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Race for the Cure
July 28, 2006

Yoga Yoga Sponsors the Austin Komen Race for the Cure

Austin, Texas - (July 28, 2006)- Yoga Yoga is a proud sponsor of the 2006 Austin Komen Race for the Cure at the Silver ($15,000) level. The event on November 5th will draw 20,000 participants and is the largest 5K walk event in Austin. This sponsorship is the largest in Yoga Yoga's history and involves cash as well as in-kind donations. The Yoga Yoga logo will be displayed on all registration forms, walk shirts and posters as well as banners at the event.

Yoga Yoga will be leading a walk team for the event in addition to sponsoring a fundraising workshop on November 4th focusing on Women's Health. All proceeds from the workshop will go directly to the walk team.

Recent research has shown the benefits of practicing yoga during breast cancer treatment. Studies at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston stated that "Breast cancer patients who practiced yoga during the period in which they were receiving radiation therapy reported significantly improved quality of life compared to patients who did not practice yoga during treatment."

About Yoga Yoga
Yoga Yoga is Austin's premier source for yoga with four locations and over 350 classes weekly. With over 100 certified yoga teachers, Yoga Yoga provides a wide variety of yoga styles including Hatha, Ashtanga, and Kundalini, and special classes including gentle, restorative, prenatal, postnatal, and children's yoga. Yoga Yoga also offers a nationally recognized Teacher Training program which provides teaching certification at the 200-hour and 500-hour levels as developed by the Yoga Alliance. For more information, contact Yoga Yoga at (512) 380-9800 or visit http://www.yogayoga.com.