Show your True Self
#trueselfieCOMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Part of the True Self Yoga mission is to serve the Olympia community by offering free yoga and meditation. We have happily donated free yoga to the following community organizations. Please come visit us if you’re interested in sharing the benefits of yoga and meditation with your community.
- Sustainable South Sound
- Lincoln Options Elementary School
- Westside Cooperative Preschool’s Friendship Run
- Olympia Waldorf School
- ORLA Decca Club
- Cornerstone Christian School
- McLane Elementary School
- Faith Lutheran School
- Hands On Children’s Museum
True Self Yoga partners with Odanadi– – a nonprofit in Mysore, India that rescues, rehabilitates and reintegrates survivors of trafficking. Thank you to all participants who have joined us every year to support a worldwide effort to combat human trafficking: Yoga Stops Traffick. With your generous contributions, we send vital funds to help survivors and children of survivors thrive in spite of their circumstances. Look out for our next 108 sun salutations to stand on your mat in solidarity with survivors.
True Self Yoga supports Yoga Behind Bars and their comprehensive training for teaching in prisons and in other vulnerable communities.
This training is for anyone interested in or currently working with trauma and marginalized populations. You do not have to be a yoga teacher to participate, but the training will be more meaningful if you have an active yoga and/or meditation practice.
Deepen your own practice. Learn trauma-informed healing modalities to address the unique challenges faced by populations impacted by trauma, especially incarcerated youth, women, and men. Make a difference.
True Self Yoga encourages the training of school teachers and staff to bring yoga and meditation into the classrooms. Yoga Calm brings trainings to the studio led by Lyndsay Morris, the Founder of Generation Wellness, a company committed to building strong hearts, minds and bodies, while educating the whole child. Learn how to integrate yoga-based movement, breathing techniques, mindfulness and social/emotional skills into classrooms and therapeutic settings. In this training, you will learn over 100 strategies and activities guided by five Yoga Calm principles: Stillness, Listening, Strength, Grounding and Community. Stay tuned for the next training at True Self Yoga.
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Ways to Help
Many yogis have asked how you can help True Self Yoga during these times of uncertainty. We are grateful for these acts of generosity that have helped our small, family business stay open during the pandemic. These are the ways you can help: (1) Buy gift certificates for your family/friends, (2) Donate via Paypal/Venmo, (3) Contribute to our on-going scholarships listed below and (4) Share the benefits of yoga and meditation!
Quest for Truth embodies the legacy of Trevor Tracy Smith, Vajra’s 20-year old cousin, by providing scholarships for young adults (ages 15-24) and BIPOC yogis to learn the practical application of yoga and meditation for physical and mental health.
You didn’t have to personally know Trevor to resonate with his quest for truth. May Trevor’s life serve as an enduring reminder that life is impermanent and filled with paradox- keep a sense of humor, maintain balance in body & mind, and embrace your own quest for truth.
All proceeds from our donation-based classes create opportunities for young adults to cultivate self-awareness, balance & resilience especially through life’s difficult transitions.
– Buddha
With their combined yoga and meditation experiences and with deep roots in the Olympia community, husband-and-wife team, Vajra Romano and Christina Lagdameo, have established True Self Yoga with the mission to bring out your highest good.
