Yoga Gives Back Ambassadors Visit India Visiting India to see change in action. “Why is there no yoga class that gives back to India?” In 2007, I asked this simple question of yoga teachers, studio owners, and yogi friends. There were many charity yoga classes for HIV patients, cancer survivors, animal rescues, and [...]
UPLIFT Yoga Foundation Co-Founder and Mentor Camilla Bruno photographed by Natalie Moser. Camilla Bruno is one of the Co-Founders of UPLIFT Teen Mentor Program and one of the Mentors in the program. Her work as a mentor has strengthened her lessons around vulnerability and empathy. Join Camilla and the rest of the UPLIFT [...]
UPLIFT teen mentors share some laughter. Photo by Natalie Moser UPLIFT Teen Mentor Nicole Chavez finds that even five minutes of yoga practice can make a difference in her day. As a nurse and yoga teacher, she calls on her practice to help her connect with people. She finds inspiration in being part of [...]
UPLIFT Teen Yoga Mentors photographed by Natalie Moser UPLIFT Teen Yoga Program Mentor Lena Parker is motivated by compassion, learns a lot from being mentor, and appreciates receiving advice from the teens in the program. Join her and the rest of the UPLIFT Mentors at the upcoming Fall Equinox YOGA BASH on September [...]
UPLIFT Teen Yoga Mentors Photographed by Nicole Moser UPLIFT Teen Yoga Mentor Kelsey Delane finds strength in herself through yoga. A strength she shares with the community at UPLIFT Yoga. Join her and the rest of the community at the UPLIFT Yoga BASH on September 21. What brought you to yoga? I was a [...]
UPLIFT Teen Mentors photo by Natalie Moser UPLIFT Teen Yoga Mentor Avery McCaslin is one of the women participating in the innovative mentorship programs for youth provided by UPLIFT Yoga Foundation. She will be at the UPLIFT Yoga Bash. She shares her personal practice, her superpower, what she's reading, and what [...]
Photo of UPLIFT Teen Yoga Mentors by Natalie Moser Inspiration with Erica Austin UPLIFT Founder + Mentor Erica Austin is a go-getter. She's the Founder of UPLIFT Yoga Foundation including the nonprofit organization's Teen Yoga program. Erica is also someone you'd want to have as your BFF. She believes in uplifting and empowering the [...]
Catalia is a French-Thai Phuket native. She's a vegan and animal lover who has adopted two street dogs. Her family also takes care of many stray cats on their hotel resort on nearby PhiPhi Island. During photo shoots, stray dogs spontaneously visit her on the beach. Wear #PuppySavingPants When Wearing Bohemian Island “We [...]
Meeting the Goddess Twenty years ago, I went to India for the first time. As a left-brain Westerner with a PhD, I was not prepared for many of the powerful and inexplicable experiences that I would encounter during the next nine years of visiting and living there. On my first trip, I was told that [...]
The tagline of 5 Gyres is “Science to Solutions.” Their research contributed to the US federal ban on plastic microbeads and their mission is to empower action against the global health crisis of plastic pollution through science, education, and adventure. 5 Gyres offers action steps for reducing plastic consumption Bring your own shopping bag. On average, [...]