ABOUT THE PROJECT
RESEARCH PROJECT
Since its inception, The Art of Yoga Project has been collecting much rich, anecdotal evidence illuminating all the ways our curriculum helps at-risk girls. We now have moved beyond observation and are in the early stages of designing a research protocol that will systematically analyze the beneficial impacts of The Art of Yoga Project. We believe that a vigorous quantitative study of the success of the Project will help us fine-tune and expand the program in the future. We are currently in dialogue with research professionals in Stanford University’s Psychology Department and Stanford’s School of Medicine for support and consultation on our research design and implementation.
Our goal is to further understand how the Yoga and Creative Arts Curriculum can have the greatest positive impact on the girls who participate in it. At the same time, we are also looking to gather data that will prove the efficacy of our unique approach for curbing recidivism in the juvenile justice system and rehabilitating incarcerated girls. Our long-term goal is to publish our findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at national conferences to spread the word about the power of the Art of Yoga Project.