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Yoga Alliance COVID-19 Bulletin

March 30, 2020

Dear Yoga Alliance Schools and Teachers,

As the coronavirus continues to affect how yoga schools and teachers do their important work, we are sending these Bulletins to let you know about online events and CE workshops to help our community move through these uncertain times together.

We also have curated the latest news to support and inspire you. These Bulletins and much more are on our COVID-19 Resources and Events pages. Previously recorded activities also are posted on our website. Members of the Yoga Alliance Board of Directors and staff, as well as other knowledge bearers and experts, provide space and share their expertise to help us navigate the current environment of social distancing and coronavirus concerns.

Please reach out to us with feedback, questions, or concerns at 1-888-921-YOGA (9642) or at info@yogaalliance.org. Thank you for the work that you do for your communities—always, and especially now in these difficult times.

Your Yoga Alliance

Upcoming Virtual Events

Please join us for these events and CE workshops this week. Coming Bulletins will list events being planned for next week and into the future.

Tuesday, March 31

Wednesday, April 1

Thursday, April 2

Friday, April 3

*CE refers to continuing education courses that can be counted toward Yoga Alliance continuing education requirements.

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Tools, Resources, & Noteworthy News

There are innovative organizations around the world dedicated to improving health and wellbeing. Here are a few that we found you may want to explore.

• Berkeley’s Greater Good offers a guide to well-being during coronavirus.
• The CDC offers background into the concept of wellbeing and why it is important to public health.
• The United Nations created wellbeing tips for its personnel.
• The NIH offers science-based health and wellness resources to put communities on the path to wellbeing.
• Lawyers for Good Government created a small business legal assistance program.

We’ve curated some helpful COVID-19 resources and tools from credible organizations on the leading edge of the pandemic.

• Guidance from the World Health Organization – information on the overall situation as well as travel alerts and other resources
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the U.S. CDC – the latest COVID-19 public health information from the (U.S.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the NIH – the latest COVID-19 research information from the (U.S.) National Institutes of Health
• Coronavirus Guidance from the Department of Labor – resources from the U.S. Department of Labor to help workers and employers prepare for the COVID-19 virus

Here are some articles from news media that you may find useful and educational as the story continues to evolve.

Bright Spots

• USA Today: No online learning? With schools closed from coronavirus, these teachers air TV lessons
• New York Times: 4 bright spots amid the gloom of coronavirus
• NPR: Ugandan singer Bobi Wine releases song about fighting the coronavirus
• New York Times: What the coronavirus means for climate change
• Yahoo Lifestyle: Museum challenges people in self-quarantine to recreate favorite works of art with objects at home
• Time Out: Zoos are live streaming their feeding times – here’s when to tune in

Business & Industry

• NPR: What's In $2.2T coronavirus rescue package
• YAHOO Finance: 2 biotech giants in the hunt for new coronavirus drugs
• Associated Press: Counties without coronavirus are mostly rural, poor
• NPR: Animal shelters urge humans confined to home by coronavirus outbreak to adopt

Health & Wellness

• Vox: The FDA approves a coronavirus test that can give results in 5 minutes
• NPR: Coronavirus response in Middle East, Africa, Latin America
• The Guardian: Coronavirus outliers: four nations with very different approaches to the crisis
• New York Times: New Rochelle, once a coronavirus hot spot, may now offer hope
• USA Today: WHO says play video games as healthy social pastime during coronavirus pandemic

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