[StBernard] Swan River Community Center and Yoga Studio in Arabi Grand Opening

Westley Annis Westley at da-parish.com
Wed Jan 26 22:19:53 EST 2011


Swan River Community Center and Yoga Studio in Arabi Now Open

Grand opening and ribbon cutting held



This month, New Orleans-based Swan River Yoga has opened a fully
donation-based community center and yoga studio in Arabi. Swan River
Community Center: Yoga and Seva L3C will be the only dedicated yoga studio
and operating community center in St. Bernard Parish, and the first fully
donation-based community center and studio in the New Orleans area.



The grand opening celebration on Jan. 20 started with a ribbon cutting with
St. Bernard Parish President Craig P. Taffaro, Jr. presenting a commendation
to co-owners Michele Baker, Keith Porteous, and Haiyan Khan before the three
co-owners taught a class from 6.30 to 7:30 p.m. More than 100 people showed
up - filling up the entire studio and more.



"Seva" is the Sanskrit word for "service to others," co-owner Haiyan Khan
explains, "The driving purpose of this Seva Center is to offer the practice
of yoga and other uplifting activities to everyone regardless of their
ability to pay. The intention is for seva to help guide the studio through
the journey of creating, nurturing and spreading of yoga."



In 2008, Swan River teachers began leading regular, well-attended free yoga
classes at the St. Bernard Community Center. Encouraged by the success of
these classes, the founders of the Swan River Community Center saw an
opportunity to expand the yoga offerings available in St. Bernard Parish,
while creating a space that could serve the neighborhood. The Community
Center also hopes to collaborate with schools, therapists, churches and
other service providers in the St. Bernard Parish to create programs for
particular client populations.



Swan River Community Center: Yoga and Seva, L3C, is located at 7011 St
Claude Ave, #213, Arabi, LA 70032. For more information and a full schedule
of daily classes including many offerings for beginners, visit the Swan
River Community Center website at http://www.arabi.swanriveryoga.com
<http://www.arabi.swanriveryoga.com/> .



Swan River Community Center got featured in ABC Channel 26 check out the
video below



http://www.abc26.com/videobeta/ee73a926-e4fc-4b98-8acb-9e8d48800673/News/Don
ation-Based-Yoga-Studio-in-St-Bernard-Parish-Chriss-Knight-Reports-01-24-11



The opening of Swan River Community Center: Yoga & Seva is an attempt to
reconnect yoga and other uplifting activities with its roots in service by
offering the practice of yoga to everyone regardless of their ability to
pay.

For further details see: http://www.arabi.swanriveryoga.com
<http://www.arabi.swanriveryoga.com/>



CONTACT:

Haiyan Khan

haiyan at swanriveryoga.com

985-218-0724



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