Savasana This… Paying it forward, Giving back
Hey, listen up! I’ve been thinking…
Uh oh… I might hear you say - but seriously. I have been thinking.
I've been thinking WHY and WHAT made the launch of the very first Paying it Forward Giving it Back project event such a glowing success. The WHY is important to guide our planning and to ensure the events continue to be a success and bring people together.
The thought that has stuck with me is that it was all about making positive connections while trying to make a difference to the world (no matter how big or small.) Thinking about these positive connections three things jumped out at me:
- We all came together with a shared goal.
- We understood that each of us started from different places.
- We respected and appreciated our differences.
While these ingredients are great by themselves, they're even better when mixed together and especially in large amounts as they were on Sunday - And what a success together we managed to raise $1,980 big ones for our first charity the International Women’s Youth!!!
This new project is not all about raising money (though that is huge!), its about the change we can create through positive connections.
Too give you a little bit of a back story to Paying it Forward Giving it back...The idea had been simmering away in my mind for sometime, but it really took off when I connected with the lovely Katie MacDonald.
Katie and I had lived in the same city for most of our lives and even attended the same yoga studio but hadn’t connected. In fact, it wasn't until we travel 8,863km to attend yoga teacher training in Hawaii that our paths finally connected. Yep, we sure went a long way for that.
But, it was worth it. When I look at the success of my relationship with Katie and our positive connection I can see it's also due to the three earlier mentioned elements.
The bonus here for you is that you don’t quite need to go all the way to Hawaii to positively connect with other like-minded people!!! Get down to the next event, get connecting, be a part of some positive change in the community and help out charity.
The events has a nominal compulsory donation of $5, that will get you a hour session of yoga flow once a month, live music and a great positive environment.
Speaking of live music, I’d like to give a big shout out to the wonderfully talented musicians Archie and Jonathan Max who will be supporting the project’s upcoming events with their awesome tunes.
Stay tuned for details for upcoming events. Our next event will be at the Peppertree Place sat 7th of November at 1pm. Lock it in!
Check out the mini show reel created by the talented Luke. In the meantime, know that we truly are grateful for your support as we put a spotlight on charities that otherwise would only have a little voice or no voice.
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” ~ Gandhi
(I told you I’d been thinking!)
Namaste!
Take a sneak peak at what was our first event ‘Spring Forward Flow’ to launch this bad boy!
Thank you to all who sponsored us, donated, attended and kindly donated products and services which added a little more magic to the day.
Love
CR xx