Yogis,
As you already know, our 7th annual yoga festival has gone digital this year with Elevate Akron Online!
On July 16th, we’ll be celebrating from home with a 75-minute all-levels flow taught by Kevin Karas and local music from Zach Friedhof, Museus, and SEER Music!
It deeply saddened us to postpone our in-person festival this year, but distance will not stop us from connecting as a community and bringing yoga to everyone!
While social distancing these past few months, we’ve continued to partner with other amazing non-profits in the community to support those in need during this time.
We are so excited to partner with a collection of groups and organizations who are doing good work in our city that we think you should learn more about!
Want to learn more about our Charitable Partners? Keep reading!
**Reminder: Elevate Akron Online airs on 7/16 at 7pm! Individual registration is required for the event and those with all levels of yoga experience are welcome! Click here to register for free!**
The Big Love Network
Big Love is an evolving network of organizers, permaculturists, healing practitioners, and artists that facilitate neighbor-led/creative placemaking, sustainability, and health equity efforts throughout Akron as a means for social change.
Recently Big Love and Elevate Akron helped provide emergency funding to 320 local yoga teachers, healers, artists, musicians, and others affected by COVID-19.
To learn more about Big Love’s amazing work, click here!
Michigan YogaFest
In lieu of their digital event, Michigan YogaFest has also gone digital this year! On July 24th, YogaFest will include many sessions including yoga classes, meditations, spiritual ceremonies, sacred chanting, sound healing, esoteric workshops, devotional practices, kids programming, and more.
It will be a full three-day slate spread across two streaming channels, full of plentiful options and bountiful excitement for truth thirsty souls of all ages and abilities!
We’re so proud to partner with Michigan YogaFest this year – partnering with regional yoga festivals helps unite the yoga community in Akron and beyond!
For more information on Michigan YogaFest on 7/24, click here!
Portage Path Behavioral Health
Portage Path Behavioral Health is a nonprofit community mental health center that helps those without the ability to pay recover from mental illness.
More than 10,000 Summit County (Ohio) residents move toward recovery each year through our comprehensive array of clinical services including Psychiatry, Medication management, Individual and group therapy, and many more services.
We are proud to partner with Portage Path as they bring mental health awareness to the community. We hope to continue to spread that awareness through yoga and wellness!
To learn more about Portage Path Behavioral Health, click here!
Akron Harmony House
Harmony House is an emergency supportive housing ministry for young people ages 18-26. Harmony House provides both emergency and transitional housing, and is the only Ministry of its kind in Summit County, unique because of the structure and support it offers.
Akron Harmony House is on a mission to educate, empower and equip at risk young people from impoverished backgrounds with the necessary tools to overcome the obstacles and resolve the hurt that threatens to exempt them from productive balanced lives.
Why get involved? The issues facing inner city youth seem insurmountable, lack of employment, affordable housing, access to health care and transportation, coping and communication skills, education, and spirituality are examples. We believe we can help, and so can you.
Through our H.E.A.L. series and recent apparel sales, we’ve supported the fundraising efforts of Akron Harmony House as they work to provide housing for those in need.
For more information on Akron Harmony House, click here!
Summit County Children’s Services
For more than 130 years, Summit County Children Services, serving Summit County, Ohio, has provided a safety net for abused and neglected children, especially children in the foster system affected by the Opiate epidemic. Their goal is to ensure that every child under their care has the opportunity to grow up in a safe and loving environment, whether that is with the biological parents, relatives, foster care or adoptive parents.
Over the years, Elevate Akron has proudly donated over $15,000 to SCCS to support their mission and help the children in our community.
To learn more about Summit County Children Services, click here!
Wellness 360 Conference
The Wellness 360 Conference is a volunteer-led, non-profit organization. Our vision is to help employers create a culture of health for their employees while focusing on gaining control over health care costs and improving productivity in the workplace. The Wellness 360 Conference is your source for the latest trends, practices and innovations in employee wellness and population health management.
Elevate is excited to partner to bring wellness into Akron businesses and to support a like-minded community gathering!
To learn more about the Wellness 360 Conference, click here!
