We Must Become as Gardeners
Be the Gardener of Your Future – Plant Seeds of Goodness with YSI
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Nurture YSI’s Mission
Your contribution fuels our work in bringing authentic yoga wisdom to the world.
Help Non-Profits Thrive
We extend support to organizations that uplift and serve communities and your contribution gives YSI a chance to plant seeds we need.
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PLANT THE SEEDS OF:
Keeping wisdom in this world, serving communities, abundance.
Yoga Studies Institute
Service
We source our material from over two million pages of classic Asian texts, which our partners at the Asian Legacy Library have preserved and digitized. Together, our teams have taken painstaking measures to translate, understand, and apply the original yogic texts, all so that we could share them with you in a clear and accessible way.
Projects in 2024:
- Hatha Yoga Pradipika 3 + 4
- Lady Niguma Levels 1 + 2
- Retreats in Sedona, Diamond Mountain, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Turkey
- Inner Kingdom
- Yoga Sutra Chapter 1
- Practice Club Membership Community
- Drops of Wisdom
PLANT THE SEEDS OF:
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Keeping wisdom alive, Deep spiritual realizations, Lineage continuation
Asian Legacy Library
The Asian Legacy Library believes that safeguarding the cultural literary wisdom traditions of the world for future generations is a priority for humankind.
Service
- Preserving
- Safeguarding
- Sharing the literary wisdom of Asia
Impact
- 7 international preservation centers in operation
- 74 local employees trained in digital preservation
- Over 5 million pages preserved
HOUSE BUILDING IN VIETNAM
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Home, relocation, improving one's living conditions, safety, security, protection, support, peace of mind, connection.
House Building in Vietnam
Builds houses, bridges, and schools at no cost to communities that need them.
Service & Impact
- Several hundred houses gifted
- Dozens of bridges built
- A few schools constructed
PLANT THE SEEDS OF:
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Hope for a new life, Stability, Forgiveness Stability, Knowledge, Connection, Acceptance, Equality.
Homeboy Industries
Homeboy Industries is the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world. For over 30 years, we have stood as a beacon of hope in Los Angeles to provide training and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated people, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community.
Service
- Largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program
- Hope, training and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated people
- 8-month program that focuses on healing and developing work readiness skills
Impact
- Beacon of hope
- Contribution to society and redirection of lives
- Kinship, love, and a wide variety of services
MICHAEL & VERONICA ROACH FOUNDATION
PLANT THE SEEDS OF:
Compassion, knowledge, generosity, wisdom.
Michael & Veronica Roach Foundation
Founded by Geshe Michael Roach and his wife, the Veronica & Michael Foundation is dedicated to helping those who help others. This unique nonprofit serves as a source of funding for other charitable organizations, empowering them to bring wisdom, education, and humanitarian aid to communities in need.
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Keeping & finding your teacher. Abundance, Wisdom, Evergreen teachings
