Yoga teachers in Port Townsend want people to feel good and know that they are doing good in the community at the same time.
A half-dozen instructors recently decided to start a community-wide …
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Yoga teachers (left to right) Shanon Leonard, Tinker Cavallaro, Terry Wagner, Heather Sky, Renee Klein and Shayann Hoffer participate in the monthly “Feel Good. Do Good” yoga benefit. Other participating teachers, not shown, are Karyn Stillwell, Aliina Locklear and Christine Schoper. Courtesy photo
Renee Klein, seen here on a summer day practicing yoga at the beach at Fort Worden, is one of almost a dozen yoga instructors in Port Townsend offering classes as part of “Feel Good. Do Good,” with proceeds from the classes going to nonprofits. Photo courtesy Madrona MindBody Institute
Yoga teachers in Port Townsend want people to feel good and know that they are doing good in the community at the same time.
A half-dozen instructors recently decided to start a community-wide initiative they call “Feel Good. Do Good,” which gets people out once a month to learn yoga and support nonprofits at the same time.
“People can come and enjoy a great stretch, and make a donation of any amount they want,” teacher Renee Klein wrote on behalf of “Feel Good. Do Good” yoga teachers.
In addition to Klein, teachers who have signed up to teach the all-levels class include Tinker Cavallaro, Shayann Hoffer, Kay Jensen, Renee Klein, Shanon Leonard, Aliina Locklear, Christine Schoper, Heather Sky and Karen Stillwell.
Nonprofits that are to benefit from the monthly classes include: Key City Public Theatre (Jan. 9); Fund for Women & Girls (Feb. 13); The Boiler Room (March 13); Port Townsend Marine Science Center (April 10); Jumping Mouse Children’s Center (May 8); Camp Beausite NW (June 12); Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County (Sept. 11): YMCA (Oct. 9); and Gatheringplace (Nov. 13). Nonprofits to benefit for July 10, Aug. 14 and December have not yet been determined.
“The idea is for people to feel good by doing yoga and to do good by supporting 12 different nonprofit organizations throughout the year,” Klein said.
The classes are set for 5:30-6:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Madrona MindBody Institute, 310 Fort Worden Way, Fort Worden State Park. That space is large enough to accommodate many participants, and Madrona has yoga mats, blocks and blankets for people who don’t have their own, she said.
Participants can donate what they want – $5, $10 or more – with all of that going to the nonprofit chosen that day to reap the benefits of participants’ workout.
Klein noted that teachers come from many different yoga studios and are volunteering their time.
“People can come and enjoy a great stretch and make a donation of any amount they want,” Klein wrote. “We love to share the joy of yoga, and we figured this is a great way to offer a class that benefits people who live in our area and at the same time support worthwhile causes.”
Most of the nonprofits already have their traditional fundraisers, but Klein said the “Feel Good. Do Good” project gives those nonprofits an opportunity to provide something healthy and fun for their supporters, and get new folks interested in what they do.
A website has been started at
feelgooddogood.org, which offers more information.
