Help Noks Train as a Yoga Teacher
Fundraising campaign by
Nokuphiwo Jada
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US$2,913.00raised of $5,000.00 goal goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
My name is Nokuphiwo Jada, I work for an organisation called Earthchildproject in Cape Town South Africa as a project coordinator for our schools programme. Teaching yoga to children in Primary Schools is a large part of my duty. From Monday to Thursday I teach about 700 kids between the ages of 7 and 13 years old. The transformation and visible difference in the children I have worked with over the past 10 years has resulted in many invitations to teach yoga classes to teachers, parents, youth, nurses etc. Up until now I have not had the opportunity to complete my yoga teachers training, but due to demand from the community I am running an informal yoga class for school teachers.
It took me 10 years of my practice and teaching children yoga to say YES to myself. For a long time I felt very uncomfortable being in a yoga studio. I had a lot of insecurities about my body thinking that my body was not good enough for yoga. To an extent that I even hide myself at the back every day when I go to a class. But the interesting part is that I’m totally comfortable with the kids. I started having conversations with other yogis to find out I was not the only one who felt that way. I decided to go do my yoga teacher training not only for myself but for people who consider themselves over weight and +size.
When I took that decision the opportunity was there waiting for me. A few months ago I received an invitation to do my yoga teacher training sponsored by the Passion yoga school in Costa Rica. In order to take advantage of this gift I need to raise funds of $5000 to cover travel, accommodation and food.
With your support and as an active member of my community, on completing my yoga teacher training I’m really looking forward to making a meaningful difference by teaching in schools, churches, youth groups, old age homes and in the community at large.
Organizer
- Nokuphiwo Jada
- Campaign Owner
Donors
- Claudia Batschari
- Donated on Mar 03, 2017
go girl!!!
- Salome van der Watt
- Donated on Mar 02, 2017
Thank you all for your support!
Update posted by Nokuphiwo Jada at 07:33 amI am deeply grateful for this community! your support has been truly Amazing :)Gemma Farrell from Gratitude Yoga Studio! You are a legend!!! a heartfelt thank you, to you and your fellow yogi's. I am deeply honored to have your support.. it shows we are all connected. Please note! for
Noks the motivational speaker
Update posted by Nokuphiwo Jada at 05:45 amOne of my new skills that a couple of people discovered about me is being a motivational speaker. For couple of times now I've been invited to deferent schools to motivate teachers or children. My topic for teacher's talk were What is a teacher / qualities of a good teacher,
Donors & Comments
- Isabel Compton
- Donated on Mar 03, 2017
Go well , Cape Town is close to my heart . I visited a few schools when I was there in 2013 and attended a children's yoga class to share CosmoForm ( a movement meditation ) .
- Claudia Batschari
- Donated on Mar 03, 2017
go girl!!!
- Salome van der Watt
- Donated on Mar 02, 2017
- Fiona Wilson
- Donated on Mar 02, 2017
- Bruce Chung
- Donated on Feb 22, 2017
You are beautiful and inspirational in so many ways! Please sing to me everyday :)
- Anonymous
- Donated on Feb 08, 2017
- Anonymous
- Donated on Feb 04, 2017
Mettas to you!!
- nadine wolff
- Donated on Feb 03, 2017
Please match my donation for NOKS ....
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jan 31, 2017
Noks - you are such an inspiration!!! Wishing you all the best on this journey! Love you! Carls
- Gemma Gratitude Yoga
- Donated on Jan 30, 2017
Dear Noks, Our yoga community at Gratitude Yoga in Princeton, NJ is lifting you up in our intentions and we are sending heartfelt wishes that the path of service you are on continues to open wide before you,and that you continue to find joy and ease in sharing your gifts with others who need your love and care. You are beautiful. With all our love and gratitude, Gemma
Go well , Cape Town is close to my heart . I visited a few schools when I was there in 2013 and attended a children's yoga class to share CosmoForm ( a movement meditation ) .