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Yogi Proposes to Oprah Winfrey Network to Walk 840 Miles for the Susan G. Komen Foundation! | Video Inside

Yogi Proposes to Oprah Winfrey Network to Walk 840 Miles for the Susan G. Komen Foundation! | Video Inside

We knew Carri Uranga (one of our contributing writers) has a passion for Yoga, travel, food & wine, but we didn’t know she had such a passion for walking!
In fact Carri has walked the entire Appalachian Trail, walked 37 miles in Toronto for breast and ovarian cancer research, has run the Philadelphia Marathon, and walked [...]

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Beyond Asana Teacher Training's Service Project in Nepal | Become a Certified Yoga Teacher While Making a Difference!

Beyond Asana Teacher Training’s Service Project in Nepal | Become a Certified Yoga Teacher While Making a Difference!

Beyond Asana is a different kind of teacher training – it is truly an opportunity to transform your life
In this Yoga Alliance certified 200-hr program, you will not only learn the fundamentals of teaching yoga, you will also travel to Nepal as part of your service project. The program will run from March 23rd – [...]

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Interview | Jennifer Pastiloff Talks to Christy Turlington about Dealing With Loss, Giving Back, & More

Interview | Jennifer Pastiloff Talks to Christy Turlington about Dealing With Loss, Giving Back, & More

Recently, Christy completed a documentary film titled “No Woman, No Cry”.

From her Every Mother Counts website she says, “I hope that by bringing people together through the universal experience of birth, we can help create a mainstream maternal health movement that ensures the lives and well-being of mothers worldwide, for generations to come.”
I surround myself with [...]

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Yoga Freedom Project: Practice For Freedom w/ NYC's All-Star Yoga Teachers! | New York, NY - January 31st

Yoga Freedom Project: Practice For Freedom w/ NYC’s All-Star Yoga Teachers! | New York, NY – January 31st

Practice for a good cause with an all-star line-up on NYC’s greatest teachers on January 31st!
Off the Mat NYC is partnering up with The Somaly Mam Foundation (www.somaly.org) to create a global yoga month in January 2012 to raise awareness and funding to help bring an end to sex trafficking.

Yoga Freedom Project
Tuesday, January 31st | [...]

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Karma Yoga: Be The Change You Want to See in the World

Karma Yoga: Be The Change You Want to See in the World

Sure, embracing the peaceful spirit of the season by giving is a great way to get that warm and fuzzy feeling in your heart.
A couple of bucks for the bell ringers, some cans of food for the office drive, a new toy for a child in need, and that end-of-the-year thank you gift for teachers, [...]

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Alanna Kaivalya's 2nd Annual Podcasts for Puppies | Help Raise $3,000 for the ASPCA

Alanna Kaivalya’s 2nd Annual Podcasts for Puppies | Help Raise $3,000 for the ASPCA

Alanna Kaivalya’s Podcasts for Puppies drive is back for the second year in a row!
How would you like to get 4 yoga classes/month for only $12.95 while helping to raise money for animals in need? Sounds pretty good, huh? Here’s the deal – every single penny that Alanna earns by new subscriptions to her podcasts [...]

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I AM: Weaving Change One Bag at a Time | Kickstarter Campaign & More!

I AM: Weaving Change One Bag at a Time | Kickstarter Campaign & More!

The I AM. Idea is changing lives one yoga mat bag at a time, and they need your help!
I AM. is currently running a Kickstarter Campaign which ends on November 22nd. It only takes a minute to help out a great cause. More info below:

About I AM
I AM. is a yoga-inspired company that develops commercial [...]

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Brock Cahill: Local Hero | via LA Yoga Magazine

Brock Cahill: Local Hero | via LA Yoga Magazine

Our dear friend, and animal activist, Brock Cahill, is featured in this month’s LA Yoga Magazine as a local hero!
We couldn’t agree more, check out the full article below:

Click here for more from LA Yoga Magazine

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Yoga Aid Challenge | Free Yoga Classes Nationwide October 1st - 2nd & Free Download from MC Yogi!

Yoga Aid Challenge | Free Yoga Classes Nationwide October 1st – 2nd & Free Download from MC Yogi!

Yoga Aid Challenges are simultaneously taking place across the US on October 1st and 2nd.
In cities nationwide, large, free yoga classes are being held to celebrate the fundraising efforts of individuals who have raised money for the Yoga Aid charity of their choice!

After an incredible turnout, lots of hard work, love and support, last year’s [...]

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Pose for Pink w/ Kay Kay Clivio | Breast Cancer Awareness Class at Pure Yoga NYC 10/23

Pose for Pink w/ Kay Kay Clivio | Breast Cancer Awareness Class at Pure Yoga NYC 10/23

NYC yogis – instead of just going to a yoga class on October 23rd, how about going to a yoga class that will save lives and make a difference in the world?!
Join Kay Kay Clivio and Amanda Murdock at Pure Yoga NYC for Pose for Pink: A Breast Cancer Awareness Class benefitting the Libby Ross [...]

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The Libby Ross Foundation & Yoga Vida NYC Present: Pose for Pink - Free Yoga Classes for Cancer Survivors

The Libby Ross Foundation & Yoga Vida NYC Present: Pose for Pink – Free Yoga Classes for Cancer Survivors

The Libby Ross Breast Cancer Foundation has teamed up with Yoga Vida NYC to bring free yoga classes to female cancer survivors.
See the flyer below for more information:

Click here to visit Yoga Vida NYC’s website today!

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Interview | Seane Corn talks Off The Mat Into The World + More!

Interview | Seane Corn talks Off The Mat Into The World + More!

Vinyasa flow master and Off The Mat, Into The World partner Seane Corn discusses her OTM initiatives and yogic experiences.

Hey Seane, thanks for taking the time to talk to today. I know it’s Yogis for Haiti Day, which is very cool. How are you spending the day?
Well its funny actually just when you called I [...]

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Interview | OTM Bay Area Leader and Global Activist, Lisa Rueff

Interview | OTM Bay Area Leader and Global Activist, Lisa Rueff

Off The Mat, Into The World SF Bay Area Leader and Global Activist Lisa Rueff discusses her Haiti initiatives in this interview below.

Hey Lisa, thanks so much for making some time to connect with us and our community today. To get started, can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
Hey Dan. My pleasure. [...]

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Interview | Kerri Kelly of Off The Mat, Into The World

Interview | Kerri Kelly of Off The Mat, Into The World

Recently the Wanderlust Festival team had the chance to sit down and talk with Kerry Kelly, yoga teacher and Director of Possibility at Off The Mat, Into The World.

Hey Kerri! Tell us about Off The Mat, Into The World’s plans in 2011; we know you have some great stuff boiling.
Off the Mat, Into the World [...]

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Forget the Plastic - it's Pluckfastic! | Supporting Renewable Alternatives to Plastic

Forget the Plastic – it’s Pluckfastic! | Supporting Renewable Alternatives to Plastic

Pluckfastic – it’s a funny word with a lot of wonderful meaning behind it!
Our friends and teachers, Brock and Krista Cahill, recently helped to launch this new Non-Profit Organization that just might change the way we live! More Info From Pluckfastic.org

What is Pluckfastic? A Definition
pluck.fas.tic [pluhk-fas-tik]
adjective
1. alternative to plastic conceived or appearing as if conceived by [...]

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Shiva Rea | Equinoxes & Tsunamis: Waves of Change

Shiva Rea | Equinoxes & Tsunamis: Waves of Change

In this note from Shiva Rea’s facebook page, she opens up about change and calls for ACTION – enjoy!

So many people around the world have felt “hit” by the tsunami of Japan – heartbroken, shaken, depressed and disturbed by last week’s earthquake.
I seem to forget that every year just before spring there is this [...]

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Yoga Relief And Pepsi Refresh Competition | Vote For Jessica Eagan's "Yoga Helps"

Yoga Relief And Pepsi Refresh Competition | Vote For Jessica Eagan’s “Yoga Helps”

Our good friend, incredible yoga teacher, and founder of Yoga Relief, needs your support!
She is competing in the Pepsi Refresh Competition, which provides grants to organizations who are focused on making positive change in our society, and supports their innovative ideas. Jessica’s idea which is called “Yoga Helps”, is truly awesome, and definitely well [...]

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Yoga Relief + the Pepsi Refresh Competition | Vote January 1st - 31st and Win!

Yoga Relief + the Pepsi Refresh Competition | Vote January 1st – 31st and Win!

Check out this awesome project that our friend and Philadelphia-based yoga teacher, Jessica Eagan, is involved with – Yoga Relief in the Pepsi Refresh competition!

From Jess:
About Yoga Relief
(Note – in the grant competition we’re called “YogaHelps!”)
Our goal is to provide people who are suffering from stress-related ailments with a reliable and effective alternative to medicine.
We [...]

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CinemAsana | A YogaBear Film Festival

CinemAsana | A YogaBear Film Festival

Do you love yoga and want to share your practice with others as a means of healing and wellness?
Join YogaBear.org online in the month of November for CinemAsana, the biggest online yoga film festival!

CinemAsana aims to find quality yoga videos from compassionate instructors. We’ll use these to create home yoga practices for cancer patients, survivors, or anyone [...]

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Alanna Kaivalya's Podcasts for Puppies Drive: Help raise $3,000 for the ASPCA

Alanna Kaivalya’s Podcasts for Puppies Drive: Help raise $3,000 for the ASPCA

Our friend and amazing NYC yoga teacher, Alanna Kaivalya, is turning 30 on December 17th, and she has one wish. Alanna would love nothing more than to donate $3,000 to the ASPCA in honor of her 30th birthday – but she needs your help. Subscribe to her podcasts before December 17th, and 100% of your [...]

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Urban ZEN: Give Your Yoga on September 30th

Urban ZEN: Give Your Yoga on September 30th

NYC: Check out this awesome event happening next Thursday, September 30th at the Urban Zen Foundation! Practice with the beautiful and amazing Elena Brower, all for a GREAT cause!

About Urban Zen from the website:
THE URBAN ZEN FOUNDATION CREATES, CONNECTS, AND COLLABORATES TO RAISE AWARENESS AND INSPIRE CHANGE IN THE AREAS OF WELL-BEING, PRESERVING CULTURES, AND [...]

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Interview with Africa Yoga Project director Paige Elenson + Yoga Aid NYC this Sunday!!

Interview with Africa Yoga Project director Paige Elenson + Yoga Aid NYC this Sunday!!

We are getting super excited over here for Sunday’s Yoga Aid event in NYC! We are so grateful to be involved with such a powerful and amazing event with so many luminous teachers offering their knowledge and compassion. It is the real yoga my friends. We are so excited, in fact, that we took some [...]

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