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Activism Resources

BUDDHIST PEACE FELLOWSHIP
'Wisdom & compassion for social change'

Our purpose is to help beings liberate themselves from the suffering that manifests in individuals, relationships, institutions, and social systems.

Berkeley, CA
www.bpf.org
YOGA ACTIVIST
YogaActivist.org is a nonprofit organization that fosters yoga activism by developing and supporting sustainable yoga outreach programs, helping yoga teachers reach out to communities in need through yoga.


DC, CA, NY, NM
www.yogaactivist.org
AVAAZ
'The World in Action'

Avaaz
is a community of global citizens who take action on the major issues facing the world today.  Our aim is to ensure that the views and values of the world’s people shape global decisions.

New York, NY
www.avaaz.org
NRDC ACTION FUND
'Mobilizing America For Our Environment'

We are organized under Section 501(c)(4) of the tax code, which permits us to devote 100 percent of our resources to lobbying Congress and mobilizing the public. The NRDC Action Fund is an affiliate of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).


New York, NY
www.nrdcactionfund.org
SELF EMPLOYEED WOMEN'S ASSOC.
SEWA is an organisation of poor, self-employed women workers in India.  They do not obtain regular salaried employment with welfare benefits like workers in the organised sector, and thus are an unprotected labour force in the country.


Ahmedabad, India
www.sewa.org


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Asia Resources

ASHIYANA RETREAT CENTER
Ashiyana is the on-going realization of the desire to create a spiritual home.  In its highest expression this is an opportunity to meet others in the heart, beyond fear and thought.  It is a retreat centre that brings guests from all over the world and a group of local staff and foreign helpers who together make up the Ashiyana community.

Mandrem Beach
Goa, India

www.ashiyana-yoga-goa.com
TOUCH OF LIGHT & OM CAFE
'Listen to your heart, SPIRIT speaks!'

Divine hands is the element of Touch of Light that symbolizes the art of selfless service - our hands are an extension of our heart.  Touch of Light is dedicated to the empowerment of Assi ghat and its surrounding community.

Assi Ghat
Varanasi, India

Om Cafe
www.touchoflight.us

Shivani
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VOLUNTEER IN INDIA
Our programs are experiences rather than just placements - a unique combination of volunteer work, cultural immersion, and a chance to experience India through its various spiritual traditions.  When you volunteer with us you receive a quality experience and a professional support network to guide you throughout your stay in India.

Chandigarh, India
www.volunteerinindia.com
SUNEETA JEWELLERS
'All Kinds of Hand-Made Jewelery'

This wonderful family run business provides quality, honest service; and their family also owns the guesthouse next door called Anami Lodge - both are worth a look.

Assi Ghat
Varanasi, India

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INN SEVENTH HEAVEN
'A Haveli Hotel'

Inn Seventh Heaven is a hundred year old haveli (mansion) which has been converted into a small hotel.  The moment you enter from the streets of Pushkar, you feel that you've entered a different world.

Pushkar, India
www.inn-seventh-heaven.com
ORGANIC CAFE & SALAD BAR
'Serving Organic for Health'

The Organic Cafe and Salad Bar is a newly introduced slow food outlet in a prime location of Thamel, Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal
www.loveorganic.com.np




THE SANCTUARY
'Detox & Wellness Center'

Situated on Koh Phangan, The Sanctuary is nestled on one of three pristine beaches in this remote bay with lush jungles and turquoise waters.  Far away from roads, vehicles, and hassles.
Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand
www.thesanctuarythailand.com





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Cultural Resources

SEVA FOUNDATION
For nearly 30 years, Seva has served people around the world who are struggling for health, cultural survival and sustainable communities.
We call it compassion in action.

Berkeley, CA
www.seva.org
ROOMS FOR PEACE
Rooms for Peace is a nonprofit supporting other nonprofits by connecting like-hearted travelers and hosts.  Our goal is nothing short of revolutionary - opening our homes and our hearts to the possibility, and the inevitability, of world peace.

Portland, OR
www.roomsforpeace.org
GLOBAL SERVICE CORPS
Volunteer abroad with Global Service Corps, a leader in international volunteering and service-learning.  Our in-country staff, host family and local accommodations make GSC the most unique and ground-level community organization since the Peace Corps.

San Francisco, CA
www.globalservicecorps.org
PUTRABUMI
Putrabumi is a multimedia production company that uses sound and moving picture to connect and inspire.

Berkeley, CA
www.putrabumi.com
DHOLRHYTHMS
'Indian Bhangra Dance'

We believe that dance and music are universal languages that can help break cultural boundaries; therefore we want to foster the development of arts as a fundamental part of our communities.

San Francisco, CA
www.dholrhythms.com
CROSS CULTURAL SOLUTIONS
'Volunteer Abroad'

Work side-by-side with local people and experience another culture like never before.
New Rochelle, NY
www.crossculturalsolutions.org


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Environmental Resources

THE STORY OF STUFF
The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.  It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.

San Francisco, CA
www.storyofstuff.com
GREEN YOGA ASSOCIATION
Our mission is to foster ecological consciousness, reverence, and action in the yoga community.

Berkeley, CA
www.greenyoga.org
GREEN SANGHA
Green Sangha is a spiritual community committed to environmental action.  Our practice is to bring healing to ourselves, to each other, and to the earth through thoughts, words, and actions rooted in love.

San Rafael, CA
www.greensangha.org
GREEN HOME
'The Environmental Store'

We're an online resource for green products (including green gift giving) as well as your home on the Web for advice and information on greening in general.
San Francisco, CA
www.greenhome.com
FREECYCLE
Our mission is to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.
Tucson, AZ
Communities Worldwide
www.freecycle.org


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Family Resources

YOGA WITH KATE AND ROSEY
Kate and Rosey currently offer yoga to children in private and public schools, studios, and community centers in the Bay Area. Their teaching style creates a safe space for children of all ages and abilities to connect to their own inner wisdom while gaining flexibility, strength and balance both physically and mentally.

San Francisco, CA
and Portland, OR

www.yogawithkateandrosey.com
MAMA C.A.R.E.
'Connect, Align, Restore, Emerge'

Our mission at mama c.a.r.e. is to offer services that will entertain, balance and nurture the whole family.  We provide a space for you to breathe and rejuvenate, to play with your kids and to connect with friends new and old.

Portland, OR
www.mamacarepdx.com
NATURAL RESOURCES
Natural Resources is an independently owned pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting resource center located in San Francisco.

San Francisco, CA
www.naturalresources-sf.com
STANDING ON YOUR OWN TWO FEET
'The Yoga Program for Teens'

Standing On Your Own Two Feet is a nonprofit yoga program designed to enhance overall teen health & self confidence.  The program is lead by Holiday Johnson.

Portland, OR
www.holidaysyogacenter.com
MISTER BEN'S MUSIC
Mr. Ben plays live music for kids and families in and around Portland, OR. His shows are the perfect blend of entertainment and education. Your child can participate as much or as little as they choose - they are free to explore new musical ideas and concepts at their own pace and in their own way.

Portland, OR
mrbenmusic.com
MAYA: MINDFUL AWARENESS
FOR YOUNG ADULTS

MAYA offers mindfulness retreats in California and Virginia for young adults ages 14 to 30 throughout the U.S. and Canada.

SF Bay Area, CA
and Portsmouth, VA

www.mayaretreats.org
STREET YOGA
Street Yoga is a group of individuals dedicated to bringing free yoga and wellness education to youth in the Pacific Northwest. We teach classes for youth living on the streets, for girls in foster care, for children of homeless families and for young people recovering from abuse and trauma.

Portland, OR
www.streetyoga.org
HEADSTAND
'Yoga Goes to School'
Headstand turns K-12 classroom programming on its head by sending yoga educators into SF Bay Area schools to teach yoga, breathing, and meditation techniques for improved academic, physical, and psychological health.
San Francisco, CA
www.headstand.org
PACIFIC INSTITUTE
With the growing population of aging citizens and citizens with mental health concerns, the need for a more comprehensive, intelligent and loving approach to both eldercare and mental health is urgent today.  Through teaching our philosophy of care we hope to make a contribution to a more accepting and aware people and planet.
San Francisco, CA
www.pacificinstitute.org


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Health Resources

FRUITION HEALTH
'Feed your body.  Change your life.'

The Fruition Women's Health Program is a five-month nutrition counseling program that will help you cultivate a new relationship with food and your body.

San Francisco, CA
www.fruitionhealth.com
INTU WHOLENESS
'Integrative Nutritional Counseling'

Integrative Nutrition’s mission is to play a crucial role in improving health and happiness in America, and through that process, create a ripple effect that transforms the world.

Portland, OR
www.intuwholeness.com
STRESS REDUCTION AT WORK
Mindfulness meditation is an accessible and practical tool that decreases stress, focuses energy and attention, and nurtures health and well-being.  We teach a basic five-week course, but our training can be tailored to meet your specific needs.

San Francisco, CA
www.stressreductionatwork.com
CONSCIOUS TABLE
The Conscious Table dinner event facilitates a pleasurable exploration of holistic nourishment, personally and communally.  It is presented as a shared ritual, or celebration of gratitude, that inspires mindful action around food.

Vancouver, BC
www.conscioustable.com
PATRICK TRIBBLE CHIROPRACTIC
'Holistic Chiropractic Health Care'
We provide high-quality, compassionate holistic health care in a comfortable and supportive environment.  Our goals extend beyond alleviating pain to understanding its cause.  Our purpose is to educate, inspire, and empower individuals to become active in their own healing and well-being.

Berkeley, CA
www.patricktribbledc.com
BACK TO EARTH
'Organic Catering & Outdoor Adventures'

We offering outdoor programs, natural and organic foods catering, youth programs, and teambuilding activities.

Berkeley, CA
www.backtoearth.com
NORTH PORTLAND WELLNESS CTR
'An urban refuge supporting
your unique path to wellness'

We are a multidisciplinary group of health care professionals dedicated to the health and well being of our patients and community.  Our Vision is to serve our patients by supporting them in creating health and vitality in their lives.

Portland, OR
www.northportlandwellness.com
ROOT WHOLE BODY
Root is a resource for enlightened and curious people who embrace holistic health care.  We are driven by two very important principles: 1) everyone was born into this world as a whole beautiful being and deserves support to stay that way, and 2) preventative health management is necessary self-care that allows one to take better care of themselves and others.

Portland, OR
www.rootwholebody.com


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Meditation Resources

SPIRIT ROCK MEDITATION CENTER
Spirit Rock Meditation Center is dedicated to the teachings of the Buddha as presented in the vipassana tradition.  The practice of mindful awareness, called Insight or Vipassana Meditation, is at the heart of all the activities at Spirit Rock.

Woodacre, CA
www.spiritrock.org
A YOGI'S WAY
A Yogi's Way is to practice awakening to presence, to learn to rest in the reality of the present moment, to know freedom as his or her own true nature, to dwell in the one who knows, to embody the sure heart's release.

SF Bay Area, CA
www.ayogisway.com
INSIGHT MEDITATION SOCIETY
IMS is one of the Western world's most-respected meditation centers.   For over 30 years, our teachers have offered guidance in Buddhist meditations known as vipassana (insight) and metta (lovingkindness).

Barre, MA
www.dharma.org
GREEN GULCH FARM
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, also known as Green Dragon Temple (Soryu-ji), is a Buddhist practice center in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition offering training in Zen meditation and ordinary work.

Muir Beach, CA
www.sfzc.org/ggfindex.htm
OPEN DHARMA
Teachings primarily draw on our experience in diverse wisdom traditions, "Buddhism, non-dual Advaita, Christian and Sufi mysticism", and our own human experience.
Lucknow, India
Also Retreats in Spain

www.opendharma.org
MOULIN DE CHAVES
'Contemplation, Interaction, Awakening'

Le Moulin is a place 'to be', a place for connection with oneself, with others and with Nature.  We offer a beautiful setting, caring supportive conditions, and practices and teachings for bringing Awakening into all of life.
Cubjac, France
www.moulindechaves.org
MIND BODY AWARENESS PROJECT
The Mind Body Awareness Project is dedicated to the health and well-being of at-risk and incarcerated youth.
Oakland, CA
www.mbaproject.org


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Psychology Resources

JFK UNIVERSITY
JFK's mission is to provide access to high-quality, innovative educational opportunities that integrate theory and life experience. We inspire personal, professional and academic growth and advance the well-being of our diverse local and global communities.

Pleasant Hill, CA
www.jfku.edu
INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUALITY
AND PSYCHOLOGY

ISP’s mission is to ease suffering, promote peace and support spiritual awakening by bringing together the wisdom traditions of spirituality and psychology.

Greenbrae, CA
website
GRATEFUL HEART HOLISTIC
THERAPY CENTER

Grateful Heart Holistic Therapy Center's educational mission is to provide psychological services and mental health education to the public through individual and family or couple therapy sessions as well as workshops.

Berkeley & SF, CA
www.gratefulhearttherapy.org
JOHN WELWOOD
'Integrating Western Psychology
& Eastern Spiritual Wisdom'

John Welwood is a psychotherapist, teacher, and author, and has been a pioneer in integrating psychological and spiritual work for the past thirty years.

SF Bay Area, CA
www.johnwelwood.com
AWAKENING THE BAY
Awakening the Bay is a holistic hub where seekers, practitioners and teachers can meet to forge a vibrant community consciousness.   We live in the SF Bay Area, believe in serving the community we live in and strive to provide a virtual meeting ground for the Bay Area conscious community.

SF Bay Area, CA
www.awakeningthebay.com
BURL PSYCHOTHERAPY COLLECTIVE
Burl is a collective of therapists who work in close partnership with each client to provide excellent, affordable therapy.  We seek to empower and bring the healing and growth you want into your life.

San Francisco, CA
www.burltherapy.com


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Tea Resources

RED BLOSSOM TEA
We are a family business with over a quarter century of history in San Francisco's Chinatown.  Our long tenure in the tea trade has enabled us to cultivate direct relationships with growers and producers in Asia to bring you the highest quality and broadest selection of tea leaves.

San Francisco, CA
www.redblossomtea.com
SAMOVAR TEA LOUNGE
Samovar Tea Lounge offers you tea culture from around the world.  We created Samovar to make the delicious and intriguing world of tea approachable and affordable.  Samovar is grounded in the values inherent to tea: relaxation, social intimacy, and health.

San Francisco, CA
www.samovartea.com
IMPERIAL TEA COURT
San Francisco’s world-famous Imperial Tea Court is renowned as an exclusive source for many of the most highly acclaimed and sought-after teas produced today.

Berkeley, CA
www.imperialtea.com
FAR LEAVES TEA
Far Leaves Tea has been serving single estate, hand processed tea at a small tea shop in Berkeley, California since 1998.  We present a wide range of teas from herbals and exotic and delicious blends to excellent greens, oolongs, blacks and aged pu-erhs.

Berkeley, CA
www.farleaves.com
SILK ROAD TEAS
We have been sourcing hand-picked, hand-blended specialty teas in China for over 15 years.  Through our longstanding supplier relationships, we have access to some of China's finest and most unusual teas, offering our customers a complete line of full-leaf varieties in white, green, Oolong, black and Pu-erh teas.

San Rafael, CA
www.silkroadteas.com
HEAVENS TEA & SACRED ARTS
We specialize in excellent quality aged puerh and rare tea tasting sets.  Each set contains from 7-11 beautifully wrapped one pot (5 gram) samples of high quality tea.  The sets are designed to give you a breadth and depth in your study of tea and will allow you to educate yourself in different aspects of the aged tea experience.

Portland, OR
www.heavenstea.com
TAO OF TEA
The Tao of Tea is a tea company focused on the essence of tea.  Pure leaf tea and handcrafted teaware are our products.  We strive to maintain the authenticity and simplicity in providing pure leaf teas from well established estates from the major tea regions in the world.

Portland, OR
www.taooftea.com
DUSHANBE TEA HOUSE
In Central Asia teahouses serve as gathering places where friends meet to talk or play chess over a cup of tea.  Dushanbe is infused with this same spirit.
Boulder, CO
www.boulderteahouse.com
CHING CHING CHA
If you love tea, or if you enjoy Asian culture, you'll like ching ching CHA.  The atmosphere is quite peaceful.

Washington, DC
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MA·CHA: TEAHOUSE + GALLERY
We are fascinated with the combination of art and tea.  Both have deep roots in many cultures around the world, making their appeal truly global.  We are intrigued by the various ceremonies, traditions, and rituals in which tea is prepared and consumed, and the concept of tea is one which has clearly defined our "mantra" and philosophy.

Madison, WI
www.machateahouse.com
SIVA TEA ROOM
Arabian-style tea and coffee room; it has a tea basement with over one hundred teas from all parts of the world.
Prague, Czech Republic
www.cajiky.cz/siva


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Yoga Resources

TWO WINGS YOGA
Classes, retreats, and conscious community in the San Francisco Bay Area.
“For the bird of enlightenment to fly, it must have two wings: the wing of wisdom and the wing of compassion.”

SF Bay Area, CA
www.twowingsyoga.com
MAITRI HOUSE YOGA
Maitri House Yoga is a community resource for tools of change.   We offer classes, workshops and retreats on Thai herbs and cooking, Practical Buddhist Dharma and Yogic Philosophy, and guidance on the whole health of body and mind through meditation, breath work, listening and life-style planning.

SF Bay Area, CA
maitrihouseyoga.com
YOGA ON THE BAY
Yoga on the Bay invites everyone to enjoy the benefits of Yoga and meditation, especially the openness and connection facilitated by practicing in the grass and sun.  We provide donation-based outdoor yoga and meditation classes in Berkeley and throughout the East Bay Area led by certified Yoga Teachers with varied philosophies.

Berkeley, CA
www.yogaonthebay.org
INSIGHT YOGA INSTITUTE
'Integrating the body, heart, and mind'

Using Yoga, Buddhism and Spiritual Psychology as our vehicles, The Insight Yoga Institute offers trainings, retreats, and a 720 hour Yoga Alliance endorsed certificate program where students can develop a body/heart/mind path of awareness that creates a regular vehicle for insights to occur.

SF Bay Area, CA
www.insightyogainstitute.com
WAKEFUL WAY SANGHA
Wakeful Way Sangha is an ever-growing and evolving community built on the foundation of Wakefulness.  It is a community that at it's heart intends to continually adapt and adjust to the needs of each moment, in a way that embodies the effortless, and inherently joyful Spirit of Wakeful Awareness.

SF Bay Area, CA
www.wakefulway.com
KARUNA CENTER FOR HEALTH
'Mindfulness Yoga w/ Frank Jude Boccio'

Mindfulness Yoga emphasizes the traditional purpose of yoga practice as a pathway out of suffering (dukkha) and toward liberation (moksha) from conditioned reactivity; it is based upon the meditation teachings of the Buddha.

Tucson, AZ
www.mindfulnessyoga.net
THE ARLINGTON CENTER
The Arlington Center offers classes, workshops and services in yoga, meditation, tai chi, and various healing services including acupuncture, herbal medicine, and ayurveda.

Arlington, MA
www.arlingtoncenter.org
CENTER OF TIMELESS BEING
The Center of Timeless Being is dedicated to the path of self-inquiry and to all who aspire to awaken to their true nature as the formless sacred mystery of Being that underlies all of life.

Sebastopol, CA
www.nondual.org
NIROGA CENTER
Niroga is a non-profit organization that seeks to foster health and well being through the practice of Yoga for at-risk and underserved individuals, families, and communities by outreach, education, and research.
Berkeley, CA
www.niroga.org
GROOVE YOGA
Groove Yoga is yoga made personal.  Each class is an expression of the individual teacher and the people in the room, guided by tradition but in no way bound by it.  We hope Groove will feel supportive and provide a place to push against your boundaries - to experiment with the way your mind reacts to challenge, success and failure.
Berkeley, CA
www.grooveyoga.com
THE PEOPLE'S YOGA
The Peoples Yoga is a unique low-cost community-oriented yoga studio located in Portland, Oregon.  We were established as a direct response to members of our community who feel yoga is financially out of their reach but who wish to be included in the many and varied healing benefits yoga has to offer.

Portland, OR
www.thepeoplesyoga.org
DHARMA CENTRAL
Dharma Central is your guide to authentic Sanatana Dharma (commonly known as Hinduism), and Yoga spirituality.  We are dedicated to bringing you the most authoritative, highest quality information about Dharma spirituality, meditation, Yoga, and self-realization available.

Omaha, NE
www.dharmacentral.com
WHITE LOTUS FOUNDATION
The White Lotus Foundation is a 501(c)(3), nonsectarian spiritual Foundation dedicated to the development of the total human being.  We have been offering regular yoga teacher trainings and programs of a similar nature since 1968.  

Santa Barbara, CA
www.whitelotus.org


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Yoga Resources (Outside North America)

YOGA SWAHA: YOGA & BODYWORK
Yoga Swaha is the co-creation of two good friends:
Roberta Lisboa (Brazil) and Susie Legge (UK) who met in India several years ago and began teaching together.  They now spend 6 months a year living in Goa, India and 6 months traveling in Europe and Brazil, teaching workshops and trainings in yoga and massage.

India, Europe, Brazil
www.yogaswaha.com
PRANA POWER YOGA STUDIO
'How much do you want to grow?'

Prana Power is an oasis tucked (hidden really) in an alleyway in Tokyo.  It's difficult to find - that's the point, but worth the search if freedom and practice are your aim.

Tokyo, Japan
www.pranapys.com
RASA YOGA RIVE GAUCHE
In a peaceful and inspiring setting, Rasa offers a diversity of yoga classes.  To suit your individual needs we offer several different teachers and styles, suitable for all ages and ways of life.  In our spa we offer a wide range of nurturing holistic treatments to restore your overall wellbeing.

Paris, France
www.rasa-yogarivegauche.com
TULAYOGA
'an elegant meditation through movement'

Louka Leppard has developed a technique that is unlike other forms of yoga in that it is a treatment you receive rather than a class you take.  In a gentle dialogue with gravity you are free to relax, open and evolve in a space without dimensions.

Berlin, Paris, Geneva, Amsterdam, Brussels
www.tulayoga.com


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