It was always a dream of the Kozen & Zenko Yoga Founder, Lauren Verona, to find a way to give everyone in the world access to yoga knowing how positively it had impacted her and her students mental and physical health through being part of a community, taking time out of their day to look after their bodies and their minds and through learning in depth the practices of yoga and it's philosophy and applying it to their day to day life. Having experienced her own personal hardships she attributed her ability to support her mental health to the practices of yoga and meditation. We know how important the practices of yoga can be in improving the mental and physical health of our community and in turn our society and Lauren proved that in all that she offered to her community when she was alive.

The Lauren Verona Yoga Legacy Incorporated has been created as a legacy charity that will continue Lauren’s wishes of giving vital access to Yoga practices, trainings’ and retreats and in turn change the mental, physical and emotional health of communities, families and individuals. It’s aim is to support those who are underprivileged and those who face hardship in a variety of ways through fundraising and donations so that those apply for the Bursary and Scholarship Funds can be linked with access to yoga studios and trainings that are recognised within the community as a safe and inclusive environment for healing and learning. 

More specifically, The Lauren Verona Yoga Legacy Incorporated exists to provide financial support to access Yoga Memberships, Certified Yoga Teacher Trainings and Yoga Retreats. Those who may choose to apply to these scholarships are:
  • Survivors, victims and secondary of domestic violence
  • Veterans and Emergency Services workers
  • Survivors of cancer and cancer carers
  • People with health challenges, physically or mentally
Other people who may apply to receive benefits through the Lauren Verona Yoga Legacy Incorporated:
  • People with a chronic illness (including terminal illnesses)
  • People with disabilities
  • Veterans or their families
  • Victims of crime (including family violence)
There are several studies that show the vital role that yoga can play in helping those who are disadvantaged, have experienced trauma, are receiving medical treatment and who have experienced violence. Some of these are:


Whilst often these studies are small they clearly show an increased benefit for participants who engage in a regular yoga practice and/or learn the tools that yoga provides for day to day living through a yoga teacher training program.

In addition to this it is our vision to one day be able to support current yoga teachers to access trainings that allow them to become Trauma Informed or teach Yoga Therapy as well as other disciplines to increase their capacity to support their community and run trauma aware and trauma sensitive yoga and meditation classes, workshops, retreats and trainings. 

GOALS OF THE LAUREN VERONA YOGA LEGACY INCORPORATED
  1. To provide access to community members who fit into particular categories or who may be disadvantaged financially to take ownership of improving their mental, physical and emotional health through the practice of yoga. 
  2. To provide access to community members who fit into particular categories or who may be disadvantaged financially to be be able to complete a yoga teacher training 
  3. To provide a process that allows vulnerable persons to request and receive financial support to attend a yoga retreat in order to improve their mental, physical and emotional health 
  4. To up-skill yoga teachers and or community members as yoga teachers who are able to provide yoga classes, workshops and retreats to vulnerable communities and community members.
All donations have the chance to change someones life.