22nd week - change the world...

I've been and still am very moved by the protests going on in Turkey these days. I did my first yoga-teacher-training in Istanbul and know many people in the city, so I get a lot of first hand information from them, which I'm very grateful for. Most of my turkish friends are yogis. Those are the facts you have to have in order to understant my last week(end)...

I've been wondering lately - and especially now with the protests in Turkey - how I as a yoga-teacher can make a difference in the world. How does yoga relate to the world off the mat? Not only are the protesters in Istanbul organising "Yoga in Gezi Park", but I found some really interesting projects like the Township Yogi project (https://www.facebook.com/TownshipYogi) or Off the Mat, Into the World (https://www.facebook.com/offthematintotheworld/info). And then there is of course the necessity to get our own brains working and to think of the things that we want for the planet and the creatures on it.

Of course, every yogi has their own lifestyle, but I feel that we as a community are more open to alternative ways of thinking and living than e.g. the community of boxers (no offence! ;-)...). I just wonder how we bring this openness to use in the world! 

What do you do to serve not only your body but also the planet?

Please share! :-)