After she opened Bikram Yoga Roslyn with her husband, Jennifer Weil said, she wanted to figure how she could continue the charity work she had done for the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island that began with a previous employer.
The result is a series of health and wellness classes at the yoga studio in which all proceeds go to the Ronald McDonald House’s support of families of sick children.
The series will take place every Sunday in October at noon at Bikram Yoga Roslyn’s location at 1062 Old Northern Blvd. and will feature a Bikram Yoga session, which takes place in a studio as hot as 105 degrees with 40 percent humidity.
The cost for the session will be $20. Classes will also be offered in meditation, nutrition, and healing.
“Once we got the studio up and running, we wanted to give back,” Weil said.
Weil said she approached the Ronald McDonald House, looking for ways she and her husband, Jamie, could help.
“After a lot of brainstorming we were finally able to come up with this great idea,” Ronald McDonald House PR and marketing Manager Deepika Thadhani said.
The donations are only a portion of the partnership.
Bikram Yoga Roslyn will also be sending yoga Instructors and a personal trainer for classes in the meditation room and gym of the Ronald McDonald House, Weil said.
Weil said that on top of donating all proceeds from the four days of classes, Bikram Yoga Roslyn will also be donating gift packages to Ronald McDonald House events such as their yearly gala.
“We want to promote charity, fundraising, and health and wellness,” said Weil. “Which is everything the Ronald McDonald House provides to its families.”
“Our additional classes in nutrition and meditation can be attended by people who are interested in donating and in our classes but may not be fit enough to participate in Bikram Yoga” Weil added.
The Ronald McDonald House of Long Island provides a comfortable place for families with sick children to stay and receive support from other families going through a similar experience.
Weil said she wants other branches of Bikram Yoga across the country to also get involved with the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
