COMMUNITY YOGA

Community Yoga is a class offered at West Hartford Yoga enabling us to be an ongoing active participant in the larger community around us. At WHY, we are committed to sharing and “giving back.” All proceeds from this class go to local AIDS, homelessness, animal welfare, and environmental causes. Come and practice together, experiencing the joy of yoga and the satisfaction of giving. Connect with your body and nurture your spirit.

Many thanks to all WHY teachers who donate their time and talents to make this class possible. Everyone welcome. No experience necessary.

Over the past three years we have made contributions to the following agencies and honor the very important work they do:

	www.bestfriends.org Best Friends is driven by the simple philosophy that kindness to animals helps build a better world for all of us. Based in Utah, Best Friends reaches across the nation, helping humane groups, individuals, and communities to set up spay/neuter, shelter, foster, and adoption programs in their neighborhoods, cities, and states.
	www.bridgefamilycenter.org The Bridge Family Center is a comprehensive, regional non profit agency offering a broad range of services to children, youth and families in the Greater Hartford area, particularly to those with a potential to engage in high risk behavior. Their mission is to foster healthy growth and development in children, youth and families.
	www.ccchartford.org Center City Churches opened the doors of Peter's Retreat, a 26-bed group home, in 1994 as a shared residence and support program for adults living with an HIV/AIDS diagnosis who would otherwise be homeless.
	www.ctaidshousing.org/home.htm The Connecticut AIDS Resource Coalition (CARC), formed in 1989, is a statewide AIDS organization advocating on behalf of all people living with HIV/AIDS in Connecticut to ensure a full range of quality housing and services necessary to maximize their potential and live their lives in dignity.
	www.foodshare.org Foodshare provides food to food pantries, community kitchens, shelters, and other social service organizations in every town in greater Hartford. These programs serve children, families, and seniors and provide over a quarter of a million meals each month!
	www.hopect.org Connecticut’s only non-profit, high quality, high volume, reduced cost, spay/neuter clinic for cats and dogs is dedicated to providing a non-lethal solution to the homeless, neglected and feral populations. Through compassion, dedication and focused efforts, the H.O.P.E. Spay/Neuter Clinic leads the fight to end feral and pet overpopulation in Connecticut and ensures that euthanasia and abandonment are no longer acceptable actions.
	www.leukemia-lymphoma.org The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education, and patient services. Their mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families
	www.mysistersplace.org My Sisters’ Place started its first homeless shelter in Hartford in 1982. Since then, they have grown to three facilities providing numerous programs and services, along with housing and food, to over 600 women and children each year.
	www.nature.org The Nature Conservancy is a leading international organization dedicated to preserving the diversity of life on Earth. Their mission is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
	www.ourcompanions.org Our Companions Domestic Animal Sanctuary is a leader in the movement to end the unnecessary euthanasia of pets in Connecticut. Our Companions believes no pet should ever be homeless. They work to create homes for the state's abused, neglected, and needy pets.
	www.oxfam.org Oxfam International is a confederation of 12 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice.