Yoga to Empower Iraqi Refugee Women

Iraqi Community Center: On Wednesday, August 20th, CRIS' Refugee Health and Wellness program moved our outreach activities to the west side of Columbus. While our case management has covered the west side among other neighborhoods, many of our health outreach activities have focused on the Northland neighborhood where the majority of our clients our located to date.In collaboration with the Iraqi Community Center of Columbus and a local fitness instructor and studio located in Hilliard, CRIS organized a one-hour fitness class for a group of 8 Iraqi women. Following the intense course, everyone commented on how excellent they felt, and the desire to make this a more regular occurrence. Recognizing the importance of exercise and wanting to continue to encourage and provide space for these classes to happen, CRIS plans on continuing these sessions on a monthly or bi-weekly basis beginning soon.