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Friday, October 21, 2011
Kenya: Nairobi's Kibera Slums, and Rural Villages | More >

Mission: To use the transformative benefits of yoga to empower vulnerable communities in Kenya. The project is based in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, which house close to 1 million people, with little access to safe water or sanitation. Disease is prevalent, while schools and job opportunities...

Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Lead the Change | More >

If you don't believe that one person with a vision can change the world, you have not met Paige Elenson. A senior Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga teacher, Paige is the founder of Africa Yoga Project. She embodies the concept of selfless service in action. Paige is the proof that one young woman with...

Monday, September 19, 2011
Eat, Live, Run: Africa Yoga Project | More >

So, today while I’m away training with Baron in Colorado, I thought it would be a great opportunity to share with y’all a special project that is very near and dear to my heart: The Africa Yoga Project.

The Africa Yoga Project is a charity dedicated to training Kenyan yoga teachers to...

Wednesday, September 14, 2011
"Who Knew? This Yoga Stuff Actually Works" | More >

As an avid yoga practitioner myself for over a decade, I was ecstatic with the opportunity to review the documentary “Yogawoman” premiered this September. Narrated by actress Annette Bening, the film features snippet testimonies from several yoga icons, doctors and practitioners from all over...

Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Urben Zen: Africa Yoga Project | More >

When Paige Elenson, founder of Africa Yoga Project, approached Urban Zen to collaborate with her organization it took all of 2 minutes to say yes, yes, yes! Why? Africa Yoga Project is a grassroots group dedicated to providing disadvantaged youth and women in Kenya access to yoga, we are a...

Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Africa Yoga Project Inspires YJ's Colorado Conference | More >

There are many ways to live your yoga out in the world, but one of the most profound is to dedicate yourself to the service of others. If you've ever been drawn to the yoga of...

Saturday, July 02, 2011
With Gratitude: Africa Yoga Project | More >

Now that 17 project participants have arrived in Nairobi (with yoga teachers, practitioners, and fundraisers among them), the 2011 Africa Yoga Project Seva Safari has officially begun. Twelve days of service, sweating to AYP teachers’ yoga classes, and Kenyan exploration have begun with...

Thursday, June 09, 2011
How yoga is stretching the bodies and minds of Kenyans | More >

In a funky red building in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, something is happening that may, at first glance, seem rather unusual to passers-by.

About 70 young men and women are lying on their backs, their knees bent and feet firmly on the ground. With elbows bent backwards...

Thursday, April 14, 2011
Yoga Journal Talent Search | More >

Melanie
 Vinyasa
 Paige Elenson
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 Yoga inspires me daily, not only in my physical practice, but in my work- I work with Africa Yoga Project! I am blessed to work in an...

Thursday, February 10, 2011
Vision: How Yoga is Transforming a Kenyan City | More >

e is what the Africa Yoga Project wants you to know: it is not religious. Nor is it a collective of devil worshippers. If you come to AYP’s free and rambunctious Saturday morning class in Kenya’s capitol city, you will certainly not be lured into practicing an unfamiliar faith. Also, AYP will...