Help us open an Accessible Wellbeing Centre 幫助我們開設無障礙身心福祉健康中

Yama Foundation makes yoga, arts and meditation accessible to people with disabilities and special needs.

Our therapies are not designed to "fix" a person's condition. Rather, we follow the yogic philosophy of acceptance. Through yoga, arts and meditation, people can find peace and confidence without any changes in their external situation. When they have tools to manage their internal environment, it's much easier to deal with the external environment.

And the results have been astounding. We've seen children with ASD gain strength, balance and endurance, and learn to calm themselves with breathing techniques. We've seen a child with developmental delay run and jump for the first time, a non-verbal child find his voice, a secondary school student find peace amidst intense exam pressure, an 80-year-old find relief from chronic back pain, and we've seen smiles replace tears countless times.

The NEED

Since we started in 2016, we’ve been operating without a centre. And one of the biggest challenges we face is finding venues with proper wheelchair access and facilities for people with special needs.

It is a constant struggle.

For too long, we’ve been asking our students to put up with cramped and cluttered spaces with inadequate facilities. The hours we spend organising venues should be spent on our beneficiaries instead.

The goal

“Our goal is to open an Accessible Wellbeing Centre, purpose-built for people with disabilities and special needs.”
— Hersha Chellaram, Co-Founder of Yama Foundation

With a centre of our own, we can:
1) Hold more classes and serve more people
2) Ensure our students are served by experienced staff who understand their needs
3) Build an inclusive community where our students can meet others like them
4) Give our beneficiaries a better experience
5) Provide a space for the wider accessible wellbeing community in Hong Kong

“Everyone who walks through our doors will feel welcome, respected, and accepted as they are.”
— Hersha Chellaram, Co-Founder of YAMA Foundation

THE FUNDS

In total, we estimate the cost of renovations and rent for the first year to come to HK$1m, and we’re hoping to raise a minimum of HK$500,000 by the end of 2024.

The centre will have a wheelchair-accessible entrance and bathroom. The studio area will have flexible partitions to adapt to large groups, small groups and one-to-ones. The decor will be clear and clutter-free to support focusing practices and help students with neurodivergence relax and feel secure.

How you can help

You can help us make this a reality by:

  1. Donating directly

  2. Sharing our cause with your network

Everything we've achieved so far has been a communal effort. Every child we have helped, you have helped. Every life we have changed, you have changed.

Let's do this like we've always done it:
Together.

“Together, we can make Hong Kong a kinder, more inclusive place for EVERYONE.”
— Hersha, founder of Yama Foundation

With gratitude,

The YAMA Foundation team

香港需要一家無障礙身心福祉健康中心。

香港大約有一成的人口，那是約75萬人, 有殘疾或特殊教育需要。 然而，城市中的殘疾人士設施卻嚴重缺乏。 我們的學生告訴我們，即使是一些醫療中心也沒有輪椅通道。

需求

我們的瑜伽治療計劃幫助殘疾和有特殊需求的人士感受到身體賦予的力量。我們面臨的最大障礙之一是尋找可以容納到輪椅使用者或有特殊需求的人士的場地。這，是持續不斷的掙扎。

目標

擁有我們自己的無障礙身心福祉健康中心，給受益我們服務的人士專誠建立，將在很大程度上滿足這一需求。

這中心促使我們能夠為數以百計的人士提供服務。該中心的工作及管理人員都是專業兼富經驗於為殘疾、有特殊需求、長者和低收入背景的人士提供服務。每個踏入我們大門的人都會感到受歡迎、尊重和被接受。

基金

總括來說，我們預計第一年的裝修和租金成本將達到 100 萬港元。這是一項需時的龐大計劃，我們希望在 2024 年底能夠籌集至少 50 萬港元。

  • 需要總額: HK$1,000,000港元 

  • 年目標: HK$500,000港元 

  • 七月籌得數目: HK$95,000港元

  • 十二月須籌得金額: HK$405,000 港元

您可給予的幫助

您可以透過以下方式幫助我們實現這一目標:

  1. 直接捐款到

  2. 參與我們的重返身心福祉籌款活動

  3. 與您的網絡分享我們的使命

我們大家攜手合作，讓香港成為一個更友善, 讓每一個人都被包容的地方。

感恩地致上,
YAMA基金會團隊

Mel | YAMA Foundation