BBYCF invests in yoga teachers through scholarships for continuing education and professional development, building a partner network that helps teachers keep learning and better serve their communities.
Body Bend Yoga Community Foundation invests in yoga teachers by providing scholarships for continuing education and professional development. Any active yoga teacher can apply for support toward teacher trainings, continuing education, advanced certifications, mentorships, and other approved educational opportunities.
Active yoga teachers can request support for approved training, certifications, mentorships, and learning opportunities that deepen their practice.
Studios donate space for fundraising events. Wellness brands sponsor and partner. Corporations hire teachers for wellness programs and make tax-deductible donations or sponsorships.
Every financial gift, in-kind contribution, and partnership helps teachers keep learning so they can better serve the communities around them.
Through gatherings, workshops, board leadership, and teacher-led practice, BBYCF creates spaces where people can connect, learn, and support the next generation of wellness educators.
BBYCF gathers support from studios, wellness brands, corporations, donors, and community partners, then turns that support into scholarship funding for teacher education.
Studios, wellness brands, corporations, donors, and community partners contribute through money, space, sponsorships, in-kind support, and programming.
Any active yoga teacher can apply for scholarship support toward approved teacher trainings, continuing education, advanced certifications, and mentorships.
When teachers continue learning, they can better serve their communities, strengthening the wellness industry as a whole.
If you are a teacher, donor, yoga studio, wellness brand, corporation, or community partner, BBYCF gives you a clear way to invest in teacher education.
For individual donors and founding-circle supporters.
For wellness educators seeking continued training.
For studios and teachers who want to create local scholarship cycles.
For community members entering the work through gatherings.
For supporters who want to understand the mission, leadership, and community vision.
Scholarships can support yoga teacher trainings, continuing education, advanced certifications, mentorships, and other approved learning opportunities. Partner events and wellness programs help fund that scholarship cycle.
Support for active yoga teachers pursuing training, continuing education, certifications, mentorships, and approved professional development.
→ 02Yoga studios donate space for classes, workshops, and gatherings that directly help fund scholarship support.
→ 03Wellness brands support the mission through sponsorships, collaborations, in-kind support, and community partnerships.
→ 04Corporations can hire teachers for wellness programming while supporting BBYCF through tax-deductible donations or sponsorships.
→Community gatherings create space for practice, connection, and shared care. Each class, workshop, and partner event helps the foundation's impact move outward.
Join the MovementAs the foundation grows, BBYCF will share funding goals, scholarship outcomes, partner activity, and community events so supporters can see what their gifts make possible.
BBYCF is building a nationwide network while currently serving communities through California-based programs. The work is focused on one clear belief: teacher education is community infrastructure.
BBYCF connects donors, studios, wellness brands, corporations, and community partners so active yoga teachers can access the education and mentorship they need to keep growing.
Drew Muse began her yoga journey in 2010 to treat her scoliosis and reduce anxiety in school. Now a multi-certified yoga instructor and meditation guide, she hosts wellness events, classes, and teaches private sessions in Oakland and LA. She is also an instructor in various fitness apps and works as an ambassador for wellness brands, combining her love of wellness, community, and creativity all in one place.
@bodybendyogaFinancial gifts, donated space, sponsorships, in-kind support, and partnerships all help BBYCF fund scholarships for teachers who keep the wellness industry moving.
Whether you are a teacher seeking scholarship support, a studio ready to host, or a donor who believes healing education should be accessible, BBYCF is ready to welcome you into the circle.
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