Yoga Mats for a Cause

Dear Palo Alto Ashtanga Yoga Community,

I am a retired Stanford med school lecturer turned Ashtanga teacherand yoga therapist. I have an incredible opportunity to bring yoga toyoung women in Kenya. I am volunteering my time to go to DarajaAcademy, an all-girls high school serving remote tribes North ofNairobi (http://daraja-academy.org/). I will be doing a 2 week yogaintensive in October. These girls come from a variety of tribes,including some that practice female circumcision. They have never beenexposed to anything like yoga. My goal is to introduce them to theirbodies and minds in a new way and help them to be healthy, powerfulpeople in their communities. Manduka has donated mats for the girlsand Zobha has donated clothes. I am selling gently-used, recycled matsdonated by Jade. I am raising money to buy anatomy coloring books andpencils for the girls. I will have to teach them some basic anatomyand physiology before I begin teaching yoga. I am asking $20 for themats and I have 20 of them. Please let me know if you'd like to buyone or want to know more about my trip. If you don't need a mat, butwould like to donate, please go the the Daraja Academy webpage.

Peace be with you.

Namaste,
Anne Maggioncalda
650 575 4843