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Dear Teachers, Students, Friends & Family,
Thank you so much for all of your generous donations to the Africa Yoga Project in May. When I arrived in Italy, neither Moses nor Walter had been granted visas to travel. Christiane was on the phone and wrote relentless emails to the Italian embassy in Kenya. Then on May 18th, Moses was granted his visa but Walter was not. Due the political situation in Libya, the Italian government is not giving out new visas to anyone traveling from Africa. Little did I know the fighting in Libya would affect our training, but it unfortunately kept Walter in Kenya and prevented his participation. Thank you for your donation. We raised $1200.00 which went towards the cost of flights and travel for Moses.
Thank you for your contribution,
Desirae Pierce
A huge thank you goes to Christiane Piano of Breathe Como for her vision of the teacher training, fund raiser and making it a reality. You are a shining star.
With love,
Desirae
Meet Walter Mugwe
Yoga has inspired me to face life courageously and not to hide. It has inspired me to live happily with whatever I have and be really authentic. When we all come together to practice yoga it inspires me because many different types of people come together in the class. Kids, youths, teenagers, both male and female adults but they are all really connected to each other just flowing the energy of the class.
It is amazing, and the other thing is people opening up and sharing problems and trying to help each other. At the end of the day we are equal no matter what race or color or where we are from. Yoga has transformed my life because when I look 3 years ago, I could not even support myself. It has transformed me so much. I have moved into a new life and it is much more truthful and authentic; I am not in the slum getting in trouble anymore. I have the freedom now, I can do anything and I can walk anywhere. Yoga has given me the opportunity to meet such powerful people. I have met celebrities and US embassy workers. I have been able to get a good education in life from yoga.