Giving And Giving

Asking people to give you money is a strange and somewhat uncomfortable thing to do. The only way I was going to feel ok about asking people to donate to my adoption process was if I could offer them something in return. As a yoga and movement teacher for the past ten years, I have developed a network of peers all over the world, so I turned to them and asked if any of them could donate a private session that I could then pass along to a financial donor. The response was overwhelming, and the match-ups that I have been able to foster as a result between donors and teachers has been incredibly cool. A pregnant college friend living in Italy had a skype session with a pregnancy specialist in Los Angeles. A woman dealing with a lot of different health issues was hooked up with a holistic health teacher in New York. A friend who wanted to train intelligently got a session with a CrossFit owner in Brooklyn. Here's some feedback from the donors and teachers alike:

"I had the absolute pleasure of meeting with Brooke Thomas this past weekend in New Haven. I'd never done rolfing before and she made it so easy and relaxed. She is masterful at what she does and uncovered some fascinating information about my body. Things I felt for so many years and had no words for, she was able to describe and explain in our quick meeting. Thank you, Sarah, for the opportunity to meet her. My donation was given in the spirit of helping you on the path toward motherhood and this was an unexpected and much appreciated bonus. Thank you." 

- Kate Krumsiek

"Walking away from my session with Trina Altman I feel as though I have a superhero postural suit on - love it. Thank you Sarah Court for your campaign." 

- Stephanie Fish

"I just finished a Thai Massage session with Kimberlee, and wanted to thank you. She is a beautiful, beautiful human, and I am so grateful for the matchup!"

- Taylor Dunham

"I loved loved loved my Thai massage. She was a super sweetie pie and so talented and when I have extra money I want to go back. Really special experience. Thank you!" 

- Kimberlee Auerbach

"I have connected with Dinneen Viggiano and she is great! She is very helpful for me at a time when I really didn't have any hope left. I thank you for finding her for me and hope to give you more details as I continue to work with her. All the best to you!!"

- Teresa Scotto

And here's a picture of my friend Dallas Dickinson in Texas, an avid runner, skyping with Ariel Kiley in New York, a specialist in movement for runners:

I still have lots of teachers who have donated their time to my cause - even writing that sentence blows my mind - so if this sounds interesting to you, please click through to my campaign page below.

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