Yoga Month Poised to Make Statement at Democratic National Convention

Denver, CO, July 10, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Yoga Health Foundation, a 501 c (3) nonprofit organization, will officially launch Yoga Month, a national awareness campaign to inspire a healthy and informed lifestyle, in Denver on the eve of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). On August 24 and 25, the Yoga Health Foundation and OmPass, a yoga and health resource company, will produce the Yoga Month Denver Health Festival at the City Park in the Minsuk Cho Architectural Pavilion for Public Discourse. The festival is nonpartisan and will be presented by the Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee and the City of Denver Office of Cultural Affairs.

The floating, futuristic Pavilion will house world renowned yoga experts, green and holistic vendors, celebrated medical practitioners and health-conscious politicians during a yoga festival geared toward cultivating awareness, inspiration and an action plan for conquering the health care crisis engulfing the country. Yoga masters Seane Corn, Hemalayaa and Hala Khouri will team up with music sensation Justin Nozuka to raise national consciousness about health care and the inexpensive and holistic options available to prevent and treat a myriad of illnesses.

The Yoga Month Denver Health Festival will be the first of ten festivals implemented in celebration of Yoga Month by the Yoga Health Foundation. Additional yoga health festivals will take place in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, New York, Austin, Chicago, Boston, Miami and Vancouver. Proceeds generated by Yoga Month activities will benefit Youth Health Alliance, a charity that provides free yoga inspired enrichment classes to underserved youth and the families that support them.

The Yoga Health Foundation is a 501 c (3) nonprofit located in Los Angeles, CA. The Yoga Month 09.2008 health initiative is the first of its kind and seeks to bring the benefits of yoga to underserved communities. The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion designated September as National Yoga Month and lists Yoga Month as an official health observance on Healthfinder.gov. For more information, please visit www.yogamonth.org or contact Vera at 818-762-4767.

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