COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund Recipient Spotlight | Yoga Alliance Foundation

In response to the onset of COVID-19, the Yoga Alliance Foundation (YAF) worked in partnership with the global non-profit Ivy Child International to establish the Emergency Relief Fund-an effort designed to offer swift financial support to yoga professionals worldwide experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. Here, just a few of the 430+ fund recipients hailing from 31 countries describe how the pandemic has affected their teaching and lives, and how their gift of sharing yoga brings a critical service to their students and communities during this difficult time.
Featuring: Annu Gaidhu, M.A., RAP., E-RYT 200; Ava Taylor; Carey Sims, E-RYT 500 and NASM CPT; Diane Butera; g Mechelle Davis, C-IAYT, E-RYT 200, RCYT, YACEP, Yoga Nidra II, Awak{end} Sleep™; Kevin Omollo; Tiare Kahana Bourget, RYT 500; Tori Wolfe-Sisson, RYT 500

[@zoerichardson4491]

Thank you Yoga Alliance and Ivy Fund. I was a recipient of this grant and I am forever grateful. It helped me to pay my studio utility bill that had not been paid since April 2020.

[@GeraldineMazza]

Thank you YA for caring, generosity, and practicing what you preach! We love you and need your guidance and leadership.

[@WarriorGoddessFitness]

Thank you Yoga Alliance and Ivy Fund. I was a recipient of this grant and I am forever grateful. It helped me to pay my studio utility bill that had not been paid since April 2020. (I accidentally posted in the wrong account)

[@tjkoovalloor]

YOGA IS A GIFT TO THE HUMANITY. IT SHOUD BE FREE TO ALL, IRRESPECTIVE OF NATIONALITY, RELIGION, CO;OR. THANS TO YOGA ALLIANCE TO BRING YOGA TO LIGHT SO THAT YOGA COULD SAVE THE ENTIRE HUMANITY.

[@kieshabattles427]

Carey 😍