What we do

We train

SCA’s advanced training partners yoga and meditation with contemporary and contemplative psychology as these tools may apply to at risk/in need populations. Our training offers a holistic and specialized approach to working with people in need and at risk by addressing and providing essential understanding of, and awareness practices for, the populations we work with: those living in chronic pain and with illnesses, people living with PTSD, at risk youth and adults and those struggling with a variety of addictions.

Our experience shows that the typical yoga teacher training does not adequately prepare one to work effectively with these populations. Nor is it either safe or effective for therapists, social workers or psychologists to offer yoga and meditation without proper training.

Led by Jill Satterfield. our consortium of highly skilled yoga and meditation teachers, clinical psychologists, social workers and contemplative Buddhist psychotherapists offers in-depth teacher training through workshops, classes, mentoring, community gatherings, hands-on internships working, and study.

SCA’s teacher-training program is the first in the country to weave together the disciplines of yoga, meditation, and psychology to address the needs of at-risk and in-need populations. Our target populations include:

Youth Action – empowering and educating at-risk youth
Health & Wellness Action – helping people living in chronic pain and with illnesses, trauma, and addictions of all kinds.

Graduates of the SCA training program are now teaching in a variety of venues, including hospitals, rehab centers, schools, halfway houses, nursing homes, kids summer camps and alternative to incarceration facilities.

Train with us

If you wish to learn the practices we encourage and support, SCA can train you.

Teacher Training
SCA offers an advanced (Yoga Alliance 300- hour) leading-edge training program (see Teacher Training).

Workshops
Open to the public, these workshops are for aspiring and current yoga teachers, meditation teachers, health care providers, social workers, therapists and psychologists.

We work with those in need

SCA offers classes for:

– specific at risk/ in need populations.

– health care providers and service providers

You can draw from our deep pool of professionally trained teachers thoroughly grounded in both knowledge and compassion to help your organization best serve the individuals and groups who are in need of a new approach to living with the challenges they face. You can:

Hire a trained teacher
We can help you find one of our trained teachers to work with your class or group. Please write us with a description of your population, the dates and times you would like and we will find the perfect match for you: info@schoolforcompassionateaction.com
The cost to hire a teacher will depend on your group, the location and duration of time. We will do our best to work within your financial means.

Be an SCA training site
We are open to more training and teaching opportunities with a variety of populations: at risk youth and adults, people in recovery, people in chronic pain and illness, PTSD and trauma. If you or your organization is interested in a yoga and or meditation class at your facility, please contact Jill Satterfield: jill@schoolforcompassionateaction.com for more information on how this works.