Dubai, May 21, 2010. EXHALE Dubai, a fitness centre based in Jumeirah Beach Residence and Motor City, organized an event for ‘GOOD WILL JOURNEY’, an initiative in association with ‘HOPE & PLAY’ charity organization to help raise awareness and funds for the physically challenged children of Gaza.
GOOD WILL JOURNEY In May, June and July, Wissam Al-Jayyousi, a Palestinian gentleman, will be riding a motorbike over 40,000 km, crossing over 30 national boundaries from Dubai to London. He is doing this to raise awareness and funds for disabled and physically challenged children in Gaza.
HOPE & PLAY is an organization dedicated to helping add hope and play to the lives of children who are denied these most basic rights. They believe that every child has the right to safely play, learn and grow in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding.
The idea behind the initiative was to get people to participate in an exercise class at EXHALE, at a fee of AED 100 per person. The proceeds of this initiative go entirely to charity.
Rana Khoury, e-Learning Assessment Specialist and Project Manager at Xpert Learning and professional yoga trainer, was actively involved in this initiative. She headed a session on Vinyasa Yoga. Vinyasa means ‘breath-synchronized movement’. In this session, the participants expect a dynamic practice offering a variety of asanas (postured) all connected by the breath, flowing with a dance-like movement. Creative and varied, this vigorous class was set to music and build strength, flexibility and endurance.
“What happened and has been happening in Gaza and the West Bank has had the most traumatizing effects on the citizens and children living there. The children of Gaza have been denied any sense of a normal childhood and any initiative that helps brings awareness, funds, and ultimately aid to those children is one that is very dear to my heart. As a yoga teacher, and a Palestinian, to be able to contribute in any way means a lot and is something I was not only happy but very proud to do,” said Rana.
Other sessions included Pilates Reformer and Flexi Bar Cardio by other qualified instructors from EXHALE Dubai.
The initiative was very successful with 50 participants attending and many more contributing.
As shown by Rana Khoury’s initiative, Xpert Learning prides itself on participating in various social responsibility initiatives, in its effort to not only lead the way in the field of e-Learning, but also to give back to the community and leave a positive mark wherever they can.
For more information about similar initiatives, please contact Rana Khoury at rana@xpertlearning.com or call +971505522741. You can also connect with Rana on LinkedIn
