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The Story Behind the 1000 Day Yoga Challenge

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October 10, 2020

The Story Behind the 1000 Day Yoga Challenge

Why the 1000 Day Yoga Challenge? It was September, 2019. A cohort of forty fellows and partners matriculated into Stanford’s Distinguished Careers Institute and began their year together on campus. To support the program’s three pillars of longevity – purpose, wellness, and community – I offered to teach the cohort a twice-weekly Kundalini Yoga class. When COVID-19 forced the global shutdown, I switched the teaching format to online for an...

From my introduction to Kundalini Yoga with Rocky a year ago I have been given a gift. Through Rocky’s practice I have been exposed to yoga in a new form, with a new devoted mentor whether in person for the first part of the year and now in its virtual form. Rocky has instructed us consistently, gently and kindly to reach, breathe, quiet the mind and embrace our better self. When Rocky breaks out into song, there is no better place to be than on ones mat. You encouraged us to pause, think of o…

Anne-Lindsay Makepeace - Stanford DCI Partner Class of 2019 - New York & London

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