Monday, Jan. 19, 2009 | 11:11 a.m.
Leave your canned food donation at the door before you do your downward-facing dog.
The Stress Management Center of Nevada, 601 Whiney Ranch Drive, is hosting free yoga classes Saturday for national Yoga Day. Donations will be collected for S.A.F.E. House, a shelter for victims of domestic violence.
"Funding has gone down so badly because of budget cuts from the state, feds and the bad economy," said Julie Proctor, S.A.F.E. House executive director. "We're not getting a log of monetary donations."
The benefit kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday with a drum circle and raffles for yoga apparel. All raffle proceeds will go to the organization, which also provides counseling and legal advocacy to women and children.
The group is in dire need of bus passes, size 3 to 6 diapers, paper products such as towels and toilet paper and ladies underwear, she said.
The classes are aimed toward new or therapeutic yoga students, said Kathleen Grace Santor, Stress Management Center of Nevada director.
"Easy Does It yoga is for people with a limitation, for those who have find they need different props and modifications," she said.
Students will use yoga blocks, straps and chairs to help with balance.
The center will also host a class for full-figured women and intermediate students, she said.
The center is a registered yoga school with the national Yoga Alliance. For more information visit www.yogainlasvegas.com. To register for a free class, contact Justine Zilliken at 810-5616.
Becky Bosshart can be reached at 990-7748 or [email protected].
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