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Season of the Yoga Music Festival

May 30th, 2011 greenleads

tinywater-wanderlust-090_3.JPGWanderlust photo by Tinywater

It used to be there were yoga conferences and there were music festivals. But now, yoga music festivals are road-trip destinations for yogis, activists, and music lovers to converge and celebrate their shared passions. Here are a few hot-ticket events on our radar this summer:

Hanuman Festival: With teachers like Seane Corn and musicians such as Suzanne Sterling, the Hanuman festival adds yoga, music and seva to the mix in Boulder, Colorado. June 16-19

Wanderlust: The popular destination festival that started in Lake Tahoe, California, this year also rolls into Bondville, Vermont.

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The Butterfly Effect

October 25th, 2010 levis25

Did you know that the wings of a butterfly flapping in Bali have an effect on the Gulf Coast tornados in North America? This incredible cause-and-effect is the inspiration behind yoga teacher Twee Merrigan’s international Butterfly Effect Tour.

After the gulf coast oil spill, Merrigan wanted to raise money and awareness about the cause. With the help of other yogis and activists, she created the Butterfly Effect Tour, traveling around the world teaching dynamic vinyasa flow workshops — and donating the proceeds to clean up the gulf. The tour, which included stops in Bali, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New York, raised more than $3,000 for the gulf and other charities in just one month.

But Merrigan wants more than just an event that comes and goes. So she’s incorporating Butterfly Effect classes into her workshops and events around the world. Here, students have an open forum to talk about ways they can positively change the world, while raising money for local and global charities.

“It’s not just a response to a clean up or an earthquake or a tsunami,” says Merrigan, who has been living and teaching on the road for the past three years. “But it’s on-going awareness and action to continue the yoga in our ‘matless’ world.”

Her next stops include Bali and Sydney.

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Yogis Help Haiti Relief Efforts

January 15th, 2010 levis25

In the aftermath of Tuesday’s 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, many yoga studios, teachers, and practitioners have forces to send aid and help soften the blow of the tragedy. We encourage you to lend your support–monetary contributions, participation in relief events, raise awareness, or simply dedicate a yoga practice–to the people of Haiti.

Below is a list of just a few yoga events that aim to help with the relief effort in Haiti. I know there are many more all over the country. I need your help to publicize other opportunities to get involved!
Please add the list by commenting below with local events or efforts in
your community– please include dates, times, and URLs.

Laughing Lotus Clothing Drive in San Francisco, California — through Sunday, January 17

Bernal Yoga Haitian Relief Benefit Class in San Francisco, California — January 18, 12 pm

Yoga Tree Benefit Class in San Francisco, California — January 17, 4:30pm; Studio will match donations.

Piedmont Yoga Studio Clothing Drive in Oakland, California — through January 17

Haitian Relief Class with Spiritual Gansters 305 in Aventura, Florida — January 17, 10:30am

River’s Edge Yoga Classes for Haitian Relief in Alexandria, Virginia — January 18, 11am, 12:30pm, and 6:30pm

Blue Lotus Yoga Studio in Raleigh, North Carolina set up a fundraiser page with Mercy Corps

By Donation Yoga for Haiti Core Strengh Vinyasa Master Class in New York, New York — January 24 12-2pm and Benefit for Haiti with FELA! and other celebrities on January 22nd

Read the whole story on:http://blogs.yogajournal.com/yogabuzz/

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