We are thrilled to announce Jessica Mingus’s appointment at Lineage’s Co-Executive Director. Click here to read the full announcement from our Board Chair, Gabby Napolitano.
A message about Lineage and antiracism. Click here to read the full letter.
Jessica Mingus moderated a conversation on May 13, 2021 with world-renowned trauma expert Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of The New York Times bestseller The Body Keeps the Score. In their hour together, they spoke about trauma, healing and the impacts of the pandemic on mental health. Click here to watch.
Check out this story for Mental Health Awareness Month with Lineage student Mirian sharing about the impact of Lineage’s mindfulness programs on her mental health and overall wellbeing.
Gabrielle Prisco, our Co-ED, talks about how Lineage's body-based practices support the resilience of young people coping with trauma; how mindfulness can be a tool for systemic change; and how Lineage embodies mindfulness practices in its own organizational body. Click here to read the interview.
Peer-reviewed research on Lineage was published by Dr. Carla J. Barrett in the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology:
“Mindfulness and Rehabilitation: Teaching Yoga and Meditation to Young Men in an Alternative to Incarceration Program” provides vivid insight into how Lineage’s program helped justice-involved young men manage their anger, reduce reactivity, and cope with high levels of stress and anxiety, and therefore may reduce the likelihood of justice system re-involvement. Click here to read the article.
The Village Voice published a feature article and a video about our work with homeless youth at a family shelter in the Bronx.