Our impact

Our impact is measured through participant feedback, partnership outcomes, and sector engagement.

To date, with the support of our community and partners, we have:

Supported
9500+ people

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Delivered
150+ 8-week programs

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Held
35+ Workshops

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Collaborated with
60+ Services

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Trained
250+ professionals

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Facilitated
300+ free classes
and events

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Distributed 250+ wellbeing care kits

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With an established presence in metropolitan Melbourne, and an outreach footprint extending to Frankston, Dandenong, Brimbank, Hume and Bendigo, Collective Being facilitates programs across Kulin Country.

Our team is especially skilled at service delivery within clinical, crisis and complex settings, such as hospitals, mental health units, prisons, detention centres, and crisis services.

Where we work

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"Collective Being fills a gap in our current service capacity, as it provides an opportunity for clients to be 'at home' in their bodies and find a state of inner calm."

— Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

Who we work with

In 2024:

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70%

of program participants were women

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27%

of programs were for people seeking refuge or asylum

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68%

of programs were for
survivors of trauma

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22%

of programs were for children and young people under 18 years

Outcomes

Mental health outcomes

Participants tell us that our programs support them to:

  • feel calm;

  • feel connected;

  • experience peace, and

  • develop transferable wellbeing skills.

Physical health outcomes

Participants tell us that our programs are:

  • physically accessible; 

  • relaxing, and

  • helpful for stiff joints and increasing mobility.

Connection and belonging

Participants tell us that our programs are:

  • welcoming;

  • non-intimidating, and

  • inclusive.

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What Participants Say

  • “I do the breathing exercises when I am stressed out, it helps me calm my emotions"

    — STREAT Youth Program Participant

  • “I now have several somatic resources to draw on, depending on my energy and needs at a given time”

    — Foundational Somatics Participant

  • "The yoga was physically accessible for me so it was the first time I've attended yoga sessions that I could do... it meant I could relax and fully participate rather than worry about what move is coming next and whether I could do it or not or how I would be treated if I couldn't do it"

    — Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Program Participant

  • "For the last two years, my life has included very little movement. Stretching and taking time to notice my body is profoundly helpful"

    — Psychiatric In-Patient Ward Program at Western Health 

  • “I have bad sleeping problems, but I fall asleep at the end of the class. I am so relaxed!”

    — Youth Program Participant

  • “I look forward to Thursday, because it’s like looking forward to the party, a good feeling party.”

    — Refugee Women's Program Participant

  • “I was very excited.  I look forward to the start.  I enjoyed it. I learned. I could feel the calm by the end. I’m definitely calm by the end. I needed this. I learned to experience calmness”

    — Refugee Women's Program Participant

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