The Skinny
Aloha! I am Michaela a stay-at-home-mom of 4 kiddos under the age of 7 living in Orange County, CA. I have been practicing yoga off and on for 11 years and am eternally grateful for the amazing blessings it has shown me. Now, I am desperate to attend a 500-Hr Yoga Teacher Training in Lake Tahoe with Doug Swenson. But I need YOUR help.
I need to raise $3,500 to cover the cost of tuition and some materials for the whole two month training, so I humbly ask for your support and contributions. If you can contribute I am offering raw chocolate-chip cookies, paintings, yoga lessons and more. Your support will help me achieve a life-long dream of teaching yoga and give me a vocation, not to mention another way I can serve our community. I really hope to help my family and many others with this gift.
Mahalo and Aloha,
Michaela
The Meat
Who am I?
I am a 30 year old dedicated mom who has been practicing yoga and LOVES it. I recently started painting, occasionally write poems and also love nutrition and making different foods and desserts!
Why do I need $?
A simple answer is that funds can tend to run low with 4 little kids running around depending on one income. If you take a look at the training you can see I have gotten some financial help and discounts to be able to attend. Not having money to save is a reason why I want to start working, especially in an environment where I can transfer locations as needed, be my own boss and have flexible hours so I can maintain the best job of all - Mom. I would also love to gain enough experience to open my own studio someday.
Another reason is that I could really use this time as a deep self-restorative process. I have been through a lot of grief in the last two ½ years for multiple reasons that are far out of my control and my job as Mom leaves very little time for me to process anything for myself. Yoga and meditation have carried me through it in so many ways and this yoga teacher training will be the sweet cream on top. I really want to be the best ‘me’ I was created to be. After I receive my certification I want to use it not only as a job but also as a volunteer opportunity to help others struggling in different areas of their life.
Timing?
The Yoga Teacher Training takes place April 29- June 22 of 2013 in South Lake Tahoe, CA. When it was confirmed that my husband would be able to work from home, look after the kids and manage the house, I put my deposit down. I had been looking at multiple yoga trainings all over, but lucked out that it was by a renowned yogi and author Doug Swenson and financially the best option. It's great the class is accelerated instead of spread out over a year for the 500-hr training and with 4 kiddos that was beneficial. With all these things coming into place and the kids being managed by Jacob, timing could not be better! The training ends the same day as the kids last day of school even! Here's a link to the training if you want some more information http://www.sadhanayogachi.com/training.htm
Other Ways To Help Me
I really need you to share my campaign with everyone, but another thing that would help is donating to my perks. That way we can inspire others to want to give more! Don't forget to follow it, there might be a perk someone donates that you cant resist. If you can't donate anything then I really need you to share my campaign with everyone, and if you use the Indiegogo share tools I can hold contests for who shares the most and you can get some perks that way! PLEASE SHARE!!
Thank you for reading this and for all your support!
If you have any questions please dont hesitate to contact me!
