DC Yoga Week 2008 to Host Yoga on the National Mall

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The third annual DC Yoga Week will take place between Saturday, April 12 and Friday, April 18, 2008. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Yoga Association (MAYA), DC Yoga Week is designed to celebrate the practice of yoga as a life-enhancing, stress-reducing discipline, by providing DC residents with the opportunity to try a yoga class for free, or at greatly reduced rates. Participating studios will offer at least one free class and daily $5.00 classes open to the public during the course of DC Yoga Week, along with generous discounts on additional classes, class packages, and yoga merchandise. In addition, DC Yoga Week will support this year’s theme of "Community" by hosting Yoga on the Mall, the first ever gathering of yoga enthusiasts and teachers to engage in a collective outdoor yoga practice on the grounds of the National Mall.

Yoga on the Mall will take place on Sunday, April 13 at the North East quadrant of the Washington Monument grounds between 1 and 4pm. There will be two classes, from 1-2pm and 2-3:30pm, featuring instructors from Capitol Hill Yoga, Studio Serenity, Flow Yoga Center, Georgetown Yoga, Boundless Yoga, Unity Woods and Circle Yoga.

Yoga on the Mall is free and open to the public. Participants are encouraged to bring their yoga mats and to wear loose, comfortable clothing. No prior yoga experience is necessary and children are welcome. There is no rain date.

DC Yoga Week’s Mission is as follows:

• Provide opportunities for people living in the DC area to try a yoga class at a reduced cost, especially those who might be new to yoga
  
  
• Increase awareness about the benefits of yoga and meditation for people living in the DC area, to help encourage greater physical health and well-being in our community
  
  
• Create a community of urban yoga studios in the city of Washington DC for future events, activities, and information sharing.
  
  

For more information, please contact Penelope Bell at Mediaware Communications, on T.301.768. 9160, or or visit the DC Yoga Week website at http://www.dcyogaweek.com.

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