Find Your Zen For Charity
Posted by clara / Monday, August 1st, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Photo Courtesy Mindy Piland and Yoga Time Studio.
This Friday, August 5, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Yoga Time Studio will be hosting Yoga for Empowerment. The class is free and all donations go to benefit the Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter (LAWS). Francesca Budesheim, a senior at Syracuse University studying Child & Family Studies, hopes to pursue social work in graduate school. After interning at LAWS she was inspired to find more ways to help. Her first step was to partner with Yoga Time Studio to host this event.
“Many people are affected by many types of abuse and those events go untold,” Budesheim says. “I want to spread the word and encourage the community to come together and for those affected by any sort of abuse to feel like they have a support system. That way they can get the help they deserve.”
Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter provides domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault services for Loudoun County. They’ve also had a significant role in raising awareness and prevention for such crimes. Proceeds from Yoga for Empowerment will hopefully help LAWS get the money they need to build a new shelter.
Yoga Time Studio has hosted other charitable events in the past, namely classes collecting food to benefit local food pantries. This class will have modified workouts to benefit all skill levels.
Photo Courtesy Mindy Piland and Yoga Time Studio.
Even if you can’t make it to the class, you can still make a donation to LAWS. Show up at Yoga Time Studio before or during the class to add your donation to their event, or go online where you can make it on behalf of Yoga for Empowerment.
This class will be held at 340 South Nursery Ave in Purcellville, but Yoga Time Studio is located at 142 North 21st Street. For more information, visit the Facebook event, or contact Francesca Budesheim by phone 703-727-3532 or by email fmbudesheim@yahoo.com.
–Clara Ritger
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