NOVEMBER 21-22 AT THE RICHMOND OLYMPIC OVAL!

• From 4:00 pm Saturday to 4:00 pm Sunday, meet us on the mat at this magnificent Olympic venue to practice yoga and compassionate living.
• 24 hours of yoga practices of all types and levels will be offered by some of Canada's best yoga teachers. Stay for as long or as little a time as you like.
• Register online here as an individual or team; or drop by anytime between 4pm Saturday and 4pm Sunday to take part.
• Snacks, beverages, silent auctions and prizes will be offered.
• Bring your sleeping bag and join us overnight in our sleeping area.
• Challenge Canadian Olympic badminton player Anna Rice to a badminton challenge on Sunday, November 22nd between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm.
• Mingle with yogis from all over, and cruise through our vendor area for a massage or to take a peek at some great yoga wear, and much more!
• Please visit the registration page (by clicking "Register Here") for more information and to get started!

EVENT INFORMATION

What is the National Yoga Challenge?

Yoga4Kidz strives to empower children with physical, mental and social fitness through the practice of yoga. To demonstrate our social responsibility, we are rallying for your support with this charitable initiative to show kids that they can create positive change in our world with healthy hearts and minds.

From November 20th to 22nd, thousands of men, women, children and their families across the country and beyond will come together to practice yoga, and to observe compassionate living. Proceeds from the National Yoga Challenge are in support of UNICEF’s Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS campaign.

How can I help?

• Register as an individual or a group online and join us at one of our two flagship event locations, either at the Richmond Olympic Oval for Vancouver; or at The Yoga Sanctuary in Toronto.
• Register online to create and host your own Yoga Challenge wherever you like- perhaps at your school, yoga studio, workplace, or even in your own home.
• Collect pledges from your friends and family leading up to the event. Keep track of these on our website once you’ve registered, and watch your contribution to UNICEF grow.
• While everyone is encouraged to register and invite others to join as a team, you can of course be your own one-person team. Everyone who registers is supporting UNICEF’s fight against HIV/AIDS.
• If you know a person or group participating in the Yoga Challenge, search for them on our website to make a pledge, under the 'Sponsor' section.
• If you are unable to participate in the Yoga Challenge on the event dates, donations in support of UNICEF can be made on our website.
• $27 - could provide a rapid HIV test for 25 mothers-to-be
• $50 - could provide the drug cotrimoxazole for 13 vulnerable children for one year to help prevent them from contracting deadly opportunistic    infections
• $110 - could provide a month and a half of support and care for an orphaned or vulnerable child
• $250 - could provide ARV treatment for one year to a mother to keep her alive to provide the love, care and support a child needs
• $350 - could prevent the transfer of HIV/AIDS from mother to child
• $500 - could help provide food, access to health facilities, educational and community support, for an orphaned or vulnerable child for nine months
• $1,000 - could help to provide access to information and activities for youth so that they are empowered against HIV