About Us

Southern Oregon Mind-body Outreach Project

Bringing wellness therapies to the underserved

Fiscally sponsored by Yoga Blue, Inc.

Our Mission

Our mission is to bring wellness in the form of mind-body therapies to the underserved in the community of Southern Oregon. This idea was born out of a strong desire and passion from several individuals working on their own to serve this population. After several years of working in the community on a variety of projects, our vision has come into reality in the creation of Southern Oregon Mind-body Outreach Project.

Our programs are designed to collaborate with existing mental health programs in the community. Through a collaborative effort we aspire to build on the foundations of programs serving addictions, trauma, domestic abuse, active duty military and veterans, and at-risk youth.

We are presenting additional coping skills in the form of mind-body therapies to increase self-esteem, stress management, and life skills. These therapies have been shown to reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress, addiction, anxiety, depression, anger outbursts, and nervous conditions. Mind-body therapies are tools that can be used within programs and taken home once they are learned, to create lifelong transformation.

Our Team

Laura Winslow, BS, RYT, Project Director

Laura is the co-founder of Integrative Recovery Therapy, a mind-body program for addiction recovery. Laura has been a devoted Yoga practitioner since early 2000. She has studied numerous movement disciplines since the early eighties, including Qi Gong and Modern dance, as well as many other forms of dance. Teachings combine posture, breath, guided imagery, meditation and deep relaxation, which work to nurture the body, mind, and spirit. It is her heartfelt desire to share the gifts of awakening that she has received herself through the practice of Yoga. Laura specializes in working in addiction recovery and with teens.

Adam Holtey

Adam is the owner and operator of Central Point Yoga and Holistic Health and the founder of VES Yoga, a three-part framework used in Taoist Philosophy and Traditional Chinese Medicine for deepening self-awareness.

Kelly Birch, BA, RYT-500, PYT

Kelly is the founder and owner of Deep Spring Yoga, which brings yoga and yoga therapy to the community and to individuals.

Kelly is a yoga instructor and a yoga therapist who has many years of experience working with diverse students and populations. She teaches people with a range of experience and ability and has extensive training in several mind-body modalities and coping skills, including

yoga, therapeutic yoga, mindfulness-based hypnotherapy, Ayurveda, NLP, the Enneagram, psychology, and biological science and research. Kelly is a Level II iRest yoga nidra teacher, a secular technique that is profoundly healing for those suffering from anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, OCD, and other psychoemotional conditions and is currently being used with active duty military, veterans, and homeless populations, among others experiencing the need for integration and healing. iRest is also for everyone who simply wants to be more deeply relaxed, integrated, resilient, and joyful. In addition to guiding clients through these techniques, Kelly teaches people how to use them in their daily lives to increase mental health and wellbeing.