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October 4, 2013
Three Ways Yoga Studios Can Inspire Social Giving Locally
Three Ways Yoga Studios Can Inspire Social Giving Locally? I am always thinking about how I can inspire people to make a difference. I live in Santa Monica, CA, there must be close to 100 yoga studios in our small community; each vying to attract the same clients.
“In the last year, 15 million people regularly participated in yoga in the United States and more than $27 billion was spent on yoga products.”
Most people these days are looking to align themselves, shop, and buy from brands and companies that make a difference. Where it was ok; a couple of years to donate monies to some African country. I think it is way cooler and much more acceptable to help your local community, family, friends, schools, and nonprofits. Knowing who you are personally affecting is much more impactful, and meaningful.
Here are Some Cool Ideas for Yoga Studios to Inspire Social Giving Locally
1) Create a fund for people who can’t afford to take yoga… like a one for one program but for local people. (I know there are donation based yoga, but what if you want to take yoga at Equinox, or do 1 on 1 yoga session? It should be available to all).
2) Create a fund so people could afford to travel abroad and experience global yoga retreats. A percentage of each yoga retreat creates a scholarship to reward people who volunteer in the community.
3) How about use yoga retreats to raise money for local social causes, schools, or start-ups. A certain percentage helps locally.
How is Our Co+Op Inspiring the Yoga Community to Make a Difference?
Every person who joins our Co+Op’s “We Yoga for Good” initiative and helps us raise funds for social good locally in 2014, will be rewarded; a $500 gift card to shop at either Lululemon or Athleta (whichever the person prefers), earn travel rewards for any International Yoga retreat, and we will gift a year long membership to any participating yoga studio (if you are a yoga studio, interested in helping us make a difference locally, and be included in our list, contact us to join today). If you are an independent instructor, we love you too, and have programs to reward your clients’ with 1 on 1 yoga sessions; and help you fund yoga retreats that make a difference.
One of the local nonprofits that we are helping fund in 2014 is Wolf Connection, click here to find out more.
For the top 10 women who help us raise money for social causes, we are rewarding a Paris Shopping and Yoga retreat in 2014 with Yvette Eyzaguirre-Myrner.
What social ideas do you have to inspire and make a difference in the community?
May 15, 2013
5 Reasons to Gift Free Travel for Teachers
5 Reasons to Gift Free Travel for Teachers. This blog is especially personal to me, because before I became a recruiter, I was a teacher. I worked as a teacher’s aid through college, and was a Spanish teacher at a private school too. I have insight on what it takes to be a teacher. And I am grateful to have had the opportunity to make a difference early in my professional career. That experience has continued to impact the way that I do business today. Educating, mentoring, and caring for people are qualities (that I learned as a teacher). I am mindful about the importance of relationships, and how my words, and actions positively affect the people I serve.
5 Reasons to Gift Free Travel for Teachers
1) An apple is a nice gesture, money is inconsequential (maybe even inappropriate), but travel creates everlasting experiences and memories.
2) Teachers are students of life; travel broadens experiences that inspire teachers to create future lessons.
3) One of the most powerful tools teachers use is sharing; travel creates new stories.
4) Teachers are stuck in a rat race, routine, and consistency makes them successful. Travel brings excitement, adventure, and edge to their game.
5) Teachers need to relax their bodies, hearts, and minds. Travel affords them pleasures of respite and fun.
So if you are thinking of wowing your teacher, or letting them know that you are grateful consider gifting them free travel. There so many travel opportunities available every year. If you need some inspiration, checkout some of the retreats we are funding this year.
Teachers are everywhere, not just in the classroom, there are yoga teachers, fitness instructors, life coaches, and even your financial planner, accountant, and lawyer (they teach me all the time).
Teachers are all among us, be mindful and grateful; gift free travel, and you will forever make a difference in their life.
P.S. If you are short on funds to create or gift an awesome travel adventure or retreat, contact our co-op, we are using recruiting for good to collaboratively raise funds and financially empower people to enjoy free travel and to pay free travel forward to family, friends, and teachers.
May 10, 2013
Happy Mothers Day Gifting Yoga for Good Retreats
Happy Mother’s Day Gifting Yoga for Good Retreats. Recruiting for Good honors mothers by financially empowering our co-op members to take care of their moms.
Gift Mom Yoga for Good
The ultimate beauty, foodie, juicing, shopping, traveling, yoga, and making a difference retreat. Imagine gifting mom a day at the salon (Shades Salon in Beverly Hills, Trim in Venice), she spends the day with a shopping stylist (and a shopping gift card too), receives dining rewards, a free yoga retreat (with international yoga), and monies to donate to her favorite charity too.
Why are we making this available? Because we love moms.
We combined our Beauty Foodie Shopping Retreat with Yoga to make Mother’s Day extra special.
How do you qualify and gift mom the ultimate retreat? Introduce your friends and family members who are executive decision makers or technical professionals to our recruiting co-op, and we will generate proceeds on your behalf to fund your mom’s yoga for good retreat.
Join our social co-op today to make this mother’s day unforgettable.
P.S. Mom can use her travel rewards to attend International Yoga’s Italy Retreat for Free in 2014.
