My Yoga TeacherTraining Scholarship
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Do you have a generous heart for charity but sometimes wonder where your donation goes after you leave it at your local grocery store check out line? How is it that the Red Cross only managed to build six houses from the half a billion in relief that they raised? If you want to be sure your money goes to good use, I have a solution for you. Invest in your community, donate locally! Better yet, donate to help fund my yoga education. By donating to me, and friending me on facebook, you can follow my journy step by step, and rest easy knowing your dollars will be paid forwards for years to come. Soon my yoga teacher training will be complete, and I will go to work volunteering at the local juvinialle hall. But I wont stop there. I am putting together a kids program to offer to local elementary/ middle schools as an after school activity. One of my favorite things to do is figure out the ways I will be paying this expirience forwards, and I am constantly struck with inspiration. This is how I know its what I'm meant to do. Consider donating, even a dollar will help. And I will be forever grateful for your assistance. Also, read my blog to stay updated with my latest musings on wellness www.workingtheselfcare.blogspot.com
I have always wanted to find my calling. Something to live for, something of service to the world, but I always got stuck.
I completed two years of community college because people told me that I would find direction there, that something would click, and I would get a degree and live happily ever after. Nothing clicked, and I didn't know why. What was wrong with me? After barely surviving trauma, working and going to college just triggered panic attacks, and I was plagued with migraines the entire time. I felt like I was suffocating. It was no way to live. So I dropped out of college to focus on surviving. I spent a couple of years just in a trance. Work, drink, sleep. Customer service jobs didn't pay much after the economy had tanked, but I took what I could get. One time I applied for a sandwich making position at subway, and was told that there had been 200 other applicants. Ridiculous.
One day, I found myself in a hot yoga room. I participated the best I could. We were encouraged to work hard, but if we needed to, lay in savasana, a relaxation pose, but just to stay on our mat, and breathe. The instructor said that sometimes, the hardest part is just making it through class.
It was a tough class but I was curious to try more. This yoga studio had that fabulous deal that most yoga studios do "first 30 days for $30" after that I was hooked.
Immediately I felt the neurological benefits of the overall calming effects. The stretching relieved my tense muscles, And I lamented near the end of my 30 days, that there would be no possible way I could be able to afford this wonderful practice.
So I had a conversation with the Universe. I said "Hey Universe, this yoga thing is really working for me, can you please help me so that I may practice here regularly?"
I don't know what I was expecting, maybe to wake up and find some extra cash on my bed or something, and that didn't happen, but on the last day of my 30, I was leaving class when I spotted a flyer that read "Karma Crew, a work trade opportunity."
I picked up the flyer, and eagerly took it over to the reception desk "Who do I need to speak to about this?" I inquired.
"If you leave us your name and number, the manager will contact you." The nice instructor told me while making severe eye contact.
They got back to me later that week and initiated me into Karma Crew. I spent a year and a half cleaning that boutique in exchange for yoga. It was so rewarding. It blew my mind that everything worked out in that way, and I got an inkling of a feeling that this was something I was meant to do. I spent that year and a half on the yoga mat, facing my trauma, battling my panic attacks, and strengthening my body and mind. On that mat I found a space within myself to experience the peace that I would never let myself have. The somatic-processing that yoga facilitates made it possible for me to grow as a person, and gave me tools to battle my panic outside the yoga room.
And so I heard the call. A call to teach yoga. But I was full of doubt. "I'm not bendy enough, I am not grounded enough, and then theres the whole issue of money" I would tell myself.
But I would find my self in these situations where I would be in essence, teaching yoga, to my dear friends, relatives, or really anyone who showed an interest. One time I was sharing yoga with a friend( who hadn't disclosed to me her chronic shoulder problem) she shrieked in pain after simply raising her hands above her head, and I realized, didn't know what to do with her. I couldn't give her any more advise, I couldn't think of any variations. So that's when I knew, I couldn't put off getting certified any longer.
I refuse to let my financial barriers stop me from responding to this calling.
I started to try and think outside the box. Where could I get financial aid for yoga? And I quickly learned that around here, San Luis Obispo, any kind of yoga scholarships are only partial ;a couple of hundred dollars, or non existent.
My internet research lead me to this crowd funding site. I had heard a little about crowd funding in the news and decided to give it a go. Why not create my own scholarship? What could I lose?
During this crowd-funding journey I decided to pull the trigger on my yoga teacher training. I had an opportunity to sign up for a payment plan for the spring yoga Teacher Training at the local Yoga Center and I just couldn't wait any longer. I took a leap of faith. What better way to keep momentum going?
What can I say, I am in love, and that's the kind of thing people do when they are in love. They take chances, and embrace uncertainty. I am following this deep seeded passion that drives me to keep moving forward, that tells me the time is NOW. Yoga has given me my dreams back, and I am dreaming BIG. I want so badly to be part of sharing this amazing gift to the world.
The total cost for teacher training at the SLO Yoga Center Is $2,899.
Now that I am officially signed up it is more important than ever that I stay committed to raising this money. I am tightening my belt and ALL of my extra resources are going towards being whole and complete with this yoga education, I am putting every ounce of energy, and will power in that direction because I have never wanted something so strongly in my entire life.
So please, If you can, help me answer my calling. I've got a lot of work to do, and yoga to share.
In deepest gratitude,
Jessica RiverWillow
And there are
PERKS!!!!
$1 - A personal thank you e-mail and a prayer for your wellness
$10- " " + A smiling picture of me :)
$25-" " + A hand crafted hemp bracelet you can wear proudly in support my journey
$50- " " +A pair of hand crafted earnings!
$100- " " A personalized yoga skype session
$200 " ' a group session with 5 of your friends
I have always wanted to find my calling. Something to live for, something of service to the world, but I always got stuck.
I completed two years of community college because people told me that I would find direction there, that something would click, and I would get a degree and live happily ever after. Nothing clicked, and I didn't know why. What was wrong with me? After barely surviving trauma, working and going to college just triggered panic attacks, and I was plagued with migraines the entire time. I felt like I was suffocating. It was no way to live. So I dropped out of college to focus on surviving. I spent a couple of years just in a trance. Work, drink, sleep. Customer service jobs didn't pay much after the economy had tanked, but I took what I could get. One time I applied for a sandwich making position at subway, and was told that there had been 200 other applicants. Ridiculous.
One day, I found myself in a hot yoga room. I participated the best I could. We were encouraged to work hard, but if we needed to, lay in savasana, a relaxation pose, but just to stay on our mat, and breathe. The instructor said that sometimes, the hardest part is just making it through class.
It was a tough class but I was curious to try more. This yoga studio had that fabulous deal that most yoga studios do "first 30 days for $30" after that I was hooked.
Immediately I felt the neurological benefits of the overall calming effects. The stretching relieved my tense muscles, And I lamented near the end of my 30 days, that there would be no possible way I could be able to afford this wonderful practice.
So I had a conversation with the Universe. I said "Hey Universe, this yoga thing is really working for me, can you please help me so that I may practice here regularly?"
I don't know what I was expecting, maybe to wake up and find some extra cash on my bed or something, and that didn't happen, but on the last day of my 30, I was leaving class when I spotted a flyer that read "Karma Crew, a work trade opportunity."
I picked up the flyer, and eagerly took it over to the reception desk "Who do I need to speak to about this?" I inquired.
"If you leave us your name and number, the manager will contact you." The nice instructor told me while making severe eye contact.
They got back to me later that week and initiated me into Karma Crew. I spent a year and a half cleaning that boutique in exchange for yoga. It was so rewarding. It blew my mind that everything worked out in that way, and I got an inkling of a feeling that this was something I was meant to do. I spent that year and a half on the yoga mat, facing my trauma, battling my panic attacks, and strengthening my body and mind. On that mat I found a space within myself to experience the peace that I would never let myself have. The somatic-processing that yoga facilitates made it possible for me to grow as a person, and gave me tools to battle my panic outside the yoga room.
And so I heard the call. A call to teach yoga. But I was full of doubt. "I'm not bendy enough, I am not grounded enough, and then theres the whole issue of money" I would tell myself.
But I would find my self in these situations where I would be in essence, teaching yoga, to my dear friends, relatives, or really anyone who showed an interest. One time I was sharing yoga with a friend( who hadn't disclosed to me her chronic shoulder problem) she shrieked in pain after simply raising her hands above her head, and I realized, didn't know what to do with her. I couldn't give her any more advise, I couldn't think of any variations. So that's when I knew, I couldn't put off getting certified any longer.
I refuse to let my financial barriers stop me from responding to this calling.
I started to try and think outside the box. Where could I get financial aid for yoga? And I quickly learned that around here, San Luis Obispo, any kind of yoga scholarships are only partial ;a couple of hundred dollars, or non existent.
My internet research lead me to this crowd funding site. I had heard a little about crowd funding in the news and decided to give it a go. Why not create my own scholarship? What could I lose?
During this crowd-funding journey I decided to pull the trigger on my yoga teacher training. I had an opportunity to sign up for a payment plan for the spring yoga Teacher Training at the local Yoga Center and I just couldn't wait any longer. I took a leap of faith. What better way to keep momentum going?
What can I say, I am in love, and that's the kind of thing people do when they are in love. They take chances, and embrace uncertainty. I am following this deep seeded passion that drives me to keep moving forward, that tells me the time is NOW. Yoga has given me my dreams back, and I am dreaming BIG. I want so badly to be part of sharing this amazing gift to the world.
The total cost for teacher training at the SLO Yoga Center Is $2,899.
Now that I am officially signed up it is more important than ever that I stay committed to raising this money. I am tightening my belt and ALL of my extra resources are going towards being whole and complete with this yoga education, I am putting every ounce of energy, and will power in that direction because I have never wanted something so strongly in my entire life.
So please, If you can, help me answer my calling. I've got a lot of work to do, and yoga to share.
In deepest gratitude,
Jessica RiverWillow
And there are
PERKS!!!!
$1 - A personal thank you e-mail and a prayer for your wellness
$10- " " + A smiling picture of me :)
$25-" " + A hand crafted hemp bracelet you can wear proudly in support my journey
$50- " " +A pair of hand crafted earnings!
$100- " " A personalized yoga skype session
$200 " ' a group session with 5 of your friends
Organizador
Jessica RiverWillow Daem
Organizador
San Luis Obispo, CA
