A note from Seva's Executive Director about COVID-19
We are weathering a storm together. The COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping the world and our lives every single day. We want you to know that in these difficult and uncertain times, our resolve to end avoidable blindness remains steadfast.
We are working with our partners worldwide to ensure that they have the support they need for their own safety as well as their staff and patients as they provide urgently needed emergency eye care. We are focused on resuming the full range of eye services: surgeries, glasses, medications and other care to meet local needs when it is safe to do so.
Today and everyday, Seva's work does not stop during this challenging time. Our teams world-wide are working tirelessly and remotely so that when this difficult time has passed, we are ready. Ready to transform lives by restoring sight.
It is our responsibility as individuals to flatten the curve and slow the spread of the virus. We encourage you to take the extra precautions necessary to safeguard your own health as well as the well being of those around you.
Yoga for Sight is an annual benefit offered by yoga studios around the world. Through a variety of events, yogis and yoginis deepen their practices by increasing empathy for people who live with blindness and low vision.
Get involved in Yoga for Sight!
Participating studios host events that engage participants with their sense of sight in a new way, donating proceeds to support Seva. Seva's Sixth Annual Yoga for Sight will be taking place this year between the months of April and culminating in June.
Past Yoga for Sight events have included:
Yoga classes that take place in the dark or where everyone wears blindfolds
Donating proceeds or a percentage of proceeds from classes designated as Yoga for Sight benefits
Hosting guest speakers
Showing short films about Seva's work and holding discussions before or after a yoga class
If you or your studio would like more information:
“We here at Seva are inviting you to be part of the family of humanity with us and to practice the stretching of our hearts to include all of the family.”
Ram Dass, Seva Co-Founder and Honorary Lifetime Board Member