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mind your rubbish tour 2008

Ari Derfel's Save Your Trash

Inspired by Ari Derfel's "Save Your Trash" campaign, a team of AcroYoga teachers from the United States will re-create the endeavor while on the "Mind Your Rubbish" Tour across Europe in the spring of 2008. These teachers have committed to personally carrying all the trash they create during their travels, trying not to exceed what can fit in one back pack for 1-3 months. They will be sharing their experience along the way with AcroYoga workshop participants, igniting discussion around how the practice of yoga and mindfulness can expand into the choices we make in our daily lives, especially in relation to the creation and disposal of rubbish, waste, garbage, and last but not least, trash.

There will also be a contingent of teachers who will be conducting the same campaign while living residentially in the US. They will be saving their trash while living at home, and taking it with them to their classes and workshops domestically.

Workshop participants will also be invited to join the campaign by pledging to save their own trash for a set period of time, and will be encouraged to share their experience with the global community via blogs and photos on a central website.

This project is in partnership with prAna, a yoga clothing company that will be purchasing wind credits to make the traveling carbon neutral, along with To-Go Ware, a company which will be providing the teachers with sustainable portable food carriers and utensil sets.

The Tour will travel to:

April 19th Barcelona, Spain
April 22-24th Blaricum, Holland
April 25-May 3rd London & Edinburgh
May 2-7th Amsterdam, Holland
May 16-18th Geneva, Switzerland
May 16-18 Den Bosch, Holland
May 23-25th Cologne, Germany
May 30- June 1st Munich & Berlin, Germany
June 6-7th Paris, France
June 12-26th Teacher Training, Lesvos, Greece

please see the Schedule Page for more info:
http://www.acroyoga.org/jjschedule.cfm

Check out the AcroYoga teachers' blogs of their own experience:

FAQs Do you literally save EVERYTHING? Yes, we save all trash that we personally generate, with the exception of food waste, which is what makes garbage smell. How can I reduce my trash? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle is a great mantra. Carrying a reusable coffee/tea mug is a great start, along with a reusable water bottle, food carriers, and a shopping bag. How about some reusable utensils too? Even a cloth napkin can be helpful.
LINKS
Learn How Trash Collects in the North Pacific Gyre The Story of Stuff - Great Short Movie Channel G - Short & Positive Environmental Documentaries Urth Tv - Green News from Around the World	Resources Save Your Trash - Ari Derfel's Project To-Go Ware - sustainable portable food carriers EcoBags TreeHugger- Green Web Zine

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