World Comes Together During National Yoga Month
It might seem like a strange phrase to most, but to fans of yoga
, NaYoMo is a sweet sound.
For the uninitiated, NaYoMo stands for National Yoga Month, a once-a-year event that celebrates all things yoga and might be the perfect opportunity for newcomers to finally venture into a yoga studio and find out what yoga is all about.
National Yoga Month occurs every September and involves yoga studios and instructors all across the U.S. and Canada. All month long, classes and lectures bring the physical and philosophical benefits of yoga to those of us who haven't made the effort or had the chance to venture into a yoga class to discover the practice.
But those longtime yoga students need not feel there's nothing for them in National Yoga Month. They will find a number of sessions and discussions that address their more advanced needs and level of expertise.
The celebration of yoga originated with Johannnes Fisslinger who founded the Yoga Health Foundation in Los Angeles. Fisslinger created National Yoga Month to inspire people to join the yoga lifestyle and discover the benefits. Fisslinger's push for National Yoga Month prompted the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to designated the occasion an official health observance in 2008.
In that first year, National Yoga Month began with a "Yoga Health Festival", 10-city yoga tour that started in Denver and ended in October in Vancouver, Canada. On its journey, the National Yoga Month celebration brought yoga and the philosophy of yoga to thousands of people in the form of sessions, music and exhibits.
Over the past few years, National Yoga Month has grown into an event that included the participation of thousands of yoga studios and instructors and tens of thousands of yoga students. In many of the participating cities, yoga studies offer free classes for a day or even a week, which has resulted in thousands of new fans of the practice. Other National Yoga Month events for 2010 include: .
Bhkati Fest in Joshua Tree, California, a four-day festival of lectures, workshops and music.~The four-day Bhkati Fest held in Joshua Tree, California, featuring lectures, music and workshops.}
A event called the Global Mala Yoga For Peace Celebration taking place in various sites around the world and including free yoga workshops, sunrise salutations, music and lectures from some of the most renowned yoga teachers in the world.
Free on-site yoga sessions at the Lucy nationwide chain of yoga clothing shops.
Evolvefest, a four-day celebration of yoga, music and community in Vernon, New Jersey.
Energize Tampa Bay, a daylong celebration of wellness and community featuring yoga demonstrations.
The Evanston Yoga Fest in the suburb of Evanston, Illinois, which is just north of Chicago and features the most popular yoga instructors and studios on the area who will promote peace and compassion.
There are many more National Yoga Month events that are being held around the U.S. and the world. Contact your area yoga studio to get more details on the events that may be held in your area all September long. Use National Yoga Month to introduce you to the joy and benefits of yoga that can last your whole life.
by: Linda Adams
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