Even though it's a relatively underplayed facet of the holistic healing regimen, reconnecting to the natural world is exceedingly important, which may be why one local Atlanta yoga class is donating a percentage of its fees to nonprofits that benefit the area's tree life.
If you've ever gone to yoga class with the idea of making personal changes, you probably didn't leave disappointed. After all, 15.8 million yoga fans can't be wrong. That number comes from the 2007 Yoga in America Study, which found that 7 percent of Americans use yoga to connect to one another, to the community at large and even to nature itself.
That's right: even though it's a relatively underplayed facet of the holistic healing regimen, reconnecting to the natural world is exceedingly important, which may be why one local Atlanta yoga class is donating a percentage of its fees to nonprofits that benefit the area's tree life.
Homemade Yoga, a studio operated by founder Maria Cadena, gives $5 from each private session to Trees Atlanta, One Love Generation or Barking Hound Village Rescue Foundation, according to the East Atlanta Patch.
As she told the news source, Cadena has been inspired by trees ever since she was a child.
"One of my favorite stories as a little girl (and as a semi-grownup) is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Actually, every new person that joins us gets a thank you bag and inside is a little notebook – made of 100 percent recycled material – with the cover of the book," she said, quoted by the news source.
Cadena is not the only person to value yoga for its effect on nature and the environment. Several studies have shown that holistic health regimens often help practitioners reconnect with the green world outside their door.
In fact, getting outdoors may be healthy for people of all ages. A report published in the journal Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being found that children with ADHD who play outdoors experience a dip in the severity of their symptoms.
No wonder Cadena (and Shel Silverstein) were so smitten with trees!
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