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11.25.2010 Happy Thanksgiving! | Comments
I have so much to be thankful for this year and for Baal Dan. My friend, David Sunshine started this website called yogamodern.com and asked me to write about gratitude. Here is the article.
http://yogamodern.com/categories/monthlythemes/being-grateful-despite-having-nothing-by-tanya-pinto/
10.18.2010 WORLD RECORD BROKEN FOR BAAL DAN | Comments
On Saturday, October 16, 2010, just after 4.15 pm, Ms. Lisa Jaya Waters of Dallas, TX performed yoga for 34 hours and 44 minutes to break the Guinness book of records at TEDxSMU. The effort was developed and led by Jaya Waters, Christian Chernock, many friends and volunteers and the stage was set by TEDxSMU. Grateful thanks to Sharon Lyle and Jim Young Jr. and all the amazing volunteers for their support.
Photos are on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=15408484&l=13e5f35907&id=704445175
9.28.2010 November 6 Annual Sunny Fundraiser | Comments
For the third year in a row, Lena and Royce Sunny will be hosting their annual fundraiser to benefit Baal Dan in Dallas. This event is Baal Dan's largest event of the year and it will be held at the beautiful Hughes-Trigg Ballroom at SMU on Saturday, November 6. It is an evening you won't want to miss with speeches, a dance performance, never seen before videos of the children and photos from India and a gathering of people in Dallas committed to making a difference for children in need. To receive an invite and sign up email lena.sunny@gmail.com
Many thanks to Lena and Royce Sunny and all the co-hosts and volunteers for putting on this fabulous event!
9.28.2010 Yoga for Baal Dan Media Alert!! | Comments
GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS FOR YOGA TO BE BROKEN IN DALLAS ON OCTOBER 16, 2010
DALLAS (August 10, 2010) Dallas native, Lisa Jaya Waters will attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records for continuous yoga practice a 32-hour yoga marathon performed for the public in Dallas on October 15-16, 2010.
Ms. Waters will be performing this record attempt at the second annual TEDxSMU conference that will be held at the new Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre. The conference takes place over two days, and Ms. Waters will be doing her continuous yoga practice in various locations in the space so that the public may view her attempt this feat of physical endurance.
The current world record for the longest yoga marathon lasted 29 hours 4 minutes, was set by Michael Schwab in Austria in September, 2009. Ms. Waters decided to challenge the world record to raise money for Baal Dan, a Dallas based charity. Baal Dan helps orphans and children in need in India the birthplace of yoga.
Ms. Waters decided to attempt to break the record to help bring awareness in Dallas of the plight of street children in India. She said, I felt inspired to use my physical body as a means for helping the street kids in India serviced by Baal Dan. This felt like an opportunity for me to give back to our lovely planet and those of us living on earth. I also feel charged to support Baal Dan.
The breaking of the record will take place at approximately 5:15 pm on October 16, 2010 on stage at TEDxSMU in front of an audience of 600 people.
About Lisa Jaya Waters
Lisa Jaya Waters is an independent consultant, a life and leadership coach, and a yoga life coach. As a Senior Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher, with nearly 30 years experience in the yoga field, she conducts yoga workshops throughout the world and continues to deepen her practice and engagement with yoga through regular study under the Iyengar family at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune. Jaya completed her MA in Integral Theory at John F. Kennedy University with an interest in applying embodied applications of Integral Theory to transition at individual, organizational, and global levels. She is particularly interested in the interface between yoga and Integral Theory. Learn more at www.yogaforbaaldan.blogspot.com
About Baal Dan
In Hindi, Baal means Child. Dan means Donation. Tanya Pinto, inspired by a quote from Mother Teresa, founded Baal Dan Charities, a Dallas based 501c3 with one concept in mind: If you cant feed a hundred people, then feed just one. Based on the simple concept of raising money to help street children, Baal Dan uses that money in places like India where American dollars go much further. The charity raises money to fund grants for feeding programs, supplies for orphanages and education. Since 2006, when Baal Dan was founded, it has helped more than 3,000 children in India. In 2010, Baal Dan will complete construction of its first school in India for 150 impoverished children. For more information, visit www.baaldan.com
About TEDxSMU
Bringing together ideas and interesting people from around the world and around the corner, TEDxSMU and TEDxKids @SMU are single-day conferences in Dallas, TX. Now in its second year, TEDxSMU is jointly produced by Southern Methodist University and the Idea Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas. Both 2010 events TEDxKids @SMU on October 15 and TEDxSMU on October 16 will take place at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre at the AT&T Performing Arts Center. TEDxKids @SMU (the first TEDx event designed for students) hosts 350 middle school students for a free four-hour conference, in exchange for completing four hours of community service. The 575 TEDxSMU attendees must apply and be selected in order to participate in the full-day conference.
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