Please visit www.townshipyogi.org or donate at https://www.paypal.me/townshipyogi. Living in South Africa, we have witnessed the devastating effects of crime, poverty, sexual violence, unemployment and HIV/Aids on people living in townships like Inanda. Film Producer Elle Matthews – a proponent of yoga – began researching the effects of yoga on health, especially diseases like tuberculosis and HIV
/Aids. South Africa has the highest incidence of Aids in the world, and nearly 40% of the HIV/Aids population live in townships in KwaZulu Natal. We decided to launch the TOWNSHIP YOGI Project, set up yoga studios in the heart of Inanda township and film a documentary that follows five people living in Inanda as they embark on a poignant journey of transformation, through the practice of Yoga. We focus on the benefits that Yoga can have on people suffering with HIV/Aids and whether it could be used as a practice to improve their health and quality of life – which could have huge consequences for South Africa going forward, as the country struggles to manage its Aids crisis. A large percentage of the profits of the film will go straight back into the TOWNSHIP YOGI Project, to enable us to set up yoga studios in neighbouring KwaMashu and other townships, and to train and employ yoga teachers from within these townships, so that they can go out and teach yoga to the people suffering in their communities. For more information on how you can be a part of Township Yogi, contact [email protected].
