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The Vision
On Saturday September 9, 2006, Yoga For Peace, Niroga Institute, and East Bay Community Mediation are joining forces in front of Oakland City Hall to increase local awareness and support for programs helping to heal our fractured communities by teaching them tools to help themselves, giving a hand-up instead of a hand-out.

Yoga for Peace started in Battery Park in NYC as a response to the tragic events of 9/11. In order to continue to promote and cultivate peace, more than 500 yoga mats will be rolled out in front of City Hall to perform an action for peace in Oakland. On September 9th at Noon, participants will gather to do 108 Sun Salutations, a traditional yoga sequence, led by the silent supervision of respected yoga teachers from the Bay Area and beyond. Refreshments will be available throughout the day. The three hours of yoga will open with Indian Classical music for mindfulness, and close with a 90 minute concert featuring local musicians Phoenix and After Buffalo. The City of Oakland, ClifBar, Lululemon, Peet's Coffee, Waste Management, and others are sponsoring the event. Proceeds from the event are tax-deductible and will go to support Niroga Institute and East Bay Community Mediation programs. These two groups are active in transforming the Bay Area by providing life skills to help the most underserved communities.

Bring Peace to our Communities
All proceeds of Yoga For Peace Oakland will support these local non-profits supporting peace in our communities:

Niroga Institute is bringing yoga to those that need it most: at-risk youth who are homeless, abused, exploited, delinquent, or incarcerated, giving them the life skills needed to realize the power and possibilities within themselves. We also bring yoga to seniors, cancer patients, and people in rehab and recovery. A plethora of strong partnerships have been developed, allowing us to serve hundreds of people a week. Check out an 8-minute video highlighting our work with delinquent youth in Oakland. We also recently started a year-long program at Alameda County Juvenile Hall, bringing Yoga, Breathwork, and Meditation daily to incarcerated youth in their Mental Health Unit.

East Bay Community Mediation promotes dialogue and peaceful resolution of conflict for and among neighbors, families, organizations, and schools by using trained community volunteers to provide and teach the skills of mediation, facilitation and collaborative problem-solving.


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