A Walk for Peace & Solidarity

Monthly Archives: July 2012

 
Walk 30km a day FOR TWO MONTHS from Brno Czech Republic to thessaloniki Greece this August 1st 2012!They will offer daily Moksha yoga classes in the villages,and towns they pass through, as well to larger yoga communties in the major cities they pass through
(BRNO,VIENNA, BRATISLAVA,BUDAPEST, NOVI SAD, BELGRADE, NIS, THESSALONIKI)Sleeping in tents,buying food locally,TEACHING YOGA AND WALKING being close to the earth, and reconnecting to Roots is one ASPECTof the walk,AND OUR AIM IS TO HELP

BUILD COMMUNITY and SHOW SUPPORT to all those affected by the often stifling effects of austerity measures in Greece, including the REFUGEES in Greece.

AS PEOPLE ARE LEAVING GREECE WE WANT TO WALK TOWARDS HER.

PEOPLE are welcome to join us for the walk,or just parts of it, and we would GREATELY APPRECIATE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS!
We are fundraising money for gas and food.The gas is for the car that will be carrying the sleeping equipment and in case of medical equipment and back up support.Please contact us for more information!

Christina and I, are fortunate enough to come from a family that is rich in the refugee and immigrant story.
Our grandparents from our mom’s side were Greek refugees to Greece from Asia Minor. After the civil war they
were Greek refugees in Czechoslovakia. Our mom was born there and so was Christina. In 1979, we left Czechoslovakia and went to Greece. In 1981 our family made it to Canada. We have been extremely inspired and influenced by travel, community building and diverse cultures all our lives.

 

Walk to Greece is a SUPER EXCITING TOTALLY HARDCORE community building event.Two Moksha Yoga teachers(Anna and Christina Smutny) decide to walk their talk.


We are Anna and Christina two yoga teachers deciding to walk their talk.
We are going to walk to Greece this August 01st from Brno, Czech Republic.
The walk is described in further details below.
Each day we plan to walk through hills, forests, walking paths and secondary roads for 30km.
Every morning, there will be a MOKSHA Yoga class for the community that we are staying in.

This walk is one of adventure, combining a yogic tradition(although not exclusive to yoga) of walking and building community.

For all individuals participating in the walk the experience is personal and diverse. It will be magestic and exhausting all at once.
We are looking for people who are enthusiastic about travel in this case (slow travel).
Slow travel is all about walking through a place, discovering it on foot, and staying there,
eating locally grown vegetables and fruits, coming with little(bare necessities) being involved in setting up camp daily, packing up our things moving on towards new paths, cultures, adventures, and communities.

We hope this journey will attract like minded people
who are passionate about promoting community building, eco travel, and yoga.
We are looking for people to sponsor us in various ways.
We need fuel to get us through this two month journey.
We’re looking for phone and credit, camping equipment, ecological washing up liquid and laundry detergent, video tapes(to film) shoes
we need basic staples(coffee, tea, healthy versions of rice and bread…
We need medical supplies
Hats, sun screen, water bottles, yoga swings.

This idea evolved when we saw that the world is changing, has always been changing and that we wanted to part take and embrace the changes that excite us.
Building communities, practicing yoga and spreading the word of sharing resources – being involved with neighboring communities. We had originally wanted to open in Greece, but millions of reasons got in the way and we decided on Prague for now. This walk is also a solidarity walk for people who want to be somewhere else other then where they are, for people who have had to leave their homes and communities because of all the changes taking place.

If you are interested in this HARD CORE adventure even for two weeks, two days, what ever your ability and desire…
if you are interested but also can’t participate but would like to contribute by sponsoring us please
contact us right here or email us at
walkto Greece@hotmail.com

This is happening really soon!!!
If you are thinking of joining us please contact us as soon as possible.

Walk the talk!
Put your foot where your mouth is!

We will be stopping through these cities to pick you up or drop you off…
Brno, Vienna, Budapest, Beograd, Novi Sad, Skopje and final destination Thessaloniki!