United We Om (UWO) was co-founded in 2016 as a yoga and meditation non-profit offering trauma-informed trainings and hiring yoga teachers from trauma-impacted communities to share practice back with their own communities.
From 2016 - 2023, UWO shared practice with more than 25,000 participants from 100s of communities and trained more than 1000 teachers. Below are the Karma Projects before our transition to a Karma Yoga organization in 2024.
Karma Projects 2016 - 2023
Yoga for Boys in Foster Care
Mercy First Foster Care Facility
Teacher: Joe Iadanza
Glen Cove, NY
Yoga for Girls in Foster Care
Mercy First Foster Care Facility
Teacher: Karen Cohen-Gibbons
Syosset, NY
Bridge Back to Life
Veterans Treatment Facility
Teacher: Veteran Anu Bhagwati
Long Island, NY
Post-Partum Yoga for Mothers
Mommas House
Teacher: Jenna Mannino
Hempstead, NY
Mommy and Baby Yoga
Mommas House
Teachers: Jenny Jared and
Doreen Gamell
Glen Cove, NY
Children with Incarcerated Parents
Osborne Association
Teacher: Issac Tecosky
New York City, NY
Yoga for Secondary Trauma
Safe Horizons
Teacher: Sarah Long
Brooklyn, NY
Yoga for Mental Health
Union Settlement
Teacher: Jennifer Whitney
Harlem, NY
Yoga for Autistic Adults
QSAC
Teacher: Ora Sucov
Floral Park, NY
Spanish Yoga for Latina Youth
Life is Precious
Teacher: Guillerma Moreno
Brooklyn, NY
Pre/Post Natal Yoga
Mommas House
Teacher: Jenny Jared
Glen Cove, NY
Yoga for Autistic Adults
QSAC
Teacher: Ora Sucov
Floral Park, NY
Spanish Yoga in Assisted Housing
Westhab
Teacher: Christina Lancione
Westchester, NY
Yoga for Teen Mothers
Mommas House
Teacher: Sasha Petukhova
Merrick, NY
Spanish Yoga in Affordable Housing
Whalebone Village
Teacher: Alexa Bennett
East Hampton, NY
Yoga for Adults with Disabilities
Residential Living Facility
Teacher: Jasmine Laniado
Port Washington, NY
Yoga for Veterans
American Legion
Teacher: Veteran Sean O’Brien
Baldwin, NY
Yoga for Men with Cancer
Sponsored by Tommy John
Teacher: Eric Pettigrew
East Hampton, NY
Yoga for Military Families
Yoga Nanda
Teacher: Deb Jeanette
Garden City, NY
Yoga for Veterans
VFW Post #1384
Teacher: Veteran Rafael Rivera
Queens, NY
Mommy and Me Yoga
Mommas House
Teacher: Morgan Rose
Glen Cove, NY
Teen Boys in Foster Care
Mercy First
Teacher: Kevin Tomczyk
Syosset, NY
Alternate to Incarceration
St. John’s Residence
Teacher: Isaac Tecosky
Rockaway, NY
Yoga for Autistic Adults
The Nicholas Center
Teacher: Ora Sucov
Port Washington, NY
Yoga for Violence Survivors
Undisclosed Safe House
Teacher: Charlotte Bush
Long Island, NY
Yoga for Kids with Special Needs
The Ed Foundation
Teacher: Sasha Petukhova
Port Washington, NY
Spanish Yoga for Immigrant Kids
Mercy First
Teacher: Edna Gonzalez Dau
Syosset, NY
Yoga for Substance Recovery
Mather Hospital
Teacher: Lisa Zazzarino
Riverhead, NY
Yoga in Alternative to Incarceration
St. John’s Foundation
Teacher: Sean Patrick Jernigan
Far Rockaway, NY
Yoga for LGBTQ+ Teens
Long Island LGBTQ+ Center
Teacher: Amy Elias
Long Island, NY
Yoga for Special Needs Adults
The Orkestai Farm
Teacher: Ora Sucov
Oyster Bay, NY
Yoga for Violence Survivors
Domestic Violence Shelter
Teacher: Nicole Re
East Hampton, NY
Yoga for Pre-K in Headstart
Headstart Center
Teacher: Darashana Jhaveri
Huntington, NY
Yoga for Caregivers of Ill Children
The Ronald McDonald House
Teacher: Samantha Harris
New Hyde Park, NY
Yoga for Girls in Foster Care
Mercy First
Teacher: Regina Smith
Syosset, NY
Yoga for Mental Health
Mather Hospital
Teacher: Alexa Rae Liebgott
Riverhead, NY
Yoga for Eating Disorders
Eating Disorder Collaborative
Teacher: Jenny Jared
Long Island, NY
Yoga Post-Incarceration
Living Water for Women
Teacher: Laura Nowicki
Glen Cove, NY
Yoga for LGBTQ+, ages 50+
Long Island LGBTQ+ Center
Teacher: Amy Elias
Long Island, NY
Yoga for LGBTQ+ Teens
North Shore Guidance Center
Teacher: Lee Carlson (she/they)
Westbury, NY
Yoga for Addiction Recovery
Mather Hospital
Teacher: Kim Hoebeler
Riverhead, NY
Yoga for Teens in Foster Care
Mercy First
Teacher: Jenny Jared
Syosset, NY
Yoga for Pre-K in Headstart
Headstart Center
Teacher: Stacy Plaske
Westbury, NY
Yoga for Teen Boys in Foster Care
Mercy First
Teacher: Matt Jared
Syosset, NY
Yoga for Teens
The Urban Assembly
Teacher: Sean Patrick Jernigan
Manhattan, NY
Yoga for Veterans
St. Albans VA Living Facility
Teacher: Veteran Rafael Rivera
Queens, NY
Yoga for Special Needs Children
ACDS
Teachers: Rafael Rivera & Ora Sucov
Plainview, NY
Yoga for Addiction Recovery
Brighter Tomorrows
Teacher: Victoria Moir
Long Island, NY
Yoga for Families with Ill Children
The Ronald McDonald House
Teacher: Joe Iadanza
New Hyde Park, NY
Yoga for Houseless Youth
Hope for Youth
Teachers: Roxanne Duprey
Amityville, NY
Yoga for Autistic Young Adults
AHRC Group Home
Teacher: Lauren Reek
Lido Beach, NY
Yoga for Low Income Children
Tuesdays Summer Club
Teacher: Emma Coop
Long Island, NY
Yoga for Special Needs Children
ACDS
Teachers: Ora Sucov
Plainview, NY
Spanish Yoga for Immigrant Children
Mercy First
Teacher: Nelson Castro
Syosset, NY
Special Needs Mommy and Baby Yoga
ACDS
Teacher: Ora Sucov
Long Island, NY
Yoga for Houseless Youth
Hope for Youth
Teachers: Jenna Mannino
Amityville, NY
Yoga for Houseless Mothers
Mommas House
Teacher: Angelica Zambrano
Glen Cove, NY
Yoga for Pre-K at Headstart
Headstart
Teacher: Gail Stubbolo
Huntington, NY
Yoga for Cancer Recovery
JCC
Teachers: Ora Sucov
East Hills, NY
Spanish Yoga for Low Income Housing
Westhab
Teacher: Nelson Castro
Washingtonville, NY
Yoga for Veterans and Families
Easter Seals Veteran Rally Point
Teacher: Veteran Rebecca Smith
East Hartford, CT
Yoga for At-Risk Youth
Youth Build at United Way
Teachers: Manny Hartofelis
Deer Park, NY
Yoga for Low Income Children
Boys and Girls Club
Teacher: Katie Theodoreo
Glen Cove, NY
Bilingual Yoga for Children
Head Start Pre-K
Teacher: Carolyn Infantas
Islip, NY
Bilingual Yoga for Violence Survivors
The Safe Center
Teachers: Adriana Valverde
Nassau County, NY
Yoga for Low Income Children
Headstart Pre-K
Teacher: Carolyn Carlat
East Northport, NY
Yoga for Children in the Hospital
Stony Brook Children’s Hospital
Teacher: Lilien Perito
Stony Brook, NY
Yoga for Houseless Children
Arise Homeless Shelter
Teachers: Lani Rosen-Gallagher
New Haven, CT
Yoga at a Violence Safe House
LIADV
Teacher: Zaianna Ortiz
Long Island, NY
Yoga for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
New Horizons
Teacher: Isabel Tiffen
Valley Stream, NY
Yoga in Under-Resourced Schools
JC Nalle Public School
Teachers: Shakeelah Sutton
Washington, D.C.
Yoga for LGBTQ+ Teens
Camp Ga’Avah
Teacher: Lee Carlson (she/they)
Wheatley Heights, NY
Spanish Yoga for Immigrant Children
Mercy First
Teacher: Rosa Dluginsky
Syosset, NY
Yoga for Mothers in Recovery
Samaritan Daytop Village
Teachers: Nikkia Nickolson
Harlem, NY
Yoga for Teen Runaways
Hope for Youth
Teacher: Jenna Mannino
Amityville, NY
Yoga for Under-Resourced Children
PS/IS 184
Teacher: Tameeka Albertini
Brownsville, NY
Yoga for Special Needs Adults
Orkestai Farms
Teachers: Ora Sucov
Long Island, NY
Yoga for Police Officers
NCPD Wellness Committee
Teacher: Officer Katie Theodorou
Nassau County, NY
Yoga for Houseless Mothers
Regina Maternity Services
Teacher: Georgia Patrick
Long Island, NY
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