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Yoga in Action

Organizations--and the people behind them--that are making a difference:
  
Yoga Gives Back  Founder: Kayoko Mitsumatsu

Karuna Yoga          Founder: Kelly Wood

Niroga Institute      Founder: B.K. Bose 

OC Warriors Yoga  Founder: Mark Akoubian

OC Yogis CARE Project

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