We hope your summer has started off well! It's been a busy season for Street Yoga with YogaLOVE 2015, many trauma-informed yoga trainings on the horizon, and continuing to offer our regular classes in the Seattle area. We also have some exciting news to share with you: we are humbled to

have been chosen by a Seattle-area philanthropy group of 12 high school students to receive a $1500 donation! J Team voted to share their earnings between Street Yoga and New Horizons -- both organizations focused on 

giving youth tools to live abundantly and healthily. 

Here's what J Team had to say about their decision-making process:  

"The entire process of finding a non-profit began in our first or second J Team meeting. We all wrote down a bunch of issues that we think are important and would like to consider donating to. After some discussion and voting, we decided to address youth homelessness in Seattle. One key points that made this issue stick out for us was that the issue is so present in our lives and extremely relatable, as a lot of the teens on the street could be us. One thing that was important to us when considering an organization was whether they provided a permanent solution or just temporary relief. My sister, Mia, had some previous knowledge of Street Yoga, so we proposed your organization at our initial non-profit brainstorming session. The group loved the idea of Street Yoga. As a group of very privileged teens, the idea of providing emotional relief while maintaining peace of the body was very unique and appealing. So, at our final decision meeting, we unanimously votedto give to Street Yoga (although only a two thirds majority was needed)."