The Buffalo community will join together for an "extreme" yoga practice at West Side Rowing Club - all to benefit the Africa Yoga Project. This is part of a nationwide "Yoga Aid" event, taking place at locations throughout the United States. This will be Buffalo’s first time holding the Yoga Aid event. It is hoped to make Yoga Aid Challenge here in Buffalo one of the largest yoga classes in Buffalo’s history.
All participants will complete 108 sun salutations as part of the Yoga Aid Challenge. It will take approximately 2 to 2.5 hours. The participants in Buffalo are raising money for the Africa Yoga Project (AYP), a non-profit organization spreading yoga in Kenya. AYP teaches unity, possibility and non-violence to hundreds of students every week, many of whom are personally affected by HIV/AIDS. AYP is transforming lives and communities through their outreach in east Africa. Their inspiring work creates peace, community and help for those in need.
Yoga teachers from several different Buffalo area yoga studios will teach the sun salutations. The money raised will go to train 50 new teachers in Kenya and surrounding counties in Africa. It will enable them to have a job and sustain a living for themselves and their families.
For more information about the Yoga Aid challenge, go to: http://www.yogaaid.com
You can find out information about the Buffalo event by going to USA events, Buffalo.
For more information about the Africa Yoga Project go to: http://www.africayogaproject.org
Yoga Aid Challenge organizer Marie Phillips traveled to Kenya this summer with Africa Yoga Project and is available to share more information if needed.
Flyer has been attached as well.
Teachers and participants will be available for news stories leading up to the Yoga Aid Challenge and also the morning of the event.
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