Melbourne CBD. 8 hours of non-stop yoga. 1 awesome humanitarian cause.
ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT YOGA?
DO YOU LOVE A GOOD CHALLENGE?
ARE YOU READY TO PUT AN END TO SEX SLAVERY THROUGH YOUR YOGA PRACTICE?
Join us in the biggest Yoga and Social Change event in Australia! On the 17th of May 2020, we’ll rise up through our yoga practice in solidarity at our fourth annual 8-hour yogathon fundraiser.
We are dedicating our practice to FREEDOM. Yes, freedom from one of the world’s most heart-breaking issues:
Child Sex Slavery.
17th May 2020
Yogathon for Freedom
Drill Hall, Multicultural Hub
26 Therry Street
Melbourne CBD (opp Queen Vic Markets)
8 am – 5.30 pm (Doors open at 7.30 am)
Our outstanding yoga teachers uniting 8 different styles for an amazing cause.
ATIRA TAN
Yoga for Freedom
World Peace Meditation
Taking it out into the World
AMY COUGHLAN
Power Living
Power Vinyasa
“Saluting the Sun Within”
DOUGLAS BROOK
Ashtanga Yoga Centre
Ashtanga Yoga (Led)
“Fire up your Practice”
JOHANNES MOCHAYEDI
Dance of Life
Hatha Yoga
Forward Bends & Twists
LAURA EMILIA ESCUREDO
Embodied Flow
Embodied Flow
“Yielding into Compassion”
Christina Gagnier
Estuary Yoga
Embodied Flow
“Yielding into Compassion”
NANCY HANLEY
Kundalini House
Kundalini Yoga
“Empower the Heart”
LISA MATTHEWS
Light Space Yoga
Slow Flow Vinyasa
“Fluidity: Hips & Hamstrings”
JO BUICK
State of Being
Yin Yoga
“Slow down and Nurture”
EVELYN STAV
A-Space
Pranayama & Yoga Nidra
“Softening into the Heart”
JASPAH MARQUES
Gertrude Street Yoga
Meditation
World Peace Meditation
Our Schedule
Morning Session: SHAKTI
8 am: World Peace Meditation with Atira Tan
8.15 am: Power Vinyasa with Amy Coghlan
9.20 am: Ashtanga Yoga with Douglas Brook
10.25 am: Hatha Yoga with Johannes Mochayedi
11.30 am: Embodied Flow Partner Yoga with Laura Emilia Escudero & Christina Gagnier
Afternoon Session: SHIVA
12.45 pm: Kundalini Yoga with Nancy Hanley
1.50: Slow Flow Vinyasa with Lisa Matthews
2.55 pm: Yin Yoga with Jo Buick
4 pm: Pranayama & Yoga Nidra with Evelyn Stav
5 pm: World Peace Meditation with Jaspah Marques
5.30 pm: Closing Ceremony with Atira Tan
Yes I’m totally in!
Wow! I’m inspired to do a little more!
The ultimate challenge is to participate in
8 hours of yoga + Fundraising for Freedom.
If you are unable to participate in the full day, you can take part in just
one class (an hour),
a half Yogathon (4 hours),
or our Dancing for Freedom Evening session.
100% of the proceeds go to our partner charities Art to Healing and State of Being, putting an end to the torture and abuse inflicted on women and girls by the sex slavery industry throughout India and Nepal and therapeutic yoga programs for marginlised communities in Melbourne.
All donations (excluding tickets) are tax-deductible.
8 hours of non-stop yoga
8 diverse styles
11 awesome yoga teachers
1 day of uniting to end sex slavery.
A day of yoga to uplift, connect and inspire!
“The best way to overcome apathy is to actually take action, to throw yourself into making a difference.”
– Jane Goodall.
Sex slavery and the trauma endured by women and children is NOT OKAY with us.
We believe in compassionate action to create, and to be the change.
Be part of this change.
All donations are tax-deductible.
We’re ready to do something to put an end to the global sex slave trade, and we can’t do this alone. We need your support!
Together, let’s stand up for Freedom and get set to change lives.
Wanna do more than just participate?
Wanna join us in seva (selfless service)?
Join us and become a Yoga for Freedom volunteer!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes I’m up for a good challenge for a 4 – 8 hour Yogathon! What’s fundraising for freedom?
This year, we’re inviting yogis who are up for the 4 – 8 hour yogathon challenge to put your yoga practice to fundraise just a little more for Yoga for Freedom and our cause! Make your yoga practice count! We’ll help you to set up an online fundraising platform with different fundraising options where it’s super easy for you to share with your family and friends, and get the donations rolling in! All donations above $2 from Australia are tax deductible. Of course, if you don’t hit the fundraising target, you can still participate in the Yogathon for Freedom. What’s more, we have some fun prizes in store for you! More info can be found on www.yogaforfreedom.org.au/fundraiseforfreedom/
I want to be there for the whole day and donate to the cause, but I’m not sure if my body can do 8 hours of yoga.
Yoga for Freedom is in the spirit of inspiration, uplifting of humanity, freedom and giving back! It’s not compulsory to do the entire 8 hours, and it’s totally fine to rest, take breaks, have a bite to eat, and look after yourself. There are no expectations.
Will there be food and drinks at the venue?
Yes absolutely. We’ll have fresh pressed juices, a free selection of teas, water and yummy food, raw food and cakes, plus snacks at the venue! The event is directly across from the Queen Victoria markets, so there’ll be many accessible restaurants and cafes too.
If you have any other queries, please email us at info@yogaforfreedom.org.au
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Interested in learning more about Trauma-Informed Yoga?
Join Yoga for Freedom Founder, Atira Tan, and Gemini Adams in Yoga for Freedom’s 100 Hr Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training in
June 2020, Ericeira, Portugal!
