Posted on February 13th, 2010

My Yoga Online is proud and excited to be supporting the 2010 Power of Movement Yoga Challenge

March 7, 2010 - the world's largest yoga challenge in support of arthritis and autoimmune research.

"Nothing happens until something moves." -Albert Einstein

It all started in 2005 when Dorna Chee made a phone call to the Arthritis and Autoimmunity Research Centre (AARC) Foundation in Toronto with an idea.

A yoga teacher, Dorna had turned to her yoga breathing exercises to help her get through a long stay in hospital after being diagnosed with lupus, and she wanted to share her experience with other people who might benefit from yoga to manage an autoimmune illness. She found a supportive listener in Erin Moraghan, who had recently started working at the AARC Foundation and was an active yoga practitioner. Erin took Dorna's story to Moksha yoga studio owner Tracey Dos Anjos, and together they developed the concept of Power of Movement - a way to bring yoga into the lives of people like Dorna, who live with arthritis and autoimmune conditions, and to raise money for critical arthritis research in Canada. In its first year, the team behind Power of Movement aimed to bring 100 people in Toronto together to practice yoga at the same time and place, with the goal of raising $10,000 for research. The event shattered their expectations, with 250 people participating to raise $50,000. Today Power of Movement has raised nearly $400,000 with hopes to raise an additional $500,000 through the 2010 campaign! On March 7th, do it for a good cause.

REGISTER NOW to join Canada's yoga challenge!

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Tags: Yoga, Autoimmune Illness, Power Of Movement, Yoga Challenge

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