Kindness, compassion and service are all inherent parts of yoga culture and, make no mistake about it, we love giving back. In fact, Higher Ground’s director is a nonprofit consultant and spent some time in early 2009 visiting nonprofits to serve, fundraise and/or provide pro bono consulting advice (you can check out a clip from her volunteer kids’ yoga classes in Cambodia here).
To continue on in this spirit of “karma yoga“, Higher Ground provides donations-based “good cause” classes, contributes regularly to charitable causes, participates in yoga-based volunteerism, and supports the karma service of other yogis. See below for available events and offerings, and check back often for the most up-to-date events schedule.
HIGHER CAUSE CONTRIBUTIONS:
Monthly Supporting Sponsor of Children’s Future International | Battambang, Cambodia
January 2012 | Charitable donation of sales to Bumi Sehat International | Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
August 2011 | Citizen Effect 2011 Yoga Challenge Sponsorship benefiting Becky’s Fund | Washington, DC
May 2011 | Charitable donation of sales to 2011 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and National MS Society | Washington, DC and Austin, TX
April 2011 | Free yoga class for the Girls’ Empowerment Mission | Baltimore, MD
March 2011 | Charitable donation of sales to relief efforts to address earthquake and tsunamis in Japan by Medecins Sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders | Japan
February 2011 | Charitable donation of services to the Women’s Bar Association Foundation, to assist with the provision of legal services to disadvantaged women and children in the DC community | Washington, DC
December 2010 | Charitable donation of sales to the Girls’ Empowerment Mission, Washington Humane Society and DC Bread for the City Holiday Helpings Program | Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC
November 2010 | Charitable donation of sales to Hearts of Haiti Wings of Hope childrens’ program | Haiti
October 2010 | Child sponsorship for 6-week yoga course to YoKid! | Washington, DC
September 2010 | Child sponsorship for 6-week yoga course to YoKid! | Washington, DC
August 2010 | Charitable donation of class-related transportation, food and water for 50 yoga student survivors of sexual trauma to Project Air | Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo
July 2010 | Charitable donation of sales to the Washington Humane Society | Washington, DC
June 2010 | Citizen Effect + WelcomeOmDC Yoga Challenge Sponsorship, benefiting the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project | Washington, DC
Free Kids Yoga Classes for Community Tutoring Program | Mt. Ranier, Maryland
May 2010 | Charitable donation of sales to the Revlon Run/Walk for Cancer | New York, New York
Free Kids Yoga Classes for Community Tutoring Program | Mt. Ranier, Maryland
April 2010 | Guest Panelist and charitable donation of sales to the “Uniquely You” Summit for the empowerment of young girls | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Free Kids Yoga Classes for Community Tutoring Program | Mt. Ranier, Maryland
March 2010 | Free Kids Yoga Classes for Community Tutoring Program | Mt. Ranier, Maryland
February 2010 | Free Kids Yoga Classes for Community Tutoring Program | Mt. Ranier, Maryland
November 2009 | Free Intro to Yoga Workshop for PG Ballers Basketball Community Athletics | Bowie, Maryland
