YogaFit Community Service and Charities

1 Million Dollar Donations

$1 million of yoga is being donated to non-profit organizations by values-based entrepreneur, Beth Shaw of YogaFit, the leader in Mind Body Fitness education. We have trained and certified over 200,000 yoga instructors on six continents and is the largest yoga school in the world.

Throughout 2011, 2,500 gift certificates for Level One training at YogaFit's Mind Body Fitness Conferences ($399 value) will be given to eligible non-profit groups. This training enables yoga enthusiasts to deepen their practice or begin instructor training. Most charities will use these certificates to raise money in their silent auctions.

"We are pleased that YogaFit is able to assist charities in raising funds to continue their essential efforts. The world and the people in it benefit from more people practicing yoga more frequently," expressed Beth.

Interested non-profit organizations should submit their request to assist@yogafit.com.

This donation is in line with Beth's personal belief system. She is known for her community service initiatives. As an animal rights activist, Shaw serves on the National Council for the Humane Society and is involved in Animal Alliance, Downtown Dog Rescue and sits on the board of Social Compassion in Legislature. Her nonprofit organization, Visionary Women in Fitness, awards scholarships and grants women in need. The YogaFit network has also given over one million hours of community service.

Beneficiaries to date include:

•A Community of Friends
•Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
•Amigos de los Rios
•Angelus Plaza City View Auction
•Barlow Respiratory Hospital
•Breathe California of Los Angeles
•C5LA
•Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters
•Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
•Disability Rights Legal Center
•Dubnoff Center for Child Development
•Exceptional Children's Foundation
•Free Arts for Abused Children
•Friend of WHA
•Glendale Memorial Hospital Foundation
•Helpline Youth Counseling Inc.
•JWCH Institute
•Jewish World Watch
•LA City College Foundation
•Mar Vista Family Center
•Meals on Wheels West
•National Day Laborer Organizing Network
•New Horizons
•Olive Crest
•OPCC
•Para Los Ninos
•Pathway LA
•Prototypes
•Santa Monica Rotary
•SOS Mentor
•Taproot Foundation
•The Adoption Institute
•The Bill Foundation
•The Boys & Girls of the West Valley
•The Los Angeles Regional Foodbank
•The Whole Child
•Thrillionaires
•Trees For Life
•Variety Boys & Girls Club
•Woodland Hills Academy
•World Vision Child Sponsorship
•Youth Mentoring Connection

Beth's Blog:

Beth Shaw now has a blog where she sounds off about animals issues and life in general. You can view her blog anytime at http://www.thoughts.com/bethshaw

View Beth Shaw's Public Service Announcements for mandatory spay/neuter:

Sponsorship News:

Yoga Fit is a sponsor of the webshow "Animal Alliance" which covers animal related topics and issues. Please watch and share this link with others as media is a powerful tool to educate the public. CLICK TO WATCH WEBSHOW "Animal Alliance" (Also Facebook: "Animal Alliance")

Animal News:

Last summer, Paris Hilton brought home a new Chihuahua and Britney Spears a Yorkie -- both purchased from Pets of Bel Air, L.A.'s pet boutique to the stars. At Pets of Bel Air, staff members perfume and coif their tiny puppies for sale, creating an illusion of perfection. That illusion fooled Paris, Britney, and many others -- showing that even the rich and famous believe what pet store clerks tell them about the puppies they sell.

Watch our exclusive undercover video exposing the dirty secret behind the puppies sold by Pets of Bel Air. Click here: https://community.hsus.org/campaign/stoppuppymills_poba/wgxuuki4r7nk5357?

The HSUS's undercover investigation revealed that many of the puppies sold at Pets of Bel Air come from puppy mills in the Midwest including Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. At these large-scale factory farm operations, we found hundreds of breeding dogs living in barren wire cages where they are treated like production machines. Some had untreated injuries, were pacing frantically, and were housed in overcrowded cages that reeked of urine.

Each mother dog at these mills is sentenced to a miserable life in a cage so her puppies can be sold at pet stores across the country. In addition to the lifetime of neglect their parents will suffer, the puppies are also much more vulnerable to illnesses and disease due to the conditions in which they were born -- with many falling ill or dying within days or weeks of purchase.

As we celebrate compassion this holiday season, many people will unwittingly support this cruel and inhumane industry when they purchase a puppy from a pet store. Pets of Bel Air is just one of thousands of retail stores and Internet sites that sell puppy mill puppies -- and that's why we need your help. Click here to watch the video:
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/stoppuppymills_poba/wgxuuki4r7nk5357?

After you watch our video exposing the truth about the puppies sold by Pets of Bel Air, please share it with your friends and sign the pledge to stop puppy mills. Animal shelters and breed rescue groups are the best sources for dogs -- not pet stores or Internet sites.

Yesterday, as a result of our investigation, local authorities shut down Pets of Bel Air for failing to secure the proper permits.

Thank you for all that you do to help animals.

Sincerely,
Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States

YogaFit Fundraiser! We are looking to raise $300,000 for the Kushi Charitable Society!