Calling all Green Yogis, As you know the Yoga Journal Conference in Estes Park, Colorado (http://www.yjevents.com/ep/) is less then a month away. Last year Green Yoga worked closely with the conference to to reduce its environmental impact. We have been so successful in our work with YJ: eliminating 8,000 plastic water bottles from the conference, reducing the use of yoga mats that contain PVC, and general education of participants on greening their studios and lives. This year we are so excited to do it all again and we need your help! Green Yoga has an amazing opportunity for you to volunteer at the Yoga Journal Conference and go to classes for FREE!! The attached document has all the details of the program. Spaces are limited and we are accepting applications starting now. Don't miss this fabulous opportunity to help Green Yoga and attend a world-class yoga conference. Shiva Rea will be leading a Trance Dance to celebrate and benefit our work at the YJ conference. It is going to be amazing! Even if you are unable to attend the conference we can still use your bountiful help. To get our work done at this conference we need to cover some expenses for the team. Your donation at this time will help us make this all possible. We are traveling light, so we don't need much. Please consider donating or volunteering. Best Wishes. Cheers, Katharine Green Yoga Association (www.greenyoga.org) Yoga Journal Conference, Estes Park CO. September 2010 Dear Friend: Thank you for inquiring about a volunteer position with the Green Yoga Association for the 2010 Yoga Journal Colorado Conference. The Green Yoga Volunteer Program is available for qualified participants who are interested in assisting the non-profit group Green Yoga. This is not the same program as work exchange for the conference managers Yoga Journal with Horizon Conferences. This volunteer opportunity is an excellent way to become involved with an environmental group, while participating in a world-class yoga gathering. There is a nominal fee and a partial rebate is given to those who satisfactorily perform their duties. This program is not for those who are seeking a full schedule of yoga. We are seeking people who wish to be vital members of the conference fundraising, education, and membership-drive team, while being able to participate in a limited number of classes. Interest in this program is always high and we must make decisions about who will be chosen to participate. To make our selections we need certain information. Therefore we are asking you to send us: 1) a resume and 2) a statement telling us why you are interested in this program. We would like to know your educational and employment background and not necessarily your experience with yoga (hint... we know you do yoga, what makes you a good volunteer for Green Yoga?). You can send this information by attaching a Word document in an email to Katharine Turkle at Katharine.turkle@gmail.com. Below is a complete description of the program. · Green Yoga Volunteers must be available from 11:00 AM Sunday, September 19 through 2:00 PM Sunday, September 26, 2010. · Green Yoga Volunteers are required to work up to thirty "tabling" hours including: educating conference participants about the environmental issues Green Yoga is undertaking (literature will be provided for your use), setting up membership accounts for new members, collecting money donated to Green Yoga, and having informed dialogue regarding environmental issues. · In addition to tabling hours, set-up and closing are required daily. This will be an additional duty when you have either the first or last shift. The time needed to perform these duties will be scheduled into your work hours. You will not be asked to be there before your scheduled hours or stay later. The most important duty for opening and closing will be cashing in and out with the cash box to the Volunteer Coordinator. · Tear-down at the end of the conference is the last duty for Green Yoga Volunteers. We always strive to do this as efficiently as possibly and many hands make light work. On the final day of the conference you will likely only have a tear-down shift and no tabling shifts. · Green Yoga Volunteers can participate in classes when not working. These classes are taken on a space available basis and volunteers are not eligible to register for classes. (Note: The morning sessions of the Anusara Gathering are likely to be sold out and you should not apply for a Green Yoga Volunteer position if you are hoping to participate in those classes. Volunteers will be offered alternative classes on those mornings.) · Green Yoga Volunteers are charged a $300 fee. Each volunteer's performance is rated and within four weeks of the end of the conference, those with a satisfactory rating are issued a $200 rebate. (Note: the $300 fee is considered as a commitment on your part and will not be refunded should you cancel.) · As a thank-you for helping Green Yoga you will receive a Green Yoga membership and a membership gift. · There will be a mandatory orientation meeting for all volunteers. At that time tabling duty schedules will be distributed. The remainder of that day we'll be involved in organizing for the arrival of conference participants. · Green Yoga Volunteers are responsible for your own transportation, meals and housing. You are eligible for dorm-style housing (four to a room, same gender) at a rate of $57.75 per night. This includes a meal ticket for three meals per day, beginning with the evening meal on the day of arrival. Other accommodations are available either on site or in Estes Park. · For purposes of communication prior to the conference we require that each volunteer have an email address. A cell phone is also helpful during the conference if you have one. The Green Yoga Volunteer Program is an excellent opportunity to network and make friends, while sharing a common goal of providing service to the yoga community. And, of course, you'll study with some great teachers. Selections for the Green Yoga Volunteer Program will be made in the near future. We look forward to receiving information from you if you are interested in pursuing a position. Sincerely, Green Yoga Team- Alan Zucker, Paige Wyatt, and Katharine Turkle Get your Wholesale Green Yoga Water Bottles! We have a bit of a surplus of Stainless Steel Canteens from the Colorado Yoga Journal Conference that we'd like to offer you at wholesale. $150 + shipping for 25 bottles! 20 oz blue 8 oz silver Both are made of Stainless Steel and are 100% BPA free. If you'd like to order your wholesale bottles please respond to this email! Become a Member and Support our Programs How can you help share Green Yoga with the world? Become a member in support of our programs and share with your friends. Whether it be by not drinking out of plastic or practicing on an eco-friendly yoga mat, riding your bike when you can or reducing the amount of household waste you create, we celebrate what you do! And we would love to have you as part of our growing Green Yoga Family. Please join us.......... Photos Courtesy of Tyler Blank www.onebreatharts.com Visit our Website www.greenyoga.org Support Green Yoga..... Become a Member! "If you go on bowing down to every stone that you see, every stick that you see, every tree that you see, one of them could become the doorway; something will open up." --Jaggi Vasudev Calling Green Yoga Writers...... Send us your original story for review and perhaps it will end up in a future issue of Prana. Send it to paigewyatt@gmail.com with the subject: GYA Newsletter Submission. We look forward to hearing from you!