Unsurprisingly, in the West, we focus a lot on the individual within a yoga practice.

We also think about yoga practitioners as primarily a particular age, physical ability, and gender.

We break people down by demographic, by 'type', even by the pants they wear.

But what if we offered a yoga practice that supported the entire ecosystem of a person? Could we support people in youth, in our vibrant middle life, and as they age?

Our guest this week, Camelia "Mimi" Felton thinks so. Mimi talks to us about serving older adults and kids with a yoga practice and also talks about why it is important to share yoga with everyone.

Camelia is one of the International Association of Yoga Therapists’ 2022 SEVA award winners, and I know you are going to love hearing her story.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

That it is important for us to teach and share yoga with everyone in a family ecosystem. Kids and older adults need yoga too.

We all can feel like we are "good" without our yoga practice in times of thriving, but when things get tough we roll our yoga mats back out again to find the support that yoga can provide us.

"how does your heart feel?" makes more of a difference in our lives than "how do my pants look"

people in the non-profit yoga space have had a hard time fundraising over the last three years.

RESOURCES

Camelia's website: https://mimisyogakids.com/

Donate to Mimi's Yoga Kids: https://mimisyogakids.com/donate

Camelia's IG: @mimisyogakids

Working In Yoga Website: https://www.workinginyoga.com/

Rebecca's Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hDF6dz

IAYT SEVA Award application for 2023: https://www.iayt.org/page/2023SevaAward