This is
actually my yoga studio—Just B Yoga, located in REO Town in Lansing. I’ve been
practicing here for about two years now and I love it here—much of it due to
their mission, which states: “Just B Yoga is a donation-only studio offering
yoga, tai chi and salsa dancing for the Lansing community. We strongly believe
health and healing should be affordable and accessible. We are a community of
teachers and students who believe in Lansing and care about our future.” I
think that Belinda, the owner of the studio, definitely exemplifies what it
means to be a citizen in the Lansing area. I think she represents several
different aspects of individual civic engagement. For example, she provides
“direct service” by giving her personal time to be promote healthy living to
all sectors of society. I know she’s yoga to reach out to youth and the
homeless and she gives way more into the Lansing community than I would think
is possible. Also, she does “capacity building” by building networks with other
programs and businesses in town to try to make Lansing a better, more vibrant
community. All in all, she does some amazing things through your donation-based
studio.
http://justbyoga.com/
I really like this graphic—pretty self explanatory. Although
the emphasis is on global warming, I think about it from the perspective that
what we do as individuals can affect the rest of the world. I mean, look at
this—the choice to eat less red meat can possibly lead to a better climate and
environment for the world! This graphic just reminds me of how interconnected
we are as global citizens.
This post will date me a bit, but I remember when Rock the
Vote came around. It really changed the way the youth of the time (ahem, me and
my friends) thought about voting and civic engagement. They are still around
now and still doing good things. I don’t think they are perfect and to be
honest, I think their popularity has dropped off a bit, but I still think they
have good intentions and are still trying to empower today’s youth to be more
politically and civically engaged.
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