News Archive for the ‘Rwanda Reports’ Category

The Rwandan yoga teachers have recently formed the “Kicukiru Yoga for Peace Club” having established a president, secretary and treasurer to keep tabs on things. Agnas, a natural leader, is president and determined to expand the yoga community beyond the outskirts of Kigali. I spent about an hour on the phone this weekend with Benon, Anahata’s Rwandan yoga coordinator, and each of the teachers to learn about their exciting new endeavor. In addition to offering yoga classes to the public, holding regular meetings and planning for the Yoga Peace Club’s participation in local community events, they have also begun collecting funds to create an account for the Peace Club. So far, the funds will be used to provide refreshments to yoga practitioners. This marks the beginning of sustainability of the project, demonstrating the teachers initiative and planting roots for positive social change.

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After September 2007,  recently trained Yoga teachers in Kigali created the “Yoga Peace Club  of Kicukiro.” (Kicukiro is one of the three districts that make up Kigali city.) In addition to holding regular community classes the group has made a susbstantial effort in establishing a yoga presence at local events. In April, 2008 the club coordinated a yoga program at two of the genocide commemoration events. This recent, July 4th (Rwanda’s Liberation Day) the Yoga Peace Club gave a demonstartion  and short educational on the value of yoga to the public.

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