06/22/2021
Yoga Aid for Covid Relief India
June 26 - June 27, 2021
Give back to the birthplace of yoga!
https://citta.org/yoga-aid-4-india/yoga-aid-4-india
I am excited to announce YOGA AID, the brainchild of Monisha Raja and Eddie Stern. This 2-day virtual symposium will be held Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27 and is in support of Covid relief for India with the following link to see the current state live COVID19 India - https://tinyurl.com/3s22c3cm Data from pre-published paper by Christopher T. Leffler, MD, MPH.1,2 June 6, 2021 Preliminary Analysis of Excess Mortality Suggests That Over 1.7 Million May Have Perished in Relation to the Covid-19 Pandemic in India: More Than in Any Other Country.
Veena Dogra Kashyap Sandhiya Ramaswamy and Priya Verma have supported organizing this grassroots effort to share South Asian Voices and Allies in Yoga and raise funds and give back to the birthplace of yoga and invite you to honor our source culture.
THE SYMPOSIUM WILL BE RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THE EVENT WITH FEES AS LOW AS $108 FOR COMMUNITY RATES. There are hardship rates also impacted by COVID.
Teachers and luminaries including Dr. Deepak Chopra, Eddie Stern, Dr. Alok Patel, Dr. Shyam Ranganathan, AnnaLynne McCord, Nina Rao, Mihir Joglekar, Shailla Vaidya - The YogaMD, Rashmi Bismark, Melissa Shah, Sandhiya Ramaswamy, Veena Dogra Kashyap, Vikram Gandhi, Savira V Gupta, Anjali Kamath Rao, Anjali Deva, Monisha Raja and IAYT Executive Director Alyssa Wostrel with fellow Yoga Therapists Yogacharya Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani Susanna Barkataki Mado Hesselink Shannon Crow and many, many more.
The weekend will include asana practice, meditation, chanting, yoga philosophy, discussions on yoga to support Covid recovery, panels on Allyship and the use of Namaste, Ayurvedic cooking, Kids Yoga, and much more. We’ve assembled an incredible line-up from around the world and are excited to share an abundance of knowledge and wisdom while honoring South Asian contributions to the path and practice of yoga and helping this deserving cause.
Priya Verma will be moderating the following panels in support of Yoga Aid and look forward to seeing you there and helping us make this event a huge success:
YOGA AID PANEL DISCUSSION: ALLYSHIP IN YOGA SPACES TOWARDS STEWARDSHIP Saturday 6/26/21 3 PM - 4:15 PM EST LIVE via Zoom Moderated by Priya Saini Verma, with panelists Alyssa Wostrel, Executive director IAYT, Mado Hesselink, Shannon Crow, AnnaLynne McCord
Many great figures have applied Yoga Philosophy in their struggle for liberation (Dr. Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Dayanada Saraswati) in face of oppression with the prevailing beliefs of their times that they were “less then men”, “not equal”, and “not free”. Now, the path of liberation for all beings rests in our hands as their legacy. Today’s yoga world has seen a long departure from applying yoga philosophy towards liberation for all. A movement towards “stewardship” not “ownership” of yoga is taking shape. This panel discussion will explore how stewardship arises from this shared sense of love of yoga and gratitude for its life changing transformation. We will explore how “allyship”, born of this love of yoga, carries a sense of responsibility towards yoga’s understanding, preservation and authentic application.
YOGA AID PANEL DISCUSSION: “CHAI CHAT” ON “NAMASTE AND CULTURAL APPROPRIATION’ Sunday 6/27/21 11AM - 12:15 PM EST via Zoom Moderated by Priya Saini Verma, with panelists Susanna Barkataki, Anjali Kamath Rao, and Pooja Virani
The application of the greeting “Namaste takes on different contexts in yoga spaces. This intimate panel discussion invites attendees to share a “virtual” cup of tea to explore what “Namaste” means to each panelist, through the lens of South Asian teachers. We will expand into acknowledging yoga’s source culture, its multiple lineages, philosophies and texts. Listen to what South Asian teachers have to say about western practices of yoga and how we now play a role in its preservation for generations to come.
The link to register for the event is: https://citta.org/yoga-aid-4-india/
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Yoga Aid invites yoga, meditation, and wellness enthusiasts to join a two-day Zoom event to benefit COVID-19 relief efforts in India. Topics and classes include yoga, Ayurveda, philosophy, discourse, meditation, chanting, Kirtan, and more, featuring Indian and South Asian teachers from around the wo...
