All I want for Christmas..

I'm an Ambassador.

Not for the UN. I'm an Ambassador for the Power of Movement, the world's largest yoga fundraising campaign in support of arthritis and autoimmune research. Check out me and my fellow ambassadors here.

My role is to help spread the word for the cause and increase involvement in my community. This is the second year I'm linked to the event and hope to help make this fundraising year the most successfull yet.

Why do I care? I have several young family members, friends, and yoga students who have been disgnosed with various forms of arthristis, too many to name here. I see the way this disease negatively impacts their quality of life. Arthritis is a disease misunderstood by many and whose research is grossly underfunded. My hope is Power of Movement can both educate and increase funding for arthritis research.


So where does Christmas come in? All I want for Christmas is your support. Help me fundraise.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Moksha Calgary and Power of Movement

I visited the new Moksha Yoga Calgary studio in SE Calgary to meet Erin Moraghan, Senior Development Officer of the Arthritis & Autoimmunity Research Centre (AARC) Foundation and Founder of Power of Movement, a national fundraiser for arthritis research. I became involved in Power of Movement the year before and was meeting Erin to discuss ways to improve the 2010 Calgary mega-session event. Erin was also the guest teacher that evening at the Moksha studio that evening.


For more information on Power of Movement and how to become involved, visit thir brand spanking new website at http://www.powerofmovement.ca

As far as the class is concerned, and I'm not simply saying this because I know and like Erin, it was wonderful. The studio is beautifully zen and spacious in it's decor and layout, frankly a joy after the packed-in-like-sardines experience at Hot Yoga on 17th the previous night.

The yoga class and it's sequence stayed closer to what I would call traditional hatha yoga with some Surya Namaskars or Sun Salutations added into the mix. The asanas or poses weren't named differently just for the sake of being different. The pace allowed for longer holds of the poses and frankly, made this Moksha class more of a challenge physically for me then the Bikram-esque class I attended the night before. Not because of the heat but because the sequence of poses didn't allow for unneccesary breaks in the flow of the class. Demonstrations and cues were clear and and easy to follow. The class was well-rounded in it's inclusion of poses from each group (i.e., standing, twisting, forward bends, and backbends). The final Savasana or Corpse Pose was lengthy enough to allow for a proper relaxation period as the end fo it all. Surprisingly, students were told to come out of Savasana when ready but I always prefer to be guided out. A small criticism but one which I think it's important as how you practice Savasana sets the tone for how one feels after class.

Regardless, I would recommend any yogi check out the Moksha Yoga Calgary studio. A true gem in SE Calgary.

http://www.mokshayogacalgary.com

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