Stretch, bend, unite for dignity
Wimmera people can help support women and children affected by family violence by participating in Australia’s largest simultaneous yoga day.
My Yoga Well instructor Ali Briggsmiller has donated a class in Horsham on September 1 to raise money and awareness of the issues women face through domestic violence and homelessness.
Money raised through Yoga4dignity will go to the Share the Dignity campaign, which supports homeless and at-risk women by ensuring they are afforded the dignity they deserve.
Their key focus is providing sanitary and menstruation products to women in need. The Horsham class will be at the gazebo-rose garden area in Horsham Botanic Gardens at 9.45am.
Mrs Briggs-miller said she was happy to support the project.
“I’m a new yoga teacher this year and I’ve been looking at ways to use yoga to give back to the community,” she said.
“I used to be a family violence support worker, so I know there are many women in the region trying to rebuild their lives or needing extra support.
“When money is tight, women struggle to afford the basics, let alone pads and tampons.”
Every night in Australia women are homeless.
Yoga4dignity aims to get 48,000 people to stand, stretch, bend and unite in sharing dignity.
“The event is now in its second year and I think this is the first time it will be done in Horsham,” Mrs Briggsmiller said.
“I’d love to see more than 50 people attend – you don’t have to have yoga 48,000 experience, beginners are very welcome.”
Tickets cost $20 and are available online at https://www.sharethedignity. com.au/shop/yoga4dignity-y023-horsham/.
Peaches Fruit Market will donate fruit to be shared after the class.
Mrs Briggs-miller said Wimmera residents could also donate sanitary items to Share the Dignity for women in need.
Shelley Mumford collects the items from drop-off points in Horsham including Coles, Australian Hearing Association, Curves, Goodstart Early Learning Centre, Horsham Community Childcare and Bank of Melbourne, and at Nhill, Mulhallens Bi-rite and Mitre 10.