Special Yoga Event to Honor Wounded Warriors

Yoga Warriors Week is a week-long series of fundraisers hosted by Elements Yoga & Wellness Center to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP).

The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to “honor and empower wounded warriors”, whether those wounds are physical, mental, emotional, or otherwise. The organization has a very solid reputation within the military community for providing excellent support to wounded soldiers during their recovery. WWP has an extensive variety of programs designed to assist soldiers with their transition to civilian life, starting the very moment the soldier returns home from a war zone.

Yoga Warriors Week will take place September 5-12, 2013. It will be of three parts: a running silent auction, a collection box for a care package to mail overseas to First Lieutenant Christian Stauffer (currently serving in the Paktia province of eastern Afghanistan, where he leads an infantry platoon of 25 men on combat patrols throughout the region), and a by-donation, all-levels yoga class.

The silent auction will begin September 5 at the studio and will run for the entire week. Everyone is welcome to bid on a variety of prizes, including private yoga classes with Elements’ exceptional yoga instructors, massages with Elements’ talented massage therapists and body workers, gift certificates to local restaurants and businesses, and gift baskets compiled by local markets. There will be a variety of sweet goodies to bid on.
The care package collection box will also be set up for the entire week. In the weeks prior, a shopping list of suggested items to contribute will be available at the studio. At the end of the week, the items will be boxed and shipped to FOB Gardez, addressed to First Lieutenant Christian Stauffer and the 1st Platoon of Baker Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1-506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. The care package will show these men that people back home truly appreciate the sacrifices they make every single day.

Yoga Warriors Week will culminate with a by-donation yoga class. A sequence designed for all levels of yoga experience will be led by Elements Yoga owner Bruce Bassock, and introduced with a brief presentation by Christian's sister, Lexy. The class is scheduled for Thursday, September 12 at 6:15 pm, and we are hoping for a packed house.
Please participate in Yoga Warriors Week in any way that feels appropriate and meaningful to you. Join the Elements team in honoring our warriors. As the motto of Wounded Warrior Project states, “The greatest casualty is being forgotten.”

For more information about the event or to get involved, please contact Lexy Stauffer directly: lexy@elementsyoga.com or 203-655-YOGA (9642). We also welcome you to visit the team at the studio, located at 354 Heights Road in Darien, CT. Also, please browse our website (www.elementsyoga.com) for up-to-date studio information, special offerings, and schedules.