“A GLOBAL GATHERING FOR INDIA”
JUNE 25-27, 2021, LIVE STREAM EVENT
Thank you everyone. WE DID IT!
Yoga Gives Back is grateful for the first-ever gathering of 80+ artists, leaders and teachers from the music, spiritual and yoga world coming together to support women and children in India during this COVID-19 crisis and its aftermath.
“Everyone responded so passionately to our invitation to express their gratitude for India for its culture and tradition that bless us. With the COVID-19 crisis in India, everyone has been looking for a way to take action to assist lives affected and this gathering offered a perfect opportunity.”
Daphne Tse, YGB Global Ambassador and Musician, who personally reached out to the presenters around the world and co-producing this event.
Together, we have raised nearly $120,000 as of today with our three global campaigns since May: “Covid-19 Relief Campaign”($20,000), “International Yoga Day” ($45,000) and “A Global Gathering for India” ($50,000). Thanks to the leading sponsors and donors listed below not to mention all the participants and volunteers in nearly 30 countries, who helped all these campaigns truly successful.
This funding will help YGB to assist with the immediate needs of more than 1400 women and children, including nutritious food, sanitary kits and secure education opportunities to avoid child marriage or trafficking.
Big Thanks to These Generous Donors and Sponsors
PLATINUM EMPOWER SPONOSRS
$5000 +: LIFORME, Hiroko & Tadashi Maruoka, ECHoldings Japan, Gopi Ona-Ali and Morningland Community
$3500: Banyan Botanicals, JOIS Yoga, Pure Yoga HongKong
$2000+: Carla & Darius Gagne, Satomi Morota, Samudra Shiva Rea, Yoga Garden Philly
GRATITUDE SPONSORS
“$1008 EMPOWERMENT” SPONSORS
- Galie Yoga, Bellingham, WA, USA
- Kenneth Atchity, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Jocelyn Solomon, Santa Monica, CA, USA
- Terry Gilman, Manhattan Beach, CA, USA
- Michael Cypers, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Dena Kingsberg, Byron Bay, Australia
- Janice Hill, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Mandala-yogi up your life, Munich, Germany
- Lisa Revelins – Healthy Wealthy Wild, Perth, Australia
- YGB Conference “Living Yamas & Niyamas”
- Jacob Ulvila, Vienna, VA, USA
- Deena Al-Ansari, Manama, Bahrain
- Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation, Wilmington, DE, USA
- Anri Shiga & The Yoga Lane Hong Kong
- Rina Tham, Topanga, CA,USA
- Danica Lynch, Castaic, CA, USA
- Modo Yoga, Canada
- Larry Payne and Friends’ “Yoga, Meditation & Mindfulness” Sessions
- Yoga Works, Marina Del Rey, CA, USA
- Anna So, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
- L. Sequin, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Angela MacDonald, Canada
- The Pad Project, Los Angeles, CA, USA
SUPPORT SPONSORS
$500+: JALA, Story Merchant, Ashtanga Yoga Tel Aviv, Birgitte Kirsten Yoga, Harmony Slater & Lara Land Yoga, Theresa Parsonage Yoga, Tara Mitra Yoga, Yoga Magazine Netherlands, Marc Holzman Yoga, Sachin Timbodia, Liga Geston, Daniel Reynolds, David Thurikill, Laura Caster, Brad Cudnik, Bettina Haffer, Beth Barmack, K. Wolf, Sachin Timbadia, Jennifer Christiansen, Carolyn Sivaram-Brandon, Cally Albrecht, Katrine Berge, Warrior Works, Renuka Matthews, Mina Lee, Allyson Pfeifer, Amanda Giacomini, Yoga Junkies, Sacred Yoga Studios
Musicians
Teachers
Chant and world musicians featuring Grammy nominated artists: Belinda Carlisle, Krishna Das, Donna De Lory, Deva Premal and Miten, Jai Uttal, Manose, Dave Stringer plus C.C.White Soul Kirtan, Nina Rao, Girish, Jahnavi Harrison, Sacred Earth, The Maharaj Trio, Wah!, DJ Drez and Marti Nikko, Sheela Bringi, David Newman, SHIVARASA, Joseph Pepe Danza, Edo Kahn, Punnu Wasu, Joss Jaffe, Sheila Nichols, Nikki Slade, Govindas and Radha, Suzanne Sterling, Joey Lugassy, Daphne Tse, Yoshi Aono, Petros, Sean Johnson, Shervin Boolarian, Meenakshi and Ron (Swaha), Adam Bauer, Kevin James, Jack Harrison, Clayton Horton, Wavy Gravy & Ace of Cups and many more!
Esteemed teachers featuring David Lynch, Jack Kornfield, Trudy Goodman, Shiva Rea, Seane Corn, Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, Ana Forrest and Jose Calarco, Nadine McNeil, Danny Paradise, Paul Dallaghan, Dena Kingsberg, Ronan Tang, Teresa Herrera, Cristi Christensen, Nubia Texeira, David Kim, Katy Appleton, Tryphena Chia, Bobsy Gaia, Eoin Finn, Insiya Rasiwala, Gwyn Williams and many more plus special offerings from astrologers, Debra Silverman and Riley Skye.
Media & Outreach Partners include Hanuman Festival, LA YOGA, PURE YOGA (Hong Kong), Global Mala Project Manila, Samahita Retreat, BaliSpirit Festival, The Yoga Barn, Samudra, Thai Yoga Fest, The Vibrance Collective, Chamonix Yoga Festival, Yoga Magazine Netherlands, Embodied Philosophy and more global organizations joining forces to engage audiences from around the world.
Proceeds from ticket sales, donations, and sponsorships, will tremendously help more than 1400 underserved women and children Yoga Gives Back supports in Karnataka and West Bengal who are struggling with COVID-19 crisis and long lasting socio-economic impact from the lockdown. Our goal is to raise $100,000 to support our brothers and sisters in India through this crisis. Read more about YGB’s COVID-19 Response.
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Tanja Mickwitz
YGB Ambassador, London
“What a beautiful day we had in the Stadspark Maastricht were we celebrated International Yoga Day 2018 together for Yoga Gives Back! With the summer sun on our faces accompanied by a soft breeze we took the time to stand still by the country that gave us the gift of yoga and where many women and children live in sadness and poverty. In a flow of meditation, asana and deep relaxation we connected with our hearts and the essence of the true meaning of yoga.The unifying vibes of yoga were going through the park connecting us and many #onemillionyogisglobally spreading the intentions of world peace and happiness. Thank you all for your presence, positive energy, connection and great donations for Yoga Gives Back!
Show your gratitude and compassion as a yoga practitioner, yoga teacher or just as a human being and join us in supporting real change. No one ever became poor of giving. Are you with us?”
Anouk Prop
YGB Ambassador, The Netherlands
“Recently, the most unfathomable thing happened to me. I was laid off from my job as a Pharmacist Project Manager after working for the same organization for 33 years. It was a shocking experience that I will never forget. Instead of wallowing in my sorrow, I chose to help those who need help. Since a year ago, I started practicing Yoga and Meditation to relief stress and anxiety. I met the founder of Yoga Gives Back (YGB) at a Yoga pop up class. Yoga Gives Back is an organization that helps empower women and provide scholarship to children and orphans by using ‘Micro-financing’, an unconventional financing to support women to start their own businesses.”
Mai Li
Volunteer, Los Angeles