and celebrate International Yoga Day!
International Yoga Day on 21 June is a global day that celebrates the health benefits of yoga. This year’s theme - humanity - will raise awareness of the holistic nature of yoga and encourage everyone to include yoga in their daily lives for enhanced well-being.
Throughout June, Yoga for HOPE will be an opportunity to celebrate International Yoga Day, celebrate the benefits of yoga, and also help to raise funds for some of the poorest and most disadvantaged street-connected children in the world.
Yoga for HOPE is your opportunity to support life-changing work and give something back to the country that gave the world yoga. Whether you are a yoga novice, practice regularly, or are a yoga teacher, you can get involved!
HOPE is more than just a charity – it is a community of like-minded people with a real passion to make a positive and sustainable change to some of the world’s poorest and most neglected children. We believe in a holistic approach to education and the all-round health and well-being of the children in our care, and this includes regularly practising yoga in HOPE’s Residential Childcare Centres.
Yoga for HOPE classes are being planned throughout June by our supporters.
Below you will find a list of confirmed online events hosted by our colleagues in the UK. Follow the links for more information and booking details for each class!
RECORDED CLASSES:
- Yoga & Somatics with Simon Low
- Feminine Embodiment Yoga with Christina Gill
- Yoga for Gratitude and HOPE with Caroline Biddle
- Let's Get Ready for Bed Yoga with Dawn Lister
- Unravelling the 3 Knots – Granthis with Zephyr Wildman - until 31 August
- Tonglen Practice with a Buddha Smiling Mudra with Zephyr Wildman - until 31 August
- Embodying the Peaceful Warrior with Zephyr Wildman - until 31 August
Below you will find a list of in-person events.
- Iconic Yoga, Camden St, Dublin - 18 & 19 June, 7:10pm.
- Mandala Yoga, Ballsbridge, Dublin - Thurs 20th June, 6pm. Contact info@mandalayoga.ie
- Himalaya Yoga Valley Cork, Ballincollig Studio - Fri 21 June, 9:30am, Backend Focus Mixed Level Flow. Click for bookings
- Himalaya Yoga Valley Cork, South Mall Studio - Fri 21 June, 10am, Mixed Level Flow. Click for bookings
- Himalaya Yoga Valley Cork, South Mall Studio - Fri 21 June, 6:30pm, Restorative Yin Yoga. Click for bookings
- Himalaya Yoga Valley Cork, Ballincollig Studio - Fri 21 June, 7:30pm, Restful Yin & Yoga Nidr. Click for bookings
- Yogahub, Castleknock - Fri 21 June, 1pm. Contact rebecca.yogahub@gmail.com
- Yoga Darsana, Salthill, Galway - 21 June, 7-8.30pm. Click for bookings
- Iconic Yoga, Dartry, Dublin - Sat 22 June, 12noon. Contact swimming@thedartryhealthclub.ie
- Iconic Yoga, Smithfield, Dublin - Sat 22 June, 9am & 10am.
- Breathing Place Yoga, Clane, Co. Kildare - Sat 22 June, 1pm. Contact physio@breathingplace.ie
- The Calm Rooms, Monkstown, Dublin - Sat 22 June, 1pm. Contact deeyoga.dor@gmail.com
- The Calm Rooms, Monkstown, Dublin - Thurs 27 June, 6pm & 7pm. Contact deeyoga.dor@gmail.com
Here are some yoga inspired fundraising ideas to get you started!
If you teach yoga
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Dedicate a class to HOPE and invite students to donate.
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Hold a class at an unusual location – a beach, a forest, or a local landmark.
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Hold a family yoga day; make your event fun by offering family, senior or toddler lessons.
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Host a Yoga-thon – 24 hours of classes over a weekend in various yoga disciplines.
If you practise yoga
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Set yourself a yoga challenge, such as 25 sun salutations a day for a week!
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Hold a competition with friends and family to show off your most advanced yoga positions.
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Involve your local community group by inviting a yoga teacher to teach mindfulness techniques.
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Sign up to a Yoga for HOPE event listed above!
Get started!
If you are interested in hosting a yoga class for HOPE , or if you wish to participate in a Yoga for HOPE class, please contact sheila@hopefoundation.ie.
