Volunteer Appreciation!

Sat Naam would not be able to exist without it's volunteers - that's everyone from the teachers, to the web designer, to people that helped paint and remodel our space, and to those that help us organize the business part of us (yes, unfortunately there is that too;). So I decided to have a special tea party for those who have helped US be US. The spread was grand and it was great to hang out, talk, and eat - 3 of my favorite things!

Here's a photo of some (not all) of our lovely volunteers:)
from l-r: lance williams, loren hartman, seema kapur, dawn greenidge, shaun arora

Jefferson Park Block Party

On August 4th the Jefferson Park Community, which is the community that Sat Naam is located in, held it's first annual Block Party. Sat Naam was very lucky to be part of this special event where local artists and community members came together to celebrate Jefferson Park with music, food, and other outdoor activities for the entire family. Even though it was extremely hot that day, we had a great time getting to know and sharing with everyone:)

Teaching Yoga to A Special Group

One of my favorite projects this summer has been teaching a yoga class to adults with learning disabilities through an organization called CSU. To find out more about CSU got to www.csuinc.org - they're a great organization that works with creating urban farms in South Central LA, and they're helping us with our own community garden project.
It 's a pleasure to be able to work with these lovely people and I've learned so much from them, especially how to laugh and enjoy myself while doing yoga. Sometimes you forget to have fun doing what you're doing and this group reminds me that that's really what it's all about.