Local Partners

At Ames Yoga center service and generosity is at the heart of our mission. We enjoy working with other local businesses and organizations who support this philosophy as well.

• Soul of the Prairie Ruthann O’Brien Hadish has teamed up with Mary Drier to offer workshops and retreats on the beautiful grounds of Soul of the Prairie featuring labyrinth exploration and time for quiet reflection. Soul of the Prairie website
•  Still Point Body Therapies Ruthann O’Brien Hadish has teamed up with Carol Pearson to offer support for expecting parents through workshops supporting pregnancy and the birthing process. Still Point Body Therapies website
• Iowa State University Verb Club  Ames Yoga Center offers Free Yoga for Youth in the community through the Summer Verb Program. Supporting and enhancing children’s lives through active learning.
• 11 days of Global Unity Ames Yoga Center annually offers free Peace through Inner Power Yoga and Meditation workshops which support the organizations goal of creating unity both locally and universally.
• Images by Ngaire is a local photography studio who has done some fabulous photos for Ames Yoga Center website and brochures. Images by Ngaire website
•  5J Family Farm is a local farm who kept the farm fresh eggs streaming into the Yoga studio for yoga students to purchase. They come from free range chickens which are fed organic food.
• Worldly Goods  Ames Yoga Center supports fair trade and has a beautiful display of items from Worldly Goods in our “little Om shop” at the Yoga Center. These items are for sale and are intended to increase your curiosity to visit Worldly Goods on Main just down the street from Ames Yoga Center.

Silent Auction Donations

Ames Yoga Center supports local non profit organizations by donating free sessions of yoga classes.

• Ames High school Uganda Service Project
• Ames Middle School fundraisers
• Sawyer Elementary School fundraisers
• Mica Breastfeeding Fair
• American Red Cross
•  Mica living with HIV
• American Heart Association Go Red For Women

Karma Yoga Donations

Proceeds from classes and workshops at Ames Yoga Center have been donated from local to International charities to help support the work they do to help those in need.

• ACCESS Women’s Shelter, Ames.
• Mid Iowa Community Action, Ames.
• Youth & Shelter Service
• Beloit Residential Treatment Ames.
• From the Heart Scholarship fund, Ames
• Invisible Children The 25 Campaign, International