The Kula Project

The Northampton Survival Center's 2011 Post Office Food Drive is on Sat., May 14th. They need LOTS of help--both the week before the event delivering bright orange bags throughout the city, and the day of with receiving, weighing, sorting, and storing thousands of pounds of food. Reply to this status if you want to connect with other Kula Project members, so you can volunteer together.

So sorry to have missed what was surely a lovely class yesterday...still dealing with the lower back issues. I hope everyone is well and that I will be back with you all next month. ♥ ♥ ♥
-Noelle

Thanks to all who came out for the class tonight!

Check out this nonprofit based in the Bay Area bringing yoga to at-risk youth in K-12 schools. . .

Home Headstand is an innovative non-profit organization that brings stress reduction techniques and yoga to youth in economically-disadvantaged communities. Headstand’s curriculum is research-based...

A beautiful new Yoga Sanctuary blog post from the Kula Project's very own Grace Johnston.

Yoga Sanctuary: the Kula Project spotlights Japan this Sunday, March 27

The next Kula Project class will be dedicated to the people of Japan, with 100% of class contributions going to Peace Winds Japan, an organization focused on getting basic supplies to those in distress. Anusara Yoga & John Friend, Founder Anusara Yoga have chosen this organization to donate to.

Peace_Winds_Japan__English_Edition Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) is an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization), dedicated to the support of people in distress, threatened by conflict, poverty, or other turmoil. With its headquarters in Japan, PWJ has been active in various parts of the w

My friends in the ceramic arts community always seem to know how to come together quickly, creatively, and effectively to use their collective talent as a form of support and service to those in need...so inspiring!

Handmade For Japan HFJ raised $75,757.55 on March 27, 2011 and $100,000+ thus far!

This inspiring local program was featured on wrsi radio this morning...the primary focus is enabling veterans from all wars and military service to heal their souls by empowering to tell their stories to the world. A strong reminder of how important it is to share our voices and be heard.

About Us « Veterans Education Project VEP Veterans speak in secondary schools, youth programs, colleges, public venues, and at conferences and workshops for human service and education professionals in the Western Massachusetts area. Speakers volunteer their time to participate in our training and programs, and their innovative present

"Do your practice for something bigger – for someone that you love or admire, for someone who is suffering or having a challenging time, for the community, for humanity, for the love of Spirit. Doing it for something bigger than just your individual self will help you to have a burning aspiration to want to excel, and you will practice with fervor." - Anusara Yoga

angel Kyodo williams, founder emeritus of Center for Tranformative Change and author of _Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living With Fearlessness and Grace_, offers her thoughts on the uprisings in the Middle East.

when the people rise Beyond survival and security, self-determination is the underpinning of justice...Beyond simple survival, being able to determine our own path is the hallmark of self-expression, self-fulfillment, and most importantly, self-love.

Thank you all for making our second kula project event a success! Such an engaged and reflective group. AND we donated $308 to the Northampton Survival Center.

Not directly related to yoga per se...but such a wonderful program aimed at building bonds between homeless men and homeless dogs so that they can begin to save each other. Plus, it's happening in Massachusetts!

allDAY - A place to call home for men and dogs From TODAY correspondent Jill Rappaport In the South End of Boston lies a very special shelter that not only gives homeless men a roof over their head, but provides a safe haven for abandoned dogs as well. It's called Pine Street Inn's Stapleton House …