Kate, Sarah, Regan, and Kerri would like to cordially invite you to join us to celebrate you, our volunteers with Yoga for the People!  We are so appreciative of all the time and effort you have given to serve communities by teaching yoga.  We are grateful and would like to throw you a PARTY!  Woohoo!  There will be a yoga class for you that you can enjoy, gifts, giveaways, and refreshments.  We look forward to seeing you there. 
 
When: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Where:Denver Health Hospital (790 Delaware, Pavilion C, basement level, Osler Classroom.)
Time:  5:30PM — gather
           5:45PM – 6:45PM, yoga
           6:45PM — Refreshments, give-a-ways, and celebration
 
With thanks!  
 
Please RSVP to:
 
Kerri.Louck@gmail.com
321-662-1831
 

 Current Volunteer Openings!!!
The following are volunteer yoga teacher positions that Yoga for the People is currently looking to fill. 
E-mail regan@yogaforthepeople.org for more information or to express interest in a volunteer placement.

*Note: Volunteers positions at Bridge Project and Growing Home are high energy placements and require an interest in working with kids (experience working with at-risk youth is helpful).

Co-teaching with a friend/partner is also a viable possibility at most of the placements.

1. Bridge Project: After-school program for kids living in Denver’s public housing neighborhoods - Quigg Newton site - 4558 Navajo St., north Denver (just off I-70 and Pecos): Tuesdays 5:30-6:30pm (first half hour is K-2nd grade, second half hour is 3rd-5th grade), approximately 5-10 kids - placement ends in May/June

2.   Bridge Project: After-school program for kids living in Denver’s public housing neighborhoods - South Lincoln site  - 1217 W. 10th Ave., Denver (2 blocks west of 10th and Kalamath): Tuesdays 5-6pm - placement ends in May/June

3. Growing Home: After school activities for youth - Global Leadership Academy - 7480 Conifer Rd, north Denver (near 75th and I-25): Wednesdays, 4:45-5:30pm (slightly flexible time), 15 kids, K-2nd grade (BILINGUAL IN SPANISH A PLUS, BUT NOT NECESSARY) - placement ends in May

4.   Growing Home: After school activities for youth - Westminster Elementary - 7482 Irving Street, Westminster (near 75th and Lowell): Wednesdays, 4:15-5pm (slightly flexible time), K-2nd grade - placement ends in May

5. Denver Health - Park Hill Community Clinic - 4995 E 33rd Avenue, Denver: Lunchtime class, 1x/week, 12pm-1pm - day of the week is flexible - placement end-date is currently indefinite

6. Denver Health - Eastside Community Clinic - 501 28th St., Denver: Lunchtime class, 1x/week, 12pm-1pm - day of the week is flexible - placement end-date is currently indefinite

7. Denver Health - Staff Class - 990 Bannock St, Denver: Wednesdays, 4:30pm - placement end-date is currently indefinite

8. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) - Zion Lutheran Church, Brighton - 1400 Skeel Street, Brighton: 9:30-10:30am, every other Friday beginning February 5th - approximately 10 mothers, maybe with a few minutes involving the preschoolers at the end of each session - placement end-date is currently indefinite

Yoga for the People Presenting at Spark the Fire! 

Sunday, May 31st, 2:30-3:30pm

Please join Yoga for the People to talk about yoga as a tool for transformation, for individuals, the community and the world.  Delve into where yoga and social justice meet and talk about the yoga of connection, of service and of justice.  Learn more about Yoga for the People and our efforts to connect volunteer teachers with nonprofit sites to bring yoga to prisons, shelters, schools, and other places where yoga can make a difference.

New Hope Baptist Church, 3701 Colorado Blvd, Denver, in the upstairs classrooms.  

Spark the Fire! - Schedule of Events 

Friday and Saturday - World-renowned  Speakers:
Speakers Martin Prechtel and Evon Peter will speak to our personal spiritual journey with an indigenous perspective that will deeply inform our understanding of our yoga practice. With the mastery of eloquence that comes from living in indigenous oral traditions, these two men will bring a great gift by expanding the life, meaning and purpose of our yoga practice.

 Saturday Celebrations!
Katchie Gaaurd, voted by yoga journal as one of the top teachers bringing change into the world, will solidify these teachings of personal spiritual unfolding and community in the way most accessible to yogis - through our bodies - into the world.

Nii Armah Sowah will lead us in community celebration - Ghanaian-style. One of the foremost teachers of African singing and dance in the world today, Yogis will sing and dance in this connection and heart-inspiring celebration.

Leraine Horstmanshoff, world-renowned singer-songwriter and master of exotic musical instruments, will perform live music for yoga classes all weekend long, and lead us in a ROCKING Kirtan on Saturday night.

Sunday Yoga Schedule - Choose your favorites:
9:00 - 10:00 - Tina Porter - Samadhi
10:15 - 11:15 - Scott Anderson - Moga Yoga
11:30 - 1:00 - Jen Leisch and Phil Gust - Acroyoga
1:15 - 2:15 - Ayurveda
2:30 - 3:30 - Desi and Micah Springer - Vital Yoga
3:45 - 4:45 - Lisa Richards - Corepower
5:00 - 6:00 - Mike Matsumura - Dharma Mittra

REGISTER NOW - www.sparkthefire.com · 303-477-8545

Sunday Afternoon Yoga Tavern Events:
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -One-hour Symposiums including:

•  Panchamama 
•  Yoga For The People - Sunday 2:30-3:30pm
•  My Stellar Connections
•  Gong Energy Heaaling
• Blue Pearl Media
• Transition Colorado
• The Chanda Plan
• Off The Mat
• CYSC Meeting with Denver Studio Owners

For full event details and times, please visit www.sparkthefire.com.  Details subject to change.  

We will be holding a volunteer meeting on November 20th from 7:00-8:00 pm.  The meeting will be held at the Denver Center for International Studies, at 6th Avenue and Delaware in Denver.  The meeting is open to all past or current volunteers, as well as, people interested in getting involved with Yoga for the People.  The meeting is a teacher support meeting, and we will begin to hold these monthly.  We will also be talking about current and upcoming teaching opportunities available with Yoga for the People!  Please R.S.V.P. to hilliary@yogaforthepeople.org if you plan on attending the meeting.  Hope to see you there! 

These are exciting times for Yoga for the People! YFP has the honor of being a part of the Yoga & Health Festival - Denver, being held August 24th and 25th in the Denver City Park. The goal of the festival is to inspire a healthy lifestyle and educate people about the health benefits of yoga. This festival is timed to coincide with the beginning of the Democratic National Convention which starts August 25th, and the organizers are working to ensure that health-minded politicians will be patronizing the festival.

The entire event is geared towards ensuring that people from all socio-economic backgrounds are able to partake of the diverse array of yoga offerings, including:

• Green & Health Tradeshow & Food Vendors (free)
• Benefit Concert
• Yoga Workshops for all levels and beginners (several free)
• Conscious Film Screening
• Kids Station (free) – Provided by Yoga For the People!
• Health Demonstrations

There is also a booth opportunity for local non-profits, with space being offered at the festival at the $250 non-profit rate, one-third the usual going rate (tables and chairs included). This is an excellent chance to gain a wider audience for your organization’s mission, as well as provide an occasion for your clientele to experience the benefits of yoga in a fun and energizing environment. Please contact Thomas at 303-875-4323 or email thomas@ompassyoga.com for booth information. Individual 2-day VIP Passes (gift bag included) may be purchased online at www.yogmonth.org for only $88, or may be ordered by phone by calling 310-928-3720.

Please be sure to check out the Yoga for the People booth at the Yoga Health Festival to pick up more information about our work and speak with some of our volunteer yoga teachers.

I teach yoga to children who are part of The Bridge Project, an after school program for low-income children. Teaching yoga to the children at the Bridge has been a challenging, frustrating and rewarding experience.

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