108 Sun Salutations in aid of Yogability

This year we’re celebrating our 11th annual 108 Sun Salutations Challenge in support of Yogability, a charity providing free yoga classes to children and adults with special needs, as well as their carers and their families in Glasgow.

We ask participants to join us in doing 108 Sun Salutations non-stop and to raise sponsorship too - we suggest they aim for £108 – that’s a £1 per Sun Salutation!

This page is where family, friends and supporters can make their donations.

100% of the money raised goes directly to Yogability. In these challenging times charities suffer more than most so every penny will make a massive difference in helping Yogability continue with their fantastic work.

MCY’s a truly Glasgow yoga studio. Supporting our local community and making a positive contribution is at the heart of who we are. Christmas here at Merchant City Yoga wouldn’t be Christmas without our annual 108 Sun Salutations Challenge!

Our 11th 108 Sun Salutations Challenge takes place on Saturday 16 December 2023 at 9.15am.

A MESSAGE FROM YOGABILITY

Here at Yogability we recognise our unique and special relationship with the people who make up the MCY community. They’re not only our biggest supporters but all the teachers who work and volunteer for Yogability trained with Judi.

The fantastic support we've received over the years has allowed us to provide many new classes, one-to-one sessions and community support events as well as extend our sessions to work with children with special needs who have been on our waiting list.

One-to-one yoga sessions can change lives. Children have the opportunity to learn how to consciously breath and move and meditate in ways that can have profound physical and mental benefits. A one-to-one yoga session can sometimes be the only respite a parent has all week. The breathing techniques can mean a child not succumbing to anger or sleeping through the night. Change comes in small ways but added up, the difference is significant and always for the better.

The impact of Yogability in the lives of our students is profound.

We managed to continue working through lockdown to provide free services to carers, children and adults with different needs and anyone with barriers to entry. We offered free classes for NHS workers and opened up our Zoom classes to anyone who needed it. We were fortunate enough to have our teachers working voluntarily and we will open up classes in person as soon as it is safe to do so.

It's all possible thanks to events like the annual 108 Sun Salutations every December and other activities throughout the years. For the past few years students have even donated financial gifts to Yogability as a thank you to Judi, in itself an incredible gesture but also to the wonderful community that has been created.

Every single member recognises the support from MCY for our charity and our community and we are incredibly grateful and humbled by the continued support.

Yogability is a registered Scottish Charity No SC043956