Here are just a few examples:

• Yoga for Domestic Violence Survivors: In conjunction with our partners, the NYPD 120th Precinct, Staten Island JCC, Staten Island University Hospital, Three Sisters Yoga, Yoga of Twelve Step Recovery (“Y12SR”), we are offering a yoga class combined with Y12SR meeting and other community-based support to help break the cycle of domestic violence. Our program has been in development for more than a year and will launch in January 2023.

• Brendan Patrick Molloy LGBTQ Yoga Scholarship: Brendan Molloy passed away on September 18, 2022. He was only 28 years old. Brendan struggled with substance abuse like so many other young people. The number of people struggling with addiction in the LGBTQ community is substantially higher than the general population. Every year, this scholarship is awarded to LGBTQ Youth struggling with addiction. The scholarship pays for the 200 hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training and then helps recipients get started teaching yoga through stipends and placement at gyms and yoga studios around the New York City Metropolitan area.

• Free Workouts at Local Gyms: In Spring 2023, Sober Active NYC will be rolling out workouts at local gyms around the five boroughs. Programming will be available in the the late spring/early summer. Our kickoff event will be at the new David Barton Gym “U”, at the historic Mc Burney YMCA, on West 23rd Street, Chelsea Manhattan. We are proud to have David Barton as a member of our board. Check out www.gymunyc.com.