Giving Tree Yoga announced that its 108 Festival, which took place September 20 and 21, drew more than 150 participants. The event featured yoga classes, workshops, speakers and vendors, along with special children’s classes held at Giving Tree Yoga Center, allowing adults to enjoy activities at the Smyrna Community Center.

Festival organizer and co-owner of Giving Tree, Katrina Carmichael says, “Helping others through doing what I love—yoga, that is—makes the hard work of organizing a weekend festival all worthwhile.” A group of eight Giving Tree Yoga Teacher trainees assisted with planning and running the festival, which culminated with a community practice of 108 sun salutations accompanied by live chanting.

The festival raised $14,007 to support Food4LivesAtlanta, a nonprofit that provides food and toiletries to unhoused people in Atlanta, as well as Sri Ramana Matriculation School in India, which will use its portion of the funds to expand its kindergarten program with new materials and toys.

Next year’s festival is scheduled for October 10 and 11 to avoid the fall break period.