Dallas-Fort Worth Free Day of Yoga

Our flourishing yoga community reached for the stars this year, 4,685 stars to be exact! The 3rd Annual DFW Free Day of Yoga event had 1,937 more participants than 2008 + approximately 1561 of the 4,685 attendees were new students, an awesome accomplishment, congratulations everyone!! We took positive strides forward this year to enhance, inspire, introduce and expand the practice of yoga in our neighborhoods. We embraced each other as a community, we crossed borders with our united efforts, we increased the offering of styles and disciplines of yoga, and together we successfully raised the awareness of the art, science and philosophy of yoga.    

Special thanks to all the volunteers, teachers, studios and venues for their time and energy, to our sponsor Luke's Locker, One Arts Plaza for hosting the Kick Off Event, to 7-11, LUNA Bars and Vitamin Water for donating their wonderful products, Shanon Buffington for managing our website, Fried Elliott of Sunstone Yoga for designing our advertisement, Gina Fore of Dirt Cheap Yoga for condensing the schedule, Jill Pickett for the interactive map and Kurt Johnsen of American Power Yoga for compiling our community pics into a 2009 FDOY video (see link below). The 2009 DFW FDOY was a huge success because our entire community joined together, each one of us utilized the opportunity to actively share our passion, your dedication to yoga and generous spirit of community is inspiring!  

See you all in 2010!  Until then trust everyone will continue to work towards building and strengthening our yoga community as nothing embodies a sense of community more than a group of people taking action towards evolving a common endeavor. Hope you find more avenues to keep expanding the practice of yoga in our community one class at a time, take the time to make each moment matter, discover more peace within and new ways to generate outwardly peace in this our interconnected universe.

All Best Wishes,

Michelle

2009 FDOY Video URL Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L71FW9kZPWY

What people are saying about our Free Day of Yoga:

We had an awesome morning, we maxed out the studio, great vibe indeed. Jennifer/Uptown Yoga

Great day here at Trinity River Audubon Center .  Awesome yoga teachers all day, thanks for an amazing day! Ben / Trinity River Audubon Center

A great turn out! Nancy / Twist Yoga

We had lots of fun and a great FDOY!  We gave away free gifts and offered discounts for signing up during September.  Lori / Yoga Hut Denton

...this budding community of Yogis is a true example of devotion and selflessness. Glad to share and be a part of a magnificent experience. Jason / Sunstone Yoga & Chanter Extraordinaire

All the classes were full and everyone loved it!! Thanks again for all your amazing effort! David / Dallas Yoga Center

Glad to be able to help spread the word -- I can't believe how HUGE free day has become!! Tracy Hayes / Editor FD Luxe Dallas Morning News & Student

It was a great success for us here in Fort Worth  Brooke / Indigo Yoga Fort Worth

All the teachers and the staff from Luke's at the Kick Off Event were so awesome and kind. I had so much fun meeting them and being a part of that amazing community class! Thank you for being so wonderfully organized and for making it all happen! You rock the house!  Brook / Allen Yoga Center

Awesome turnout!  Lisa / Move Studio

We had full capacity. Everyone enjoyed the experience - total beginners to seasoned practitioners - leaving with smiles & sentiments of gratitude - from their very sweaty faces/bodies ~ Thank You for all "YOUR" help & persistence in the continued growth & success of our Dallas Free Day Of Yoga.  Suze DPYP!

The FDOY is a gift to all.  It allows new students to attend a yoga class as well as seasoned yogis to find a new styles. For the entire day, students can experience one practice after another and feel welcomed at each studio.  I attended three separate classes and felt different after each session.  It was wonderful to learn so much so quickly.  Frankie Mash / FDOY Student

A wonderous event! Jennifer /Rescue Yoga

FDOY was such a great success.  I so enjoyed meeting yogis from community.  Chrystal / Gaia Flow Yoga

Thank you for helping the yoga community come together and get focused. One couple was going to go to many studios and was very interested in finding out more.  Two elders came and are now “hookedâ€� on the gentle yoga!  Tzivia / Healing Circle Center

It was a beautiful day. So proud to be a part of it!  Taylor / Karmany Yoga

All the teachers at AYC tell me they all had good turnouts for their classes and really enjoyed the opportunity to serve!  Miranda / Arlington Yoga Center

A super event! Jill / Go Yoga

I just wanted to let you know how much fun my friends and I had gone to 2 different yoga classes in places I have never been so it was very fun. I am so happy our yoga community continues to grow.  Adri / Student and Inner Beauty Yoga Teacher

We have grown in attendance from last year. Thank you for bringing this event together, for bringing our yoga community together! Yassi / Bikram Richardson

It was fabulous! Tricia / Golds Gym Valley Ranch

I am having a lovely day, lots of new smiling faces in the studio! I look forward to next year.  Nicole / Sunstone Yoga

Success! We had new students…several of which have returned and bought class packages. We look forward to participating next year.  Greg / Bikram Yoga Fort Worth

We had a wonderful FDOY experience, we offered a full day workshop that included 4 classes, we considered this year a huge success! Thanks for all your positive energy!  Barb / Tsada Yoga

What a great day it was!! Blair / Alive and Healthy Institute

It was our best year so far. Seems like even though more studios are participating, we're getting more media coverage and more people are coming out. We're looking forward to participating next year. Karen Bikram/ Dallas

Approximately half were new. We were very pleased with the turnout. This being our first time, I didn't really know what to expect.  Audrey / Karmany Yoga

Bigger is not always better, but the DFW Free Day of Yoga is getting bigger and better every year!  I'm so glad to see so many new people exposed to yoga each year through this amazing event!  Ricky/ GoodBodys Yoga, Equinox & Yoga Island

Honestly speaking, this was the first class that I left with the sense of encouragements and peaceful, happy thoughts.  Thank you, again, for this wonderful opportunity and I look forward to re-starting yoga practice. FDOY Student