Steady and Joyful. Spiritually Fit with Paige Elenson

Welcome to Season 2 of Spiritually Fit Yoga!  I'm excited for you to hear this inspiring episode with my guest, Paige Elenson! Listen to her share how a playful decision during a family safari in Kenya led to creating Africa Yoga Project, which she co-founded with Baron Baptiste.  Paige has a rich yoga background as a JivaMukti teacher, she studied with Dharma Mittra, is a Senior Baptiste Yoga Teacher Trainer, and she loves acroyoga. Beyond her asana practice, she leads a weekly yoga sutras group and shares an introduction to the yoga sutras in this episode.  She reminds us to be steady and joyful, on and off the mat. Her philanthropy and spiritual activism leads and empowers others towards a higher purpose, including serving those in need.  Her latest program is "Sweat Serve Share", a 10-day challenge to meditate, practice yoga and high intensity interval training.  As of this episode, AYP has raised over $200,000, and reached over 20,000 people in 22 countries in Africa.  For $25 you can join this super fun challenge, just $2.50/day to support your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Register at africayogaproject.org. As an option, create a team and invite 5+ friends! The accountability of a team makes a big difference, especially if getting to your mat feels challenging. Reach out to me if you want to join me on, TEAM UMOJA, led by Meghan Zimmerman. DM me on IG @spirituallyfityoga. It's a win-win, AYP benefits from your contribution, and you benefit from 10 days of physical, mental, and spiritual fitness! Join us NOW and let's Sweat Serve Share TOGETHER starting NOVEMBER 1st!  Connect with Paige and AYP on Instagram: @paigelenson, @africayogaproject Thanks for tuning in today! Listen to the next Bonus Episode with Wanji, an AYP student and now teacher and Programs Manager in Nairobi! Paige Elenson's Biography from http://africayogaproject.org  Co-Founder and Executive Director Africa Yoga Project Paige lives and breathes the creed of service and self-empowerment that she teaches. A native New Yorker, Ashoka Fellow, Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Global Citizen 2017 award recipient, Paige has been teaching yoga for over a decade. As a Senior Baptiste Yoga Teacher, Paige leads yoga teacher trainings in Kenya and across the United States. teaches in Yoga Journal Conferences across the United States, and is a featured presenter at the Evolution Asia Yoga Conference, the Barcelona Yoga Conference, the AcroYoga Festival, the Baptiste Power Flow Immersion, and the Yoga Teacher Telesummit. Paige’s incisive skills as a businesswoman, spiritual activist, and social entrepreneur inspired her work with the Africa Yoga Project organization. In 2007, Paige moved to Africa and co-founded the AYP organization, a movement that empowers the youth of Kenya to learn, contribute, and change their lives through the transformative power of yoga. With the support of Baron Baptiste and his community, the AYP organization facilitated the first yoga teacher training in Kenya and now employs local youth to teach full-time in their own communities. AYP programs offer free classes to over 6,000 students per week, simultaneously building schools and funding education, critical operations, and environmental endeavors. Since 2007, Paige has partnered with leaders in politics, philanthropy, design, and entertainment to broaden the AYP organization’s empowering reach. Whether working alongside Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Foundation, UNICEF, or Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Initiative, Paige creates unique opportunities for community involvement and transformation. At home in Nairobi or reaching students around the world, Paige’s dedication to positive global change is infectious and inspiring.