People who take Colorado yoga classes consistently report that their community helps them heal, whether physically, mentally or spiritually.
People who take Colorado yoga classes consistently report that their community helps them heal, whether physically, mentally or spiritually. Recently, one Colorado yoga studio organized an outdoor event for just such a purpose – namely, to memorialize the victims of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster and to facilitate healing.
The Denver Post reports that a local studio, Warrior Academy Yoga, put together an event called Yoga Rocks the Park as part of the ceremonial services on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
Founder Scott Anderson said he sponsored the event as a way to raise money for the FealGood Foundation, a nonprofit organization created by philanthropist John Feal and dedicated to spreading awareness of the health effects associated with the aftermath of the WTC disaster.
"A lot of people around the country wish they could have been there and helped during 9/11. This is a way to help now," Anderson told the news source.
In all, more than 400 people showed up at Denver City Park. The yoga studio raised an estimated $6,000 from the event, and got everyone connecting emotionally and spiritually as well.
Local resident Joy Parrish told the newspaper that the event was a positive, collaborative tribute to the many individuals affected by the attacks.
"It seemed like good energy. I wanted to spend today feeling part of a community, and yoga is about peace and spreading love," Parrish said approvingly.
Many other Colorado communities held similar events, from mass fundraising activities to small group vigils for those claimed by the WTC disaster.
Even though the Yoga Rocks the Park event was a special tribute to healing and compassion, everyday yoga classes also contribute to human sympathy in their own way. By learning the tenets of yoga and mindfulness meditation, many enthusiasts find that their bond to nature and their fellow man has been strengthened.
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