Yoga Gives Back
For the cost of one yoga class, you can change a life.
Yoga Gives Back mobilizes practitioners worldwide to channel their gratitude into empowering India’s women and children to create sustainable lives.
Sally Parkes is honoured to be a part of the Yoga Gives Back global ambassador team.
“Over the years, I have been aware of YGB and the work they do, and have always admired them as an organisation that consistently does what it sets out to do. I am very grateful for the opportunity to work with YGB so I can also help give back to the motherland that generously gave us the gift of yoga.”
Yoga Gives Back is a wonderful charitable foundation that helps women and children from minority groups gain tools for life such as schooling and education and information on menstruation.
You can take a look at the wonderful work that YGB does, and find out how to get involved HERE
“In 2006, as I began to learn yoga asana and philosophy, it hit me very hard that I needed to use all my capacity to help others, especially the underserved women and children in India, motherland of YOGA. I was benefitting so much from the daily practice of Yoga, I had to give back. I shared this idea with my yoga teacher and the studio manager who all supported the idea. That’s how Yoga Gives Back was born with our mantra — For the cost of one yoga class, you can change a life.” – Kayoko Mitsumatsu
Sally’s Yoga Club
Sally’s Yoga Club is our online community that offers on-demand classes specialising in yoga, Pilates and strength work to enhance and optimise all stages of a women’s life.
Every week there is a brand new class for you to enjoy in our ever growing library of Pregnancy Yoga, Postnatal Yoga, Yoga for Menopause and female focused yoga classes, we now have over 100 classes for you to choose from!
You can practice unlimited yoga & Pilates classes for FREE with a 14 day FREE TRIAL of (sign up required, no payment taken until after trial, cancel anytime, read t’s and c’s here).
We want to keep yoga accessible to all, so Sally’s Yoga Club is only £7 per month after your trial.
From every membership payment, we donate £1 each month directly to Yoga Gives Back to support the amazing work that they do to support women and children in India with microloans, education and providing menstrual equity.
With your support, to date, we have donated over $1570!
YGB Spotlight on Global Ambassador Sally Parkes
Since joining YGB as an Ambassador in 2023, it has been my honour to host and participate in numerous events that enrich yoga communities locally and around the world to YGB’s global audience.
It is a privilege therefore to be featured on the Yoga Gives Back blog in their latest “Global Ambassador Spotlight”.
Yoga Gives Back: International Womens Day Celebration – 8th March 2025
On March 8th, I shall be part of a full day of panel discussions that will explore the different ways in which women learn, grow, and heal whilst walking the path of yoga throughout their lives.
See below for details of the session I am involved in.
Here are some of the other sessions that you can donate and be part of:
- Trauma Informed Yoga with Anouk Prop, Lara Land and Harmony Slater
- A Woman’s Gita with Nischala Joy Devi and Kamala Rose
- A Feminine Approach to The Yoga Sutras with Nischala Joy Devi and Harmony Slater
- Body-Mind Connection Practice for Prime Time with Trudy Goodman, Mary Taylor, Lisa Walford, Lauren Peterson and Jeanne Heileman
CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ALL SESSIONS AND REGISTER TO WATCH.
Yoga & Motherhood with Sally Parkes, Michelle El Khoury, Sarah Ezrin, and Pranidhi Varshney, moderated by Julie Choi Trepkau.
10am-11am PST/1pm-2pm EST/ 6pm-7pm GMT
For many mothers, yoga can provide powerful tools to navigate the physical and emotional demands of motherhood including during the prenatal and postpartum periods. It offers many benefits such as improved flexibility, increased mindfulness, and a sense of self-care, allowing mothers to be more present and patient with their children. For many, the path of yoga and motherhood can be unexpected, as well, with practices being challenged by time constraints, energy levels, self-doubt, and physical regression. These topics and more will be discussed during this session.
You can join this session live via Zoom, for a $15 donation to Yoga Gives Back.
Menoyoga® Sequencing Workshop
If you would like some further ideas on sequencing, you may enjoy our Menoyoga® Class sequencing workshop, which Sally recently hosted and recorded. This workshop focuses on How to Structure a General Yoga Class for Menopausal People: including safe adaptations.
The workshop lasts 2hrs 15 minutes including a Yoga Nidra to practice – the content on this workshop is in addition to the 2 day training.
To receive a recording of this workshop, we are asking for a $15 donation (approx £11.50) given directly to – Yoga Gives Back.
CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR $15 DONATION
Once you have made your donation, please send a screenshot/forward your receipt (to accounts@sallyparkesyoga.com or naomi@sallyparkesyoga.com ) and then we will forward you the link to access the recording and accompanying PowerPoint presentation which you can download and keep.
Join Sally as she chats with Yoga Gives Back founder Kayoko Mitsumatsu about the support YGB gives.
Watch this short video to find out more about the great work achieved by Yoga Gives Back.
Watch the replay of the “Women-in-Yoga Empowerment Conference”.
If you didn’t catch the YOGA & MENSTRUAL EQUITY session live, you can watch the reply of this epic, educational and empowering event for a small donation, via the link below:
With a small donation of just $10, you can also get access to YGB’s Gratitude Circle Online Classes, offering 150+ top quality yoga and mindfulness by all their global Ambassadors and Supporters.
