Service as Window & Mirror Knowledge and skill are not commodities to be imparted on our students. Learning is […]
CONTINUE READINGYoga and the Importance of Play in Schools− Huffington Post (2013)
CONTINUE READINGSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Hope− Street Yoga Blog (2013)
CONTINUE READINGWhat our middle school yoga students have to say: “It’s hard for me but I still try my best and support the people around me. Yoga changed the way I feel about myself, and I feel like I can do anything.” “I feel that yoga makes me happy and helps me get rid of sad […]
CONTINUE READINGArianna Huffington on 108 Monkeys High School Programs− The Blog (2014)
CONTINUE READINGYoga Monkeys Strike Wooster Square− New Haven Independent (2012)
CONTINUE READING108 Monkeys to show four New Haven groups how to use yoga as a way to ease stress− New Haven Register (2012)
CONTINUE READINGNewest Required High School Course: Yoga− New Haven Independent (2013)
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