When we opened our doors in 2012 our dream was to create a space for our community to come together. We started by coming together to move our bodies, but as we grew we started coming together to create movement in our community. Over the years, we have hosted a number of fundraising and donation events to support causes impacting the Peabody area. We run food drives for the local food panty during Thanksgiving. We sponsor 10+ local moms through the Mrs. Claus project during Christmas. We host donation based classes throughout the year. As we've grown, so has our desire to do more for our community. And so Roots by FLow Yoga Studio was born.
What is Roots?
Roots by FLow Yoga Studio is our official initiative to support our community. Each month we will choose an organization to raise funds, awareness, and support for. We'll be highlighting them and their work throughout the month and doing what we can to support them. Sometimes this will be donation based classes, sometimes it will be clothing drives and sometimes it will be an organized volunteer project. Whatever the means may be that month, our goal is to show up for our community, both locally & globally, in whatever way we can.
Why Roots?
By definition, roots are the part of a plant which convey water and nourishment to the rest of the plant. The roots fuel the plant to grow and bloom, just as we hope to fuel our community through this initiative. The root can also mean the basic cause, source, or origin of something. We believe that change starts with us and we hope that this initiative will be the root for change in our community. To root for someone means to noisily applause or encourage someone. This initiative gives us the opportunity to root for these causes and encourage their work. Lastly, to have roots means to be deeply engrained somewhere; to be attached to a support. FLow Yoga Studio is rooted in the Peabody community. Our owner Beth has been a life-long Peabody resident and our studio has existed in three spaces throughout Peabody. Our roots run deep here and we couldn't be more excited to deepen them further with this initiative.
Join the Movement
We're hosting a weekend of classes to raise money for EmbraceRace and the Transgender District! With your $25 donation, you'll have access to NINE classes over three days. Join us June 26-28th to move and create movement together. Click the link below for the full teaching schedule and more information.
FEATURED ORGANIZATIONS OF JUNE
With everything going on in the world today, we've decided to kick off the Roots by FLow Yoga Studio initiative by supporting two organizations this month.
As US racial divisions and inequities grow sharper and more painful, the work of envisioning and creating systems of authentic racial inclusion and belonging in the United States remains work in progress. EmbraceRace believes that reversing the trend must begin in homes, schools, and communities with children’s hearts and minds. EmbraceRace works to nurture resilience in children of color, nurture inclusive, empathetic children of all stripes, raise kids who think critically about racial inequity, and support a movement of kid and adult racial justice advocates for all children.
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Founded by three black trans women in 2017 as Compton’s Transgender Cultural District, The Transgender District is the first legally recognized transgender district in the world. The mission of the Transgender District is to create an urban environment that fosters the rich history, culture, legacy, and empowerment of transgender people and its deep roots in the southeastern Tenderloin neighborhood. The transgender district aims to stabilize and economically empower the transgender community through ownership of homes, businesses, historic and cultural sites, and safe community spaces.
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