community
karma charities
A big part of Moksha Yoga means taking your practice off the mat. Our studio supports a number of important organizations making a BIG difference in our communities through Karma Class funds and studio events.
In the Dead of Winter Folk Festival
January 23rd - 26th, 2012An acoustic based music festival that brings a diverse group of acoustic musicians together to perform and meet in a professional environment. The festival is organised by people in the Halifax music industry. This years line up includes Mo Kenney, Owen Steel, Ria Mae, and The Weather Station.
Movember
During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces, in Canada and around the world. With their “Mo’s”, these men raise vital funds and awareness for men's health, specifically prostate cancer and male mental health initiatives.
Speak Your Peace Campaign
A Speak Your Peace event is organised each year by Moksha Yoga to coincide with the International Day for Human Rights. Candle-lit classes are held at studios on December 10th and all funds go to the New Leaf Yoga Foundation. Last year the campaign was focused around Restorative Justice. To find out more please visit Moksha Inc’s website.
New Leaf Yoga Foundation
Moksha Yoga Provides Seed Funding
New Leaf Yoga Foundation is a charitable organization that was founded in 2007 by Laura Sygrove and Jessica Robertson, the co-founder of Moksha Yoga.
New Leaf offers yoga and meditation practices to at-risk and incarcerated youth, empowering them to create more peace in their own lives as well as help to foster peace in our communities.
Moksha Yoga studios and karma funds provided the seed funding needed for the start up and have raised close to $65,000 for New Leaf Yoga Foundation since its inception!
To read more about New Leaf's work, check out www.newleafyoga.org