Yoga in the Park 2007 - Success!
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Fellow Yogis,
We would like to extend a sincere thank you to all the yogis who helped make our first annual Yoga in the Park such a success! Saturday morning in the hot humid weather of Kansas City, approximately 130 people turned out to help us raise awareness of the benefits of yoga and of the need to be heart smart. There were the familiar faces of friends from the studio and brand new friends who joined us for the first time, some of which had never done yoga before that morning.
We set out to create an event that would raise public awareness of the many benefits of yoga and benefit a good cause. Yoga has long been touted as an elixir of stress relief; however, the benefits reach far beyond stress reduction to include, toning, flexibility, strength, connectedness and mental clarity, and cardiovascular and so many more. It seemed a natural fit to team up with the American Heart Association and its Go Red Campaign. All the money raised at the event went directly to the American Heart Association. We raised $1,000 for the heart Association and with your help, we hope to see this event continue to grow it the upcoming years.
For those of you not familiar with the Go Red Campaign, it is an effort to educate women nationwide about the increasing risk of heart disease and how to combat this growing killer. Too few people are aware that heart disease has become the number 1 killer of women in America. What was once considered a man’s disease has become everyone’s disease. Since this is a relatively new phenomenon among women, the American Heart Association through its Go Red Campaign has been making a concerted effort to bring tips and information on healthy eating, exercise and risk reduction to the public. We are happy that Yoga Fix Studio could be a part of that effort.
Again, we would like to thank all you came out to support this worthy cause. We hope you all had a good time doing yoga in the outdoors and truly connecting to the earth. What a great feeling to stand with the grass between your toes as you practiced your yoga poses. There was such energy to see a sea of yogis moving in an out of poses in the morning breeze. We truly hope to make this an event you look forward to doing again.
Namaste,
Kate and Joe Reece
PS: In each of your bags was a card for a FREE yoga class. If you are new to our studio, we hope you come try Hot Yoga, and if not we hope you pass that card along to someone who wants to try Hot Yoga. We believe strongly in the benefits of a Hot Yoga routine and would like to encourage you see for yourself.
Winners:
Go red Yoga Mat: Cati Wolfe
White Light Books Gift Certificate: Amy Preston
Yoga Fix 5 Class Card: Dr. Judy Moore
Thanks for your generous donations!
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