Calling all Yoga Studios and Teachers to take part in National Yoga Awareness Month September 2010
Los Angeles, April 15, 2010 – In observation of National Yoga Month September 2010, the Yoga Health Foundation calls for all yoga studios, teachers and students to go online at www.yogamonth.org and get involved to create one Yoga Month event in every city across the United States.
September marks a significant milestone in the “yoga for health” movement. It is official National Yoga Month (designated by the Department of Health & Human Services) designed to build awareness of yoga’s proven health benefits and inspire people to participate in over 2,000 free yoga classes and events nationwide.
Yoga studios and teachers ask encouraged to join the grassroots awareness campaign by:
Hosting free classes or events: Reach out to your community and offer free yoga classes or events. List the event in our national database at yogamonth.org.
Inspire through TITANS OF YOGA DVD: Support the awareness campaign and increase your studio revenue by offering the Official Yoga Month DVD to your students.
National Yoga Month 09.2010 is all about local involvement to generate a truly empowering national awareness campaign.
Over 2,000 Free Yoga Classes and Events during National Yoga Awareness Month September 2010
Los Angeles, April 14, 2010 – National Yoga Month, a national awareness campaign to inspire a healthy lifestyle, will bring FREE YOGA to millions of people this September. During National Yoga Month yoga studios and teachers will offer 2,000+ free yoga classes and events nationwide.
In these tough economic times taking care of our health (mind and body) doesn't have to take a back seat. Yoga is one great way to beat the recession blues and strengthen our bodies. Whether people are trying it for the first time or are experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice, there's never been a more opportune time to practice yoga. The economy and job losses are always on our minds these days, causing anxiety and fear. But yoga provides an accessible way to manage stress for anyone.
HOW OLD SHOULD ONE BE TO START YOGA?
You can start yoga at any age.
WHAT ARE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF PRACTICING YOGA?
Some of the benefits of practicing yoga are increased flexibility, stronger muscles and connective tissue, alignment of the vertebrae, toned and rejuvenated internal organs.
In addition, the epidermal, digestive, lymphatic, cardiovascular, and pulmonary systems are purified of toxins and waste matter; the nervous and endocrine systems are balanced and toned; brain cells are nourished and stimulated.
Results of a regular yoga practice include increased mental clarity, emotional stability, and a greater sense of overall wellbeing.
Yoga is one of the 10 most utilized Complementary Medicine methods in US.
Because Yoga operates on so many different levels, it can be an effective therapy for chronic diseases and conditions that do not respond well to conventional treatment methods.
Additionally, a regular yoga practice will sharpen concentration, balance, and composure.
WHO BENEFITS FROM YOGA MONTH?
You benefit the most. Start practicing yoga (at home or with a teacher) and feel the difference it will make in your life.
Yoga Month educational programs were created to offer solutions to diseases such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension and other chronic illnesses that have cast a pall over the health of our youth.
Yoga Month proceeds fund the national awareness campaign and Yoga-Recess in Schools to bring yoga-based health and fitness education into classrooms.
TITANS OF YOGA DOCUMENTARY
Dr. Dean Ornish, Lilias Folan, Sharon Gannon, David Life, Dharma Mittra, John Friend, Rajashree Choudhury, Swami Kriyananda, Beth Shaw, Shiva Rea, Gary Kraftsow, Ana Forrest, David Swenson, Seane Corn, Gurmukh Khalsa, Larry Payne, Bryan Kest, Deva Premal & Miten, Kim Eng, Vinnie Marino, Lisa Walford, Krishna Kaur, Saul David Raye, Sara Ivanhoe will be featured on the Official Yoga Month DVD TITANS OF YOGA™, an empowering documentary movie about the essence of yoga and meditation and ways to transform your life.
ABOUT NATIONAL YOGA MONTH
In 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services designated September as National Yoga Month, one of a select number of national health observances. That same year, thousands of yoga and health enthusiasts participated in a 10 City Yoga Health Festival Tour featuring yoga classes, lectures, music, entertainment, exhibits. Since then, the initiative has taken root as a global awareness campaign, educating, inspiring and motivating people to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Yoga Month is coordinated by the Yoga Health Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Yoga studios, teachers and organizers are encouraged to offer free yoga classes and events in their community and list them at www.yogamonth.org
National Yoga Month Offers More Than Just Free Yoga
Los Angeles, September 24, 2009 – Thousands of people and hundreds of charity, global peace, and health and wellness events across the country are celebrating the first official National Yoga Month as it continues throughout September 2009. Emphasizing the message of preventative health and wellness, National Yoga Month offers a full seven days of free yoga classes at participating yoga studios from coast to coast.
The Yoga Health Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to yoga education, leads the National Yoga Month campaign as part of an ongoing effort to encourage more people to take steps towards improving their own health and well-being.
“Experience is a powerful teacher, so we decided to give people across the country the opportunity to try yoga for themselves,” explains Johannes Fisslinger, founder of the Yoga Health Foundation.
The result is a card valid for “One Week Free Yoga,” available to anyone who visits their website, www.yogamonth.org, which over 20,000 people have done so far. Cards can be redeemed at hundreds of studios across the nation up until November 30, 2009.
However, the National Yoga Month campaign goes beyond encouraging people to take up their own yoga practice. Dozens of charities, schools and community centers across the nation are reaping the benefits of yoga in the National Yoga Month Campaign. The Yoga Health Foundation donates hundreds of Yoga-based Mind Body Fitness educational DVDs to teachers for free, reaching thousands of children to inspire them to live a healthy lifestyle. The DVDs are divided into 15-20 interactive, classroom-friendly segments, and are available by request online.
“Considering the current budget crisis and cuts in funding especially for physical education in schools, it is more important than ever to bring affordable health and fitness education and exercise into class rooms, “ says Fisslinger.
National Yoga Month has inspired other yoga studios to make similar contributions to their communities through charity donations and events. Three Trees Yoga & Healing Arts Center in Federal Way, Washington, Yoga Country in Brentwood, Tennessee, and RYAH Yoga & Health in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania are just three of the hundreds are participating studios who have decided to donate money raised through National Yoga Month events to local charities.
“If we can make a difference in just one person’s life, we consider our campaign a success. We’re looking forward to growing more and more each year,” says Fisslinger.
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