Gala emcee Bill Horton, board member Kim Horton and KGW-TV weatherman Jim Donovan help commemorate Living Yoga’s 11th year of bringing yoga classes to institutional communities.
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Gala emcee Bill Horton, board member Kim Horton and KGW-TV weatherman Jim Donovan help commemorate Living Yoga’s 11th year of bringing yoga classes to institutional communities.
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Yogainis Leighann Franson, Gail Bruner, and Rachael Stern, welcome some of the 250 guests to Living Yoga’s Fourth Annual Gala at the Melody Ballroom.
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Yogainis Leighann Franson, Gail Bruner, and Rachael Stern, welcome some of the 250 guests to Living Yoga’s Fourth Annual Gala at the Melody Ballroom.
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DJ Anjali gets guests into a groove by spinning the latest sounds of South Indian and Asian underground music from the global diaspora.
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DJ Anjali gets guests into a groove by spinning the latest sounds of South Indian and Asian underground music from the global diaspora.
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Ganesh, the Remover Of Obstacles, reveals the path.
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Ganesh, the Remover Of Obstacles, reveals the path.
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The "Invest In The Human Spirit Award," a Tibetan singing bowl inscribed with “May you always be held in the loving embrace of all you have given,” was presented to Living Yoga founder Sarahjoy Marsh by Susan Sharpe.
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The "Invest In The Human Spirit Award," a Tibetan singing bowl inscribed with “May you always be held in the loving embrace of all you have given,” was presented to Living Yoga founder Sarahjoy Marsh by Susan Sharpe.
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Happy shoppers Charlie and Lori Ryan purchased a year of classes at Amrita, a sanctuary for yoga, at the silent auction.
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Happy shoppers Charlie and Lori Ryan purchased a year of classes at Amrita, a sanctuary for yoga, at the silent auction.
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Volunteer Gina Stringer, founder Sarahjoy Marsh, board member Michael Sterling, and teacher Harry Dudley come together at the Living Yoga Gala, an event that raised $78,000 for the organization.
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Volunteer Gina Stringer, founder Sarahjoy Marsh, board member Michael Sterling, and teacher Harry Dudley come together at the Living Yoga Gala, an event that raised $78,000 for the organization.
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Magnolia Pollock, the youngest bidder in the house, raises her paddle during a spirited live auction.
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Magnolia Pollock, the youngest bidder in the house, raises her paddle during a spirited live auction.
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Donors Andrew and Gloria Adeboy were among the guests who enjoyed delicacies from event participants Gourmet Productions and Namaste Vineyards.
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Donors Andrew and Gloria Adeboy were among the guests who enjoyed delicacies from event participants Gourmet Productions and Namaste Vineyards.
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Sarahjoy Marsh peruses the offerings in the silent auction.
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Sarahjoy Marsh peruses the offerings in the silent auction.
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Kathy and Jonathan Gifford and Elizabeth Pollack get into the auction action at the Living Yoga Gala.
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Kathy and Jonathan Gifford and Elizabeth Pollack get into the auction action at the Living Yoga Gala.
The aroma of patchouli filled the sari bedecked Melody Ballroom to set the mood for Living Yoga’s Fourth Annual Gala, held October 23. A crowd of colorfully dressed yogis and yogainis traded their credit cards for auction bidding numbers to support Living Yoga, an organization that this year recruited volunteer instructors that taught over 800 classes with over 10,000 student hours of yoga in prisons, drug and alcohol treatment centers, domestic violence shelters, and centers for homeless …
