Practice gratitude on Thanksgiving with yogabliss

November 20, 2017 11:30 am
Yogabliss owner Maria Bliss helps a student in class. Each year, Bliss, her teachers and students donate generously to Youth and Family Services through their “Practice of Gratitude.” Photo via yogabliss.org
Yogabliss owner Maria Bliss helps a student in class. Each year, Bliss, her teachers and students donate generously to Youth and Family Services through their “Practice of Gratitude.” Photo via yogabliss.org

On Thanksgiving morning, the community is invited to join yogabliss in its annual “Practice of Gratitude” for an opportunity to start the day in a healthy way, and give back to local families in need.

Classes are donation-based, and all proceeds will be given to the Emergency Assistance program at Mercer Island Youth and Family Services, which provides help for local families, youth and seniors. The minimum tuition for this event is $25 per student, cash or check to MIYFS.

The donation box will be at the studio for the entire week, for those that cannot join in on Nov. 23. The yoga studio, based on the north end of Mercer Island, donated $2,500 last year from this event, according to its Facebook page.

“Yogabliss is a special place, where we come together to slow down and reconnect to the deeper peace within,” according to its website. “We come to our mats knowing that our community is strong and kind, that there is always space for another. We share in the blessings of this amazing and life-changing practice and it links us all… Everything’s connected.”

See www.yogabliss.org for more information and to register.

Schedule for Practice of Gratitude

-Power Vinyasa with Elena Cheung at 8 a.m.

-Hot Fusion with Suzanne Marquardt at 8:30 a.m.

-Vinyasa with Live Music by Jean Mann with Rae Lowe at 9:30 a.m.

-Hot Fusion with Carla Hassell at 10 a.m.

-Gentle with Live Music by Jean Mann with Catherine De Marin at 10:45 a.m.