globalwristbandproject

A message from Jackie Korey: A Global Wristband Project Supporter

2011-04-30T06:39:00.000-07:00

Name: Jackie Korey

State: New Jersey

I’ve always been interested in helping those less fortunate than me. My parents

instilled a very good sense of remembering to never take anything for granted in

both my sister and myself. They were always participating in their own charity

efforts, so from a young age I was interested in making the world a better place. My

first real efforts into the world of giving came at church. Every Christmas, my sister

and I would pick out a family to donate gifts and holiday dinner to. My mom would

take us to Target and we would pick out snacks, games, clothes, shoes, and other

things for the family. It gave us such joy every season know that we were making

the lives of others families just a little better. When I was 7 or 8 I would hold

lemonade stands outside of my house. My mom would help me mix the lemonade,

and at the end of the summer I would donate the money to the Red Cross.

Now that I’m going off to college, I still to this day am always thinking of

ways to help the world around me. It has nothing to do with pride- it simply has to

do with me having the hardest time knowing that people out there are hurting.

Yoga has been a big part of my life, so maybe that sense of giving has stemmed from

my yoga philosophy. I feel so fortunate that I have been able to have a loving family,

great friends, an amazing education, and everything I could ever need in life. It

hurts to know that there are so many people who are suffering out there, and I fully

believe if everyone just devoted their life to helping a little bit we could someday

diminish or possibly end world suffering. The efforts of the Global Wristband

Project are appealing because they offer so many ways to help. By buying and

wearing a bracelet, you are not only supporting the artisans who created the

bracelet, but you are spreading the message by wearing it daily. It’s a chain affect,

and that’s how more people get involved. I don’t foresee my desire to help the

world ever ending, and I hope to continue to make an impact on the world through

my everyday efforts, whether it is something such as wearing a bracelet to help

Christina’s project in Haiti, or traveling abroad to work with children in need.

Everyday we wake up and have the power to change someone’s life, I believe you

can change the world with that mindset.

Earthchild Project and Off the Mat Connect

2011-03-26T14:11:00.000-07:00

Christina Sabatini, Founder of Global Wristband Project had the opportunity to take part and contribute funds through wristband sales to this remarkable project.

http://www.health24.com/news/Natural_health/1-932,61322.asp

Sharing a part of South Africa With You

2011-03-13T20:47:00.000-07:00

Upfront Awareness-Baphumulele Children

Posted on February 10th, 2011 in Bare Witness Humanitarian Tour 2011 by csabatini

I gained a lot of awareness today at the Baphumulele Children’s Home. This loving and stable environment aims to provide a permanent home for children who have been orphaned, abandoned, abused, or neglected. We had the honor of meeting and playing with some of these beautiful children today. Upon reflection and processing time this evening, I took a moment to look back at the day spent. I sorted out how pieces of happiness were created simply by smiling into these kid’s eyes and sharing their joy with mine.

As I reflected on the day, I thought about all of the different interactions I had with the children. More importantly, I acknowledged the test of empathy and sympathy that stood before me in each these interactions. Sympathy is a feeling of pity for the suffering of another, an impulse of sorrow for someone else’s misfortune. Quite differently, empathy shows up in our ability to understand and equally share feelings of another, free of misconceptions of any kind. I considered how I was perceiving the precious lives before me – with empathy or sympathy? Was I taking words like, neglect, poor, HIV/AIDS, sick, abused, and molding each child into my own preconceived notions? Or in the midst of everything, could I find the strength of empathy over sympathy?

Instead of creating assumptions or concluding stories, I moved beyond this and saw through the eyes of each child. Here, I discovered all of the purity and presence that existed in each of them and in each moment with them. Empathy shined and was clearly reflected throughout the experiences of the day. Instead of experiencing feelings of sorrow for the sufferings and misfortunes of their lives, I looked in the direction of happiness. It was deep in their eyes that I found it.

The unity was also there. I could hear their laughter in the echo of mine, our dance rhythms synchronized, our voices clear and understood. Today, I reveled in baking biscuits, stringing beads, and exhaling through an upside down lion’s roar in camel pose, all kid friendly and inspired by these beautiful children and their innocence. This day brought so much to the surface, providing a great reminder to reflect on our experiences in order to gain better insight of ourselves and the environment around us.

by Christina Sabatini 

Christina Sabatini is a Global Seva Challenge 2010 participant.

Share Awareness of Japan's Earthquake

2011-03-13T20:24:00.000-07:00

Please tune in. The following pictures and cover story expresses the current condition after the 8.9 earthquake hit in Japan just a few days back.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/03/japan_earthquake_aftermath.html

Final Destination, Cape Town

2011-02-06T12:38:00.000-08:00

We began travels Saturday evening, Feb 5th. Attempting to leave Detroit on time with a snow covered runway presented our first challenge. After examining the de-ice and anti-ice machines hosing down our plane through the peephole size window, we began our route, an hour or so later than expected. Arrival time in Atlanta was 7 on the dot PM. Colleen and I took all of the energy we had to run through the airport like the Home Alone family showed us how. Our flight to Johannesburg would leave at 715pm. When we arrived at the gate, the area was vacant, with the exception of the woman behind the desk. "We were late coming in, can we still get on the flight?" As she picked up the radio to call in the plane, we heard a bell ding in the background. The woman looked to us and said, "they just rang the bell, the plane moved away from the gate, I am sorry." If you were present at the scene, you would soon be amused at the site of the women pressed up against the large glass window, urgently mouthing and signing for help to the 3 pilots in the cabin of the plane, who happen to take sight of us. Within 10 minutes, we were stuffing our bags under our seats and getting acquainted with the endless movie selection so graciously given to us for the 15 hour flight. On to Johannesburg!

Project: HAITI 2011

2011-01-24T18:44:00.000-08:00

Global Wristband Project will be funding for HAITI relief projects in 2011. The following are three organizations that Off the Mat, Into the World's Global Seva Challenge has connected with to create sustainable projects for communities in crisis. More information will be upon us in April.

Association of the Peasants of Fondwa (APF)
- rebuilding their infrastructure, supporting the orphanage and creating jobs.
- http://www.apfhaiti.org/index.php
Camp Pinchinat (near Jacmel)
- permanent housing for the community, recycling projects and income-generating ideas (fruit trees, chicken coops, etc)
H20 Haiti/ LifeGivingForce Foundation
- water purification systems to be installed in Fondwa and Camp Pinchinat
- http://www.lifegivingforce.org/

New Website to Launch in February

2011-01-17T13:51:00.000-08:00

New Website launching in February!

Hello all,

Thanks to your support, Global Wristband Project is expanding! More bracelets to wear and more awareness to spread! We support organizations across the globe already hard at work making positive change in the world.

More details and bracelets to come soon!

See you in February!

I am a warrior of C H A N G E!

2011-01-02T11:18:00.000-08:00

I'm a Warrior for positive change, join me. You can design your own headdress at @Sambazon's Warrior Up Application!

http://apps.facebook.com/sambazon_warrior_up/

Global Wristband Project Reaches $20,000 Goal For HIV/AIDS Projects in South Africa

2010-12-18T11:15:00.001-08:00

In collaboration with Off the Mat, into the World's Global Seva Challenge, a team of individuals and I will be headed to South Africa on a humanitarian tour in February 2011. We will volunteer with the organizations that we have helped raise money for this past year, learn more about the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and hear personal stories of those whose lives have been affected by it.

Below are the organizations Off the Mat has partnered with this year. Please click on the sites and be educated about the sustainable projects we have helped raise money for together!

Thank you for your yearlong support.

Christel House South Africa
Earthchild Project
South African Whole Grain Bread Project
GOLD Peer Education Development Agency

Linawo Children's Home
Baphumelele Halfway House

Making Global Project Wristbands Look Good For You

2010-12-04T15:14:00.000-08:00

SEND PHOTOS TO: globalwristbands@gmail.com

We will share how you like to wear your bands and raise awareness while doing it!

Peabody's Supports!

2010-12-03T19:08:00.000-08:00

Thank you all for supporting Global Wristband Project and the mission to link up with Off The Mat, Into the World and the Global Seva Challenge. We raised just over $2,000 yesterday in wristbands sales and donations. All proceeds go to Off The Mat's supported HIV/AIDS prevention projects in South Africa.

I will be going to South Africa in February and look forward to blogging about our daily experiences and the interaction with the communities we have helped raise money for this year.

Thank you to all who have supported the project this year.

Holiday GIVING Special for You and for All!

2010-12-02T13:58:00.000-08:00

Original $14 Thick handwoven bands will be at $12 for the month of December. Go on and give the gift that keeps on giving!

H O Li DAY Gifts for you and for all!

Art Loft Supports Global Wristband Project and Awareness of World AIDS Day

2010-11-27T18:36:00.000-08:00

Christina Sabatini^’03
Christina is back in Michigan and working on her year-long service project: raising $20,000 for HIV/AIDS prevention projects in South Africa. In her willingness to reach out to the Sacred Heart community, she has collaborated with the high school PEACE Group, which has also made a commitment this year to focus efforts in Africa; they are working together to raise awareness in and around the community. Inspired by a non-profit called Off The Mat, Into the World, Christina has created the Global Wristband Project and sells handwoven and recycled material bracelets that help raise funds for health and educational programs currently at work in South Africa. Each bracelet worn will help raises awareness to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. The bracelets are colorful and carry a meaningful message across the logo. On Saturday, November 27, Christina will be will supported by a local business in the area, ART LOFT of Birmingham. ART LOFT showcases unique and innovative art work from places like South Africa, Europe and the Far East. Christina will be talking about her Global Wristband Project, selling wristbands, and raising awareness to World AIDS Day, December 1. Visit ART LOFT on November 27 and find the perfect gifts for the holidays, perhaps a bracelet or three! Please contact Christina with any questions or fundraising ideas at christina.sabatini@gmail.com. Visit her website atglobalwristbandproject.blogspot.com. Wear a wristband, Raise Awareness!

Thank you Rachel and Art Loft Gallery Team!

Today we raised $300 for HIV/AIDS prevention projects in South Africa. Raise Awareness for World AIDS Day, December 1st.

Academy of the Sacred Heart Supports WORLD AIDS DAY december 1st

2010-11-23T19:58:00.000-08:00

Academy of the Sacred Heart is a learning community of exceptional differences with connections to a global network of Sacred Heart schools around the globe. I graduated from Academy of the Sacred Heart in Bloomfield Hills, MI in 2003.

The high school and a group called the PEACE group is currently collaborated with the Global Wristband Project and has the motivations to raise awareness of World AIDS Day on December 1st.

PEACE group leaders have put together an event on Wednesday, December 1st to help educate and create awareness to Global Wristband Project efforts and World AIDS Day.

What an exciting event this will be!

What can you do in your community to raise awareness on December 1st?

Get Yoga Clothed

2010-11-21T07:23:00.001-08:00

Get Yoga Clothed Here

Global Wristband Project Supports HAITI disaster relief efforts in 2011

2010-11-18T19:04:00.000-08:00

Hi All!

Off the Mat, Into the World has fundraised over $300,000 this year for HIV/AIDS projects in South Africa. Global Wristband Project has peeked its $15,000 contribution to these efforts!

Global Wristband Project will continue to fundraise for South Africa Projects until

December 15th 2010.

Directly after this date, Global Wristbands will fund for disaster relief projects in HAITI

Global Wristband Project is able to connect and aid to such projects through

Off The Mat, Into The World and the Global Seva Challenge

Global Wristband Project YouTube Video

2010-11-14T14:26:00.000-08:00

Watch the Video and Spread the Word!

Global Wristband Project Supporter, Brian Castellani

2010-11-14T12:55:00.000-08:00

Yoganomics editor, Brian Castellani, is the amazing creator of the Global Wristband Project YOUTUBE video. He has contributed his talent, time, encouragement, and awareness to the project for the sole purpose of spreading the good word. His willingness to expose the project was evident from the first time we met back in July at the Wanderlust Festival. Brian's support to the Global Wristband Project has allowed many of us to tap in and really see what the project is all about. His visual and editorial creativity illuminates the importance of sharing our talents and all that we have to give so that we can serve others in the best way we know how. Thank you again Brian for your outreach and sharing your talents with the Global Wristband Project. Your continuous support is loud and clear my friend!

Create Awareness for World AIDS Day december 1st

2010-11-07T16:22:00.000-08:00

Help the Global Wristband Project Raise Awareness to WORLD AIDS DAY december 1st. You can promote this wherever you go. 33 million people are affected by HIV/AIDS, becoming a part of awareness is becoming a part of change to change something.

Be a part of change with the Global Wristband Project.

Wear a Wristband, RAISE AWARENESS!

contact globalwristbands@gmail.com for more info

Stuff the Stockings with Goodness

2010-10-20T20:54:00.000-07:00

Stuff the stockings with Global Wristbands and share the gift of giving with everyone. Your purchase is helping to build a school library, community bakery, educational classroom facility, and much more. Our current projects in South Africa will help sustain the lives of many South Africans who have been affected by the HIV and/or AIDS virus.

Lululemon and the Global Wristband Project

2010-10-14T15:04:00.001-07:00

Lululemon helps in a BIG way.

This is a great way to get my local community of yogis, activists, and supporters to learn more about the global wristband project. We are doing amazing work at this moment in South Africa. More project details coming soon!

LIVING IN MICHIGAN? Stop by Lululemon in Troy this Saturday to learn more about the global wristbands. See you there!

Read what the green stylist blog has to say about the global wristband project!

2010-10-08T04:04:00.000-07:00

http://www.thegreenstylist.com/2010/09/yogis-wild-over-wristbands/

EXCITED FOR NEW WRISTBANDS!

2010-10-06T19:53:00.000-07:00

New bands of all colors sizes and aromas will be posted this time NEXT WEEK! or sooner.

Please stay tuned. Your band is waiting for you....

UTAH OH UTAH!

2010-10-05T12:50:00.000-07:00

This is a beautiful Picture! Thanks for sharing Tiff!

Wear Your Band Any Way You Choose

2010-10-05T10:14:00.000-07:00

Gigi, you look good, girl.

The Wristbands are Out and About

2010-10-05T10:06:00.000-07:00

Heather brings her wristbands out to the blueberry farms nestled alongside the beautiful mountains found just outside Seattle. B E A U T I F U L

Spreading the Word Overseas

2010-09-28T19:45:00.000-07:00

Thanks to OM Yoga Magazine, the efforts of the global wristband project and Off The Mat's inspirational Seva Challenge is gaining awareness in the United Kingdom. Thank you to all of the supporters in the U.K. who have contacted us to help spread the word and wear a wristband or three! You can purchase OM Yoga Magazine at your nearest bookstores, Barnes & Noble and Borders Books carry the magazine all across the U.S. Check out the article on page 9!

South African Whole Grain Bread Project

2010-09-17T14:41:00.000-07:00

One of our projects in South Africa is to help fund for the South African Whole Grain Bread Project. This is an organization that is dedicated to improving the physical health and social well-being of the poor, unemployed and HIV/AIDS infected citizens of South Africa by establishing community-run "containerized" micro bakeries which produce fresh, high quality, whole grain breads. Watch the video to learn more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnI6z6_Ij2M

Wristbands + Bhakti Fest: Joshua Tree, CA

2010-09-16T18:07:00.000-07:00

What a wonderful place this was. This was an opportunity to support OTM and share my personal experience and stories with others.

I was given a great boost of energy. From kirtan performances, yoga classes, delicious raw and cooked foods, the stars at night, and creating connections with new friends, I found this to be a very special experience. I am grateful for being a part of it. Thank you OTM and see you next year Bhakti Fest!

Suzanne Sterling, a co-founder of OTM

suzannesterling.com

New Wristbands WIll be up this week! Stay Tuned:)

2010-09-14T21:39:00.001-07:00

Looks like Michael Franti Has been Wearing the wristband all summer!

2010-09-02T20:07:00.000-07:00

Way to go Michael. What a great supporter! A friend of mine shot the photo and noticed his wrist is still supporting the Global Wristband Project. Way to Go!

Attention International Supporters!

2010-08-30T17:10:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

In addition to putting more wristbands on the website, I am also setting up a link where you are able to purchase wristbands easily if you are living outside of the U.S.A.

Thank you for your support!

This will be in effect shortly

New Wristbands!

2010-08-29T19:27:00.000-07:00

HI all,

Wristbands will re-stock this week! Stay tuned and thank you for supporting the Global Wristband Project!

Photos Sent In. Keep Them Coming!

2010-08-28T13:46:00.000-07:00

Carrie On Her Honeymoon At Grand Mayan in Mexico!

I Would Like To Post You and Your Wristband!

2010-08-26T12:38:00.000-07:00

Hi Supporters!

Some great friends of the global wristband project have voluntarily sent photos of their happily purchased wristbands. If you'd like, follow the gang! Show us your wristband and how you support! Be creative.

Send your photos to globalwristbands@gmail.com and watch your photo post to the blog!

S E E you soon.

Off The Mat, Into the World Leadership Training

2010-08-18T14:00:00.000-07:00

Off The Mat, Into The World Intensive Workshop, Big Sur, California. I most appreciate the skills and tools I have gained in order to regain a new energy in my own community. As I direct my focus on the progress of the global wristband project and the service behind it, I am able to use so much of what I learned from the people, teachers, and community I became a part of during the 5 day workshop.

Be a part of it, read more about upcoming Off The Mat workshops at http://offthematintotheworld.org/training.html

The Wanderlust Festival

2010-08-09T15:58:00.000-07:00

The Wanderlust Festival

Wanderlust Festival Yoga + Music is Very Effective

2010-08-08T21:06:00.000-07:00

Ladies and gentlemen, kids and cats, brothers and sisters, an experience at the Wanderlust Festival in Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe, is a bucket list must. Nature, Yoga, Music, Friends, and booths full of everything awesome all in one place. Thank you to everyone who made the festival happen, what a success! Wanderlustfestival.com will help prepare you for next year's event.

Off The Mat, Into The World had a booth full of great people and great products to raise awareness and raise funds, including the global project wristbands!

Wanderlust goers purchased over $600 in wristbands to help support the Global Seva Challenge: South Africa 2010! These funds go to support our current project in South Africa. Read all about it!

From Henna to Wristbands to Indian Jewels

2010-07-26T05:43:00.000-07:00

Thanks to family, friends, and conscious buyers, we were able to raise great awareness at the 51st annual Ann Arbor Street Art Fair in Michigan. As a non-profit booth, the wristband station was set up along liberty street right across from the delicious vegetarian restaurant, Seva! The art fair ran July 21st through the 24th and was a great success. Thank you to everyone who contributed, we sold over 80 wristbands!

Wristbands Up and Running!

2010-07-13T07:56:00.000-07:00

Thank supporters for your patience. The Wristbands + Anklets are now available.

Have a W O N D E R F U L day.

A Good Morning To All Of You!

2010-07-08T08:38:00.000-07:00

A FYI note: I will be posting new wristbands up today! Please stay tuned and thank you for your support. You are making a big difference with your contribution.

Relax and enjoy your wristbands!

Posting Up Awareness in Colorado

2010-07-07T21:28:00.000-07:00

A visit to Colorado last week was inspired by a family I cannot help but love. Allison and Lizzie are two precious girls I had the opportunity to care for while living in Denver 2 years back. Norma and David are the best parents around and continuously shine great lights on these dear little girls. The week was full of fun and the wristband project was on a role. Lizzie and I made Kinko's copies of the wristband flyers and placed them around the city. It was a successful day and by the end of it, it was Lizzie who would briefly describe the details of the project and explain the importance of the flyer. The employees of the visited coffee shops and restaurants were kind and offered space to post our information on the community boards or windows. A big thank you to everyone!

A Denver Favorite. Illegal Pete's.

Favorite part of this place besides the food:

Inside the restaurant, three framed paintings

line the back wall. La Mente. El Cuerpo. La Alma.

The Mind. The Body. The Soul.

Over 40 New Wristbands Up Today!

2010-07-06T21:10:00.000-07:00

A room full of wristbands, I have managed to create a labyrinth in the center of my living space. Luckily, I enjoy hopping over these colorful piles of goodness. At times, the path may lead into another direction. For instance, trips to the kitchen are often interrupted if along the way I spot a wristband that needs immediate naming. The tendency to wonder off course again prevails when there is no excusable reason for why I should not take a moment to pick up and place another worthy band into the 'awesome' bucket. The poor breakfast mango and peanut butter jar will just have to wait. This project continuously awakens my creativity and keeps the noggin jogging. I love the naming part!

Is Your Name On The List?

2010-07-05T16:12:00.000-07:00

The second batch of names listed below will be used to name the next round of wristbands that will be posted up by TOMORROW!

As promised last week, the first 50 people to purchase off this site will have a wristband named after them. List completed. THANK YOU!

See June 24th blog for list of names 1-24.

25. Hattie

26. Melissa

27. Marie

28. Jeffrey

29. Gina

30. Loren

31. Janine

32. Ben

33. Erin

34. Rachel

35. Alex

36. Lindsay

37. Michele

38. Nina

39. Bradley

40. Kelsey

41. Mark

42. Meaghen

43. Kerry

44. Nazifa

45. Jennifer

46. Johanna

47. Caroline

48. Janis

49. Hannah

50. Rebecca

Denver Posts Up

2010-07-02T00:10:00.000-07:00

Lizzie and I took the afternoon to post up global wristband flyers and spread the good word about the project around the city o Denver. Our first stop, Wahoo's. This eclectic Mexican/Brazilian/Asian inspired food eatery attracts surfers, skateboarders, families, and friends. The food keeps your stomach happy and the loud walls plastered with concert posters and branded stickers keeps your eyes visually stimulated when chowing down. A Denver favorite.

Michael Franti rocks his music and his global project wristband

2010-06-27T15:53:00.000-07:00

Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo hosts "Jammin' at the Zoo" a few times throughout the summer months. We were fortunate to have Michael Franti and Spearhead up on stage and lead us in a crowd clapping, feet tapping, happy to be there, kind of event. The kids danced and the adults followed suit. Through the power of music and song, Michael Franti and his talented crew reminded us all to be appreciative of everything we've got.

Michael Franti rocked the global project wristband during the concert, raising awareness!

iTunes This:
Michael Franti and Spearhead: Hey (I love you)

35 New Posted

2010-06-25T11:12:00.000-07:00

but of course, there are favorites.

South Africa

Lollapalooza

Boulder

Good Morning Kids! Posting New Ones Today!

2010-06-25T08:08:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Paula, Katie, Amy, Jessica for your contributions this morning! I am just as excited to send them to you as you are to receive them!

New Wristband Colors Up Today! Look For Your Name! What?

2010-06-24T07:02:00.000-07:00

The next batch of bands will be individually named after the first 50 wonderful people who purchase off the site.

Thanks so much ALREADY to:

1. Hilary

2. Carrie

3. Jenni

4. Carrie

5. Justine

6. Gloria

7. Vanessa

8. Danielle

9. Courtney

10. Katie

11. Brandon

12. Suzanne

13. Sarah

14. Tiff

15. Catherine

16. Katharine
17. Gabrielle
18. Adam
19. Stephanie
20. Paula
21. KT
22. Amy
23. Jessica
24. Brian

Back in March...lululemon helps

2010-06-21T22:05:00.001-07:00

by: Danielle + Christina

I walked into lululemon on Rush Street, Chicago, and asked if I could post some information about the upcoming 'Breathe for a Change' event. Manager, Allie and others were more than helpful and willing to support in any way they could. A couple of minutes later, one of the girls handed me a batch of liquid crayon markers and said, "go for it". I pulled off my shoes and stood high enough on the arm chair to reach the lululemon chalk bulletin board. Here, I would get creative and colorfully display the event information. Luckily, I had cousin Danielle in town to help out with the advertising logistics.

Back in March...breathe for a change

2010-06-21T21:30:00.000-07:00

I initiated an event to help raise awareness on March 10th, National Girls and Women's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. I contacted members of the yoga community across the nation. Studios in Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, San Francisco, Denver, and Phoenix, all came together and participated in the 'Breathe for a Change' event on March 10th, taking a moment during the yoga practice to raise awareness to the 33 million people affected by HIV/AIDS today.

Thank you to all who participated!

Chicago: Yogaview

Atlanta: Studio of Life University

Detroit: Yoga Shelter

San Francisco: Kenny Graham

Denver: Samadhi Yoga

Phoenix: Eightlim Yoga

Blogging about the Beginning

2010-06-21T15:13:00.000-07:00

Late February 8th 2010: The search was finally complete and the "Dear Seva Challenge Participants," email confirmed it. Late as it was, I adjusted my seated posture even straighter and steered my tired eyes a bit closer to the MacBook, ensuring the authenticity of the letter. Mindfully active but sedentary just as much, MacBook and I had been searching long and late hours, both finally ready to turn on sleep mode.

It is very simple to find Off The Mat, Into The World's website as the site is verbatim to its titled organization, just add the dot org. The explanation for beginning a google search on that Friday evening and not completing it until Sunday night is very due to the fact that this search was potentially an endless one. It was unbeknown to me what exactly I would begin to type into that blank white blinking box. Nonetheless, I still committed the weekend to search who knows what. The weekend long repeated, talking to myself, "I have no idea what I am doing" phrase, eventually sounded more pleasing at those times that I did find a purposeful site, none though of which were really flying off the page until I found Off the mat.

Saving you some search time, OffTheMatIntoTheWorld.org

Blogger Pictures

2010-06-20T17:37:00.000-07:00

Thank you to the fantastic Julia at

Free People Blog for the help to raise awareness about the Global Wristband Project!

See her great post: http://blog.freepeople.com/2010/06/off-the-mat-into-the-world/