On April 6, 2008, SOY members went on a field trip to the location of the new Vedic temple near House Springs, MO. The group included Gretchen Karros, Linda Swaty, Bruce Roger, Valerie White, Ed Swindle, Lakshmi, Karen Proffitt and Kate Walsh in the picture above. Also in attendance was Kathy Hanewinkel.
Finding
an appropriate yoga class in a convenient location became the
quest of many during the nationwide yoga boom that reached Saint
Louis in the mid 1990’s. As enthusiasm for yoga increased
here, a small group of yoginis started visualizing an organization
that would, among other things, put students in touch with the
many teachers, studios, and centers operating in the bi-state
area.
Informal
monthly meetings began in the spring of 2004 and soon a dedicated
group of teachers and students emerged to become the Founding
Board of Directors. By-laws were drawn up and the group incorporated
on April 14, 2005 as The Spirit of Yoga ~ Saint Louis
[SOY].
By late summer, much of the framework was in place and recruitment
for general membership began.
Spirit
of Yoga ~ Saint Louis is a membership organization
of yoga teachers, students and studios in the Saint Louis
metropolitan area dedicated to serving as a yoga information
network and as a catalyst for shared community initiatives.
Our
vision is an organization that provides a forum to honor the
many levels, paths, traditions and styles of yoga in the Saint
Louis area; and to use the common bonds and collective power
of its members to influence the greater community consciousness. |
