Yogathon is an initiative to create awareness about yoga and create interest in its practice for a healthier living. 

Since it’s inception in 2012, Yogathon has grown from 6 cities in Canada to become a global event every year.  We believe that yoga is more about touching your heart than touching your toes. So, come join us on December 6, #RISEFORACAUSE and help spread more love and more positivity in the world! All proceeds support KELY SUPPORT GROUP, a local organisation which supports youth between the ages of 14 to 24 and focus on peer support, leadership development and mentorship.

DECEMBER 6TH: A Yoga day in Hong Kong!

Yogathon is an initiative to create awareness about yoga and create interest in its practice for a healthier living. The event challenges participants to complete 108 sun salutations and raises funds. We will start the day with some light yoga, then move on to do 108 sun salutations, and end with some snacks.

SUN SALUTATIONS

Take the sun salutation challenge. Let your inner fire burn.

Surya namaskar, or the sun salutation, is a dynamic sequence of movements performed to celebrate the sun, while building strength and improving flexibility.  The fluid, rhythmic postures awaken the whole body, focus the mind, and enliven the breath.  Want to get started but not sure where to begin? Learn it here.

WHY 108?

A sacred number.

The number 108 has a variety of historical, spiritual, scientific, mathematical, and symbolic meanings.  It has become a tradition for yoga practitioners to perform 108 sun salutations.  This is most often done in large groups and often as an offering of peace or hope. 

108 CHALLENGE

The power of a collective ommmmmm... 

On December 6, participants will transcend barriers of age, culture and physical ability to take the group 108 sun salutation challenge, as symbolic offering of hope to the youth around the world. You can also take the group challenge, team up with a maximum of 10 people and complete the challenge together.

THE ORGANISER: Art of Living Hong Kong

The Art of Living Foundation is an international nonprofit educational, charitable, and humanitarian foundation, dedicated to serving the society by strengthening the individual. Art of Living’s educational and self development programs offer techniques to eliminate stress, improve health, expand awareness and resolve conflict and have been enjoyed by millions of people in over 152 countries. The Art of Living Foundation is run almost exclusively by dedicated volunteers cutting across all beliefs and cultural boundaries. The Foundation was founded by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in 1981. The Art of Living Foundation presence in Hong Kong began in 1992. It has actively served the community by regularly holding the Art of Living Courses and other related activities. The Centre is constantly addressing the needs of the community by offering free of charge courses to different organisations such us Caritas Elder Center, Cancerlink, Sham Sui Po Soco, Befriender at Pak Tin and Isshk Hope Support Center. N

THE BENEFICIARY: Kely Support Group

KELY is a non-government funded bilingual organisation which provides empathetic, non-judgmental, confidential and inclusive support to youth between the ages of 14 to 24.

Their programmes and services focus on drug and alcohol prevention and intervention and are specially designed to tackle the root causes of abuse, including boredom, peer pressure, lack of self-awareness, low self-esteem, poverty, unemployment, and discrimination. These include the provision of: harm reduction education to schools; multimedia / art programmes for students; circus arts and peer support training; youth forums and discussion groups; and individual and group counselling. Founds raised on Yogathon will proceed to local charity. Now more about Kely here.