-- Photo courtesy of ilovesweat.com.
Note: This is a re-post from Lisa at Just here. Just now.
Did you know that someone can be really kind, generous and supportive to complete strangers via Twitter?
No? Then maybe you don’t know McKinley. That’s him, rocking out Standing Head to Knee in that glorious photo above.
(I’ll let you take a moment to stare in awe and appreciation.)
McKinley was a very early supporter of Just here. Just now. He was my first non-family Like on Facebook. He was my welcoming committee to the online yoga community.
McKinley wants to be a Bikram yoga teacher. Everyone wants McKinley to be a Bikram yoga teacher. Bikram should want McKinley to be a yoga teacher.
And he’s ready: he’s practiced everyday for 2 years – without a day off.
(I’ll let you take another moment of awe and appreciation for that piece of information.)
But there remains the pesky issue that training is hella pricey.
McKinley has started an online campaign to help fund teacher training. You can buy I LOVE SWEAT stickers, tank tops/t-shirts/hoodies hand screened by the yogi himself. Or you can make a straight up donation should you feel inclined.
Check out his video explaining his love for yoga and his website I Love Sweat to see his beautiful photographs, artwork and blog. Cazbaz also has a great interview with McKinley if you want to know a little more about the man behind that awesome Toe Stand.
Times are tough, so if you can’t donate, please re-tweet and re-post and let’s see if we can make this dream happen for one very deserving yogi.
Namaste.
Spread the word. Let's see if we can't help out a bit!!
Peace.
Hi Mark! Thank you for stopping by my blog. "Even the safest port..." That really spoke to me and I have been repeating it to myself often. I doubt she will apologize. She seemed like a very angry person and was very condescending and mean to me (and clearly thought she was in the right). I will try to go back to that studio this weekend and just keep a smile on my face.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are well!