Moondog Treasures Now Selling at Yoga Tree Plano

I recently visited with Toni Farris, owner of Yoga Tree in Plano, Texas.  Yoga Tree is the latest yoga studio to be selling my line of yoga jewelry from Moondog Treasures.

 

 

Photo courtesy Virtual Tourist

 Yoga Tree is right in the heart of old town Plano, a sweet area of town with red brick-lined streets and fun locally-owned shops.

Mala Bracelets

Toni welcomed me into her zen-like yoga space.  The yoga room has beautiful aged wood floors and a soft glow from the natural light outside.The boutique has a selection of fun yoga tops, props for your practice and even more unique yoga jewelry.  I'm so glad to be the latest addition to this serene space.

 

 

I'm the creator behind Moondog Treasures: yoga jewelry for women and men, mala bracelets, Sanskrit mantra necklaces, and wire-wrapped beaded crosses. I use this blog to share what I do and to feature other talented Etsy artists whose work I admire. Contact me at moondogtreasures@live.com.

 

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Malas for Charity in September - Where the Money Goes

Buy a Mala, Help a Cause

Every September since 2008, Moondog Treasures has been donating 54% of the sales of all mala bracelets to charity in honor of The Global Mala, a world-wide yoga event that goes on across the world in late September and raises money for charity
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Where the money has gone

2008 Trees for the Future
2009 Yoga-Recess in Schools 
2010 Gayla's favorite charity to help kids in Peru
2011 American Brain Tumor Association 

The first couple of years, I donated to the charities that www.globalmala.org supported.  The next couple of years, it got personal.

In 2010, my dear friend/co-worker/pregnant-at-the-same-time-as-me sister, Gayla, lost her battle with liposarcoma, a very rare form of cancer.  She spent her last year volunteering in Peru.  My money went there.

Last year my sister's husband was diagnosed with brain cancer.  He lost his battle 8 months later.  My money went to fund research for brain tumors.

Where the money goes this year

This year is full of hope. 54% of the sales of all mala bracelets from my shop will be donated to an effort that I am personally involved in - Yoga Bridge.  Yoga Bridge offers free support for cancer survivors through the practice of yoga, breathwork and meditation. 

A colleague and I co-founded this organization last August and have been working at it ever since.  We co-teach a free Breast Cancer Yoga class weekly at a local hospital, thanks to the support of Foundation 56.  We also run a program of classes and workshops where part of the money collected goes back into a fund to keep the cancer yoga classes free.

54% of all mala bracelets purchased during the week of September 7-14 this year will help pay for free yoga classes for cancer survivors and buy props that we will use in class.

How did this all begin?

I donate in honor of my friends, and in honor of the Global Mala.  My yoga teacher, Shiva Rea, is the original coordinator of this event.   I've gone to California many times to study yoga with her, so this event is very close to my heart.

Click on the pictures below to see more malas (for women and men) from my store or to purchase a mala bracelet.



Malas for Women

Malas for Men

Thank you

A sincere thank you to all who have purchased malas throughout the years and have helped all of these wonderful causes.

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I'm the creator behind this blog and Moondog Treasures: yoga jewelry for women and men, mala bracelets, Sanskrit mantra necklaces, and wire-wrapped beaded crosses. I use this blog to share what I do and to feature other talented Etsy artists whose work I admire.

 

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