New Jersey Resident Honored for Happy Tails Yoga Fundraising Efforts

New Jersey Resident Honored for Happy Tails Yoga Fundraising Efforts

Tiffiny Twardowsky from Energy in Motion LLC was honored for the compassionate work she has done to make the world a better place. That work was the formation of a fundraising event, Happy Tails Yoga: A Cause for Paws, uniting yoga teachers and students in the battle to stop animal cruelty and neglect.

Rockaway, NJ (PRWEB) November 21, 2009 -- Tiffiny Twardowsky from Energy in Motion LLC was recently selected by Off the Mat Into the World to teach a multi-level vinyasa yoga class during their November 1, 2009 Yoga For Unity Conference in Princeton, NJ.

Twardowsky, along with eight other instructors at the conference, was chosen based on the compassionate work she has done to make the world a better place. That work was the formation of a fundraising event, Happy Tails Yoga: A Cause for Paws, uniting yoga teachers and students in the battle to stop animal cruelty and neglect. For the inaugural event, Happy Tails Yoga donated over $3900 to the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Twardowsky’s company, Energy in Motion, contributed $600 of the total amount.

During the conference, Twardowsky taught with another yoga teacher, April Eicchorn from Princeton, NJ. Their session focused on “Life, Compassion & Freedom for All Beings.” Attendees were encouraged to ignite their compassion and become a messenger of hope, love and peace for animals. During class, students were guided from pose to pose while listening to motivational music and readings. Readings educated students on the humane treatment of animals and inspired them find their purpose and become active in their community. According to Twardowsky, the overall message of the class was “…to release your unique intention off the mat and into the world!”

“Getting recognized for all my hard work with Happy Tails Yoga is truly an honor. Day in and day out, I strive to teach people to be their best and make a positive contribution to the world,” Twardowsky stated. “Being distinguished for my life-long service to animals by being selected for a conference that is making a positive contribution to the world is incredible!” Twardowsky continued.

About Happy Tails Yoga
Happy Tails Yoga is a fundraising event for NJSPCA, uniting yoga teachers and students in the battle to stop animal cruelty and neglect.

Happy Tails Yoga offers donation-only based classes throughout New Jersey with all proceeds supporting NJSPCA. Yoga teachers and studios donate their time, talent and location while attendees donate money for taking the class. Classes are held different locations all year long with the majority of our class held during “Happy Tails Yoga Month” in February.

About Energy in Motion
Energy in Motion, LLC provides on-site fitness and wellness services for corporate and private clients, allowing busy people to take a proactive approach to health, fitness and stress management. Private, group and workplace wellness programs include yoga, pilates, group exercise classes, personal training and wellness seminars.

Energy in Motion’s goal is to improve participants’ quality of life and overall health by combining the science of physiology with the philosophy of yoga into a fully integrated wellness program.

Seeing the Light

Gazing up at the night sky devoid of all light pollution, Mother Nature makes me feel so insignificant. A background blackened by infinity yet brought to life by trillions of brightly shining stars speckled across the sky is a sight that can make anyone feel trivial. The chill of the fall night wind keeps my arms wrapped tightly around my waist. My body is screaming for the warmth of my car heater but I just can’t take my eyes away from the immensity of the universe. Every few seconds a star bursts across the sky, leaving only a long trail of light before it disappears into the cosmos. I can’t see this where I live. This can only be seen in a darkness that requires no signs of human civilization.

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