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2018 Thanksgiving Sadhanas of Gratitude at Dew Yoga

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We were honored to share in the practice of gratitude with you again this year.

Thank you for your food donations – which were delivered by Greg Jester to the St. Peter’s Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen.

Thank you for your monetary donations which support the Dew Yoga Sliding Scale & Scholarship Fund – making Yoga accessible to all.

Thank you Teachers: Ann Russell, Allison DeNicola, Allison Benzaken, Andrea Devitofranceschi, Jeff Gallin, Jackie Tepper, Carol Collins, Viki Boyko, Rachel Pelham.

Thank you Robert Ortner for the live music!

Thank you Helpers: Laura Masi, Leslie Santiana, Rachel Pelham, Brendan Conlon-Chin, Carol Collins, Ellen Brezovsky, Zaran Dunloy, Sophie Lyons.

Thank you building management for allowing us use of the very spacious second floor.

And thank all of you yogis for the good vibes… we can’t wait to see you next Thanksgiving!

Thanks for your love, inspiration and support.

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Dear Yogis!
What an amazing show of love, inspiration and support for Dew Yoga this past Sunday at the Open House.
We enjoyed meeting so many new friends and curiosity-seekers.
We shared with you the diversity and many dimensions of Yoga; instruction and community.
We met our fundraising goal!
Now we launch into Summer with enthusiasm that is shared by both students and teachers alike. The day helped to reinforce our foundation and remind us all why Dew Yoga is so special and thrives by being in service. Look for new classes and upcoming events as well as a few shifts to the schedule to adapt to Summer schedules.
In Autumn there will be even more for us to explore, learn and practice.
With love and so much gratitude for who and what Dew is –
You, Me, We!
Jen

You are Dew Yoga.

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Dear Dew Yoga,

You are Dew Yoga.

When you show up to practice for You, you are actually making it possible for all of us to be at Dew Yoga. Your class fees help to pay our amazing teachers and take care of our beautiful space.

In the last week, donations for our fundraiser have started showing up too, including $100 gift from two Yoginis that visited us from Philadelphia last week. They felt so moved by what we offer they mailed in a gift.

If you can support the sliding scale and scholarship funds at Dew, you are showing up for many of the very special people who might be right on the mat next to you. Some of the people who have benefitted from sliding scale and free classes are:

A single mother of 4, doing her employment and parenting job single handedly with no extra budget for Yoga but plenty of need for balance in her life.
A school teacher with low income who lends their time and love teaching Yoga to children in after school programs.
A young woman who suffered a car accident and has been unable to return to work due to chronic pain.
A yogi who cares for their spouse on disability.
A yogi with stage 4 cancer, unable to return to work.
An aspiring yoga teacher, 18 years young working full time and still challenged to make ends meet living on their own.
Several Yogis in a long term recovery from addiction, yoga supporting their journey.
Several young men and women coming out of college with debt, taking entry level jobs and little budget for Yoga.

These yogis and so many others bring their hearts and souls into class with you. They also offered their support throughout the year whenever Dew could benefit from non-monetary assistance.

We are also lawyers, doctors, business owners, accountants, librarians, realtors, mechanics, admins, managers and executives at many of the large corporations in the area and so much more. When you need a professional service, ask us. If you have a service to provide, share with us so we can support your business too.

You all make it a community and a success.

If you can afford to contribute with a monetary gift, we assure you it will be good value for our long term sustainability. We assure you, it will be appreciated.

You can leave a cash or check gift in the jar at the studio. A credit card gift to the “Pay it Forward” account can be made at the desk.

Love and Gratitude,
Dew Yoga

Donation Yoga to benefit Haiti Relief through Save the Children

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The totals are in!

Yogis from all around Fairfield County came together with big open hearts and raised $2,681.00 for Haiti! Elysa and I will be delivering the donation this week.

Besides the dollars that are much needed in Haiti right now, we have all been gifted to practice together, to find, witness and be the strength of community. It has brought me to tears more than once.

My Dad said it best, “When we make connections with the rest of the world, when our higher self moves to do for others, there is a lift to our spirit.”

As I said yesterday in classes, do not for a second think, “this is not about me.” It is about You and Me and all of us, empowering ourselves to be in service to those who need us most.

Huge thanks and love out to the the studios in the area whose teachers came to join us and encouraged their students to join us at Dew Yoga. This was a beautiful display of Yoga – union.

Harmony Yoga, Carol Shwidock
Nu Yoga, Sally Grillo
Elements Yoga, Megan Kuczynski
Tully Center (and Dew), Jeff Galin
Teachers from the Darien YMCA

Love, light and enormous gratitude,
Jen

NEW UPDATE! Sunday 1/24

Over $2,300.00 raised – one more class left – please come out or spread the word!!
4pm Open with Jen – All ages welcome – see you there!!

NEW UPDATE! Saturday 1/23

So far, Yogis in the area have come together and gathered $1,758 for children in Haiti! Way to go Yogi’s.

Two more classes to go, tomorrow, come out for Haiti:
Sunday 9:30am Beyond Level with Jen
Sunday 4:00pm Open level with Jen – Kids, teens, Adults, all welcome

Dew YogaAll classes by donation to benefit Haiti Relief through Save the Children
Friday 1/22, Saturday 1/23 and Sunday 1/24

To mark Yoga Day USA and to do our small part in aiding the many in need in Haiti, please come out and Yoga with us. Bring friends, family, neighbors, all levels of experience are welcome. No class fees will be collected or class cards punched. Monetary donations will be accepted in any amount $1 and up. Save the Children will receive 100% of donations collected for relief efforts in Haiti.

Special Expanded class schedule in effect:
Friday 9:30am Beyond with Jill Lostaglio (just added)
Friday 6:15pm Open with Ann
Saturday 9:30am Open Level with Elysa
Saturday Noon Open with Connie (just added)
Saturday 4pm Open Level with Jeff – Kids, teens, Adults, all welcome
Sunday 9:30am Beyond Level with Jen
Sunday 4:00pm Open level with Jen – Kids, teens, Adults, all welcome