October is International Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On this occasion, the Slovenian yoga brand Melon & Lime joined forces with the German charity Yoga for Cancer in a unique online charity event: Pink October Yoga, a day of yoga for a good cause.
October 11 you can attend a series of seven different yoga classes right from the comfort of your own home. Participation will be based on donations, and the money will go to the association Europe Donna Slovenia, which supports women and their loved ones during and after breast and reproductive cancer treatment. The event will offer a wide range of yoga classes for every taste and skill level: from Yin, Vinyasa and Nidra - to a "healing" yoga class specially designed for cancer patients. Seven yoga teachers from as many as three countries - Slovenia, Croatia and Germany - will teach their knowledge.
Attendance at the class will cost the visitor a symbolic 5 euros for each yoga class, except for the classes for cancer patients, which will be free. Pink October Yoga is an international event, so five yoga classes will be conducted in English, and one each in Slovenian and Croatian.
Sports and charity events have long gone hand in hand. The link between yoga and cancer treatment is particularly meaningful because positive influences, which yoga practice has on an individual. Yoga is an excellent preventive practice, as it has a positive effect on the body and mind, contributes to a strong immune system and helps to overcome everyday stress. It can help patients in the treatment process overcome the many side effects of treatment and the emotional stress of facing a diagnosis. It also helps to maintain health and well-being in the long term.
To register for the event, visit event website, and for more information follow Melon & Lime on social media, Instagram and Facebook.
