Janna Audey: 12 Month Project

Hello, dear friends and fans...and happy New Year!  I hope you continue to be blessed with good health, joy, abundance, and security, and work toward feeding the things in your life that you value/need most.
As a yoga teacher and a musician I have this platform to help and serve through the work I do.  It is a gift.  When I began the 12-month project, I had no idea what stories would be brought my way, either quite passively through a friend's Facebook post, or through direct contact and research.  I stumbled upon this story through Facebook, and the cousin of a dear friend, Tish Nordvall, and his family are in need of financial assistance simply to cover the basics while 24-year-old Shelby undergoes continued treatment for lung cancer (spread from his brain, and previous cancers, as well).  They have a goal: $4,000 in two months.  There are 53 days remaining as of today, and no amount is too small-- I noticed one donation for $7.00.  You can be anonymous [...]

This is the season of giving. Of sharing.  And while often times that translates in the form of a gift or money, often times it is something intangible-- lending an ear to someone, holding a door, dropping a few bucks in the Salvation Army bucket.  I can't emphasize enough...no gesture is too small when it comes from the heart...
In our family, we made a decision last year to stop buying gifts for the siblings, as we all have enough. We are also older...I'm the youngest at 45 years old, with our oldest sibling at 56! :)  We realized there were others in our lives who need us more-- and I'm speaking about all resouces-- time, energy, space, and money.  I am planting a seed so that perhaps you will keep your eyes and ears open.  Maybe a neighbor was just diagnosed with an illness, and you can join in with your community peers and cook a meal or offer to take their kids for an hour or two?  Or maybe a coworker's spouse has been laid-off for months and [...]

Located in Old Town, Alexandria, the Food Pantry for the Soup Kitchen at Christ House is in urgent need of affordable canned and boxed food items.  They will even take $10 and $20 gift cards to Safeway and Giant Food that you can mail in to 131 S. West St, Alexandria, VA 22314.   They are also in need of winter clothing items, as well.  No gift is too small...opening our hearts to others in need helps us become more compassionate human beings.  Click here to learn more.

We've known many people who have died from this specific cancer, and our friend, Amanda, whose father passed from the disease, has decided, along with the Kingstowne Striders, to channel the energy toward progress and action.  All proceeds go toward Pancreatic Cancer research.  Visit the website to learn more, volunteer, participate, or simply donate. 
http://www.kingstownestriders.org/FilltheShoes5K.html

This month's charity spotlight is on NEDA-- a friend of ours continues to fight a very personal challenge as she has been living with an eating disorder for most of her adult life.  She has the courage to now speak up, help educate us as a society, and take a bold stand by walking on October 2 in NYC to raise awareness, and to help elevate our consciousness, so that all boys, girls, women and men can be content with who they are as individuals.  Click the link to make a donation and to learn more!  http://neda.nationaleatingdisorders.org/site/TR/NEDAWalk/General?px=1002345&pg=personal&fr_id=1480