Why Give?
Everyone has the capacity to thrive. Create Calm helps people tune in to their own well-being, and in turn, connect deeply with their communities. This results in creating calmer, more joyful communities built on a culture of inclusion, acceptance, and empowerment.
Create Calm is a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing mindfulness-based behavioral health programs with schools and communities. Your donation will provide yoga and mindfulness resources to students, teachers/administrators, diverse community groups, and caregivers. Together, we can unite the varied members of our communities through a shared sense of peace, compassion, and belonging.
Give Your Way?
As a Section 501(c)(3) organization, Create Calm appreciates and utilizes every contribution. In support of your interests, we offer giving categories that let you designate where your money is spent.
Make a general contribution or donate to one of following:
Yoga Education for Schools
Create Calm’s research-based programming works with and enhances the entire school community. We offer developmentally-based Yoga and Mindfulness classes to all students, including those with ADD/ADHD and autism. Create Calm’s Yoga Educators also lead trainings, teaching school educators and staff how to share mindfulness and social-emotional techniques in their own classrooms. Learn More.
When you make your donation, you can choose to donate specifically towards Yoga Education for Schools youth yoga classes, school teacher/staff workshops, or yoga teacher trainings for underserved teens and black and indigenous youth and young adults.
Where Your Dollars Go
Please note: All of our offerings are thoughtfully constructed with the specific population in mind.
- $35 = One month Unlimited Access to YES Video Library
- $95 = One 30-minute Yoga/Mindfulness Class
- $175 = One 60-minute Yoga/Mindfulness Class
- $750 = One Half-Day Special Event (Teacher Training, Programs for Families or Communities)
- $1500 = Eight 1-hour Classes of Yoga & Mindfulness
Community Programs
Create Calm is dedicated to providing inclusive and accessible programs for all members of our community. Our offerings consist of trauma-informed, physically and developmentally appropriate classes, uniquely designed for each specific population. In hopes of continuing our work with underserved populations, the following of our partnerships are open for donations:
Hearts & Homes for Youth is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering youth in justice systems, foster care, and therapeutic group homes who’ve experienced abuse, homelessness, and traumas, to make positive choices and build brighter futures.
Integrated Living Opportunities is a nonprofit that supports young adults with developmental disabilities as they transition to independent living and become fully integrated into the wider community. Learn More.
To donate to our Community Programs, click on the "use this donation for" box and scroll down to “Community Programs” to contribute towards classes for groups such as Hearts and Homes for Youth. To donate towards Yoga for Special Populations, including Integrated Living Opportunities, select that option from the drop down list.
DONATE TODAY!Corporate Sponsorship
In order to build a comprehensive community, we must bring our distinct communities together. Create Calm is one of the largest providers of yoga and mindfulness education in the Washington metropolitan area and we are always looking for new ways to widen our reach. Our corporate sponsors are thoughtfully matched with local schools, recreation centers, or organizations. Do you want to contribute to the wellness of our community?
Please contact Lisa@INAwellness.com for more details.
Our Most Recent Grant Awards
We are grateful for the following organizations that share in our mission, see value in our work, and have provided financial support to expand our programming. Together we are changing the face of yoga and education and helping our communities thrive.
- Community Foundation of Northern Virginia
- Montgomery County Council
- Healthy Minds Fairfax
Know of other grants out there that might be a good match, please send the information to lisa@createcalm.org.