NEW YORK STRONG
Local Body & Brain Yoga and Tai Chi centers raises over $6,000 with a Masks for NY Heroes fundraiser in one week delivering 2,000 masks to local hospitals while offering FREE online classes for the public now until May 15th

Body & Brain Yoga and Tai Chi located in Westchester and Rockland Counties are using their Earth Citizen spirit to help local healthcare workers by tapping into their community network of volunteers and patrons to acquire essential personal protective equipment for those on the front lines of COVID-19.
Regional Director, Bama Kim and her team from Body & Brain Westchester and New City answered a call to help replenish dwindling local supplies. “When I heard doctors and nurses were wearing one mask for an entire week, my heart sunk. My first thought was who takes care of their health while they are risking their lives for the care of others?”

Through swift action on Facebook, the fundraiser Masks for NY Heroes was born. With an overwhelming amount of support from Body & Brain members, their loved ones, and friends near and far $1,000 came in on the first day and more than $6,000 was raised by the end of the week surpassing the initial goal of $5,000. This allowed the Body & Brain team to purchase 2,000 N95 masks for immediate distribution to local healthcare workers. Within days, the masks were hand-delivered to seven local hospitals: Montefiore Nyack Hospital, Montefiore Weiler Hospital, White Plains Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital, St. Barnabas Hospital, Westchester Medical Center and to the Scarsdale Integrative Medicine office.

And to further support our healthcare heroes, Body & Brain is providing classes free of charge. “We would like to offer our sincere gratitude and appreciation by offering FREE online classes starting April 10 until May 15 to allow all medical personnel, their families and friends an opportunity to take care of themselves and others. It was amazing how quickly the community responded to this call to action to help our NY Heroes.” Johnathan Martinez, Center Manager and Head Master of Body & Brain Westchester

Please use the below links to register for the free online classes
https://bit.ly/GetBrightWestchester https://bit.ly/GetBrightNewCity https://bit.ly/GetBrightWhitePlains

ABOUT BODY AND BRAIN YOGA & TAI CHI
Body and Brain was recently recognized by Westchester Magazine as the “Best Yoga Studio” in Westchester, NY. Founded by Ilchi Lee in 1985, Body & Brain has over 100 locations across the United States. It offers physical, emotional, and spiritual health by providing techniques such as stretching, breathing, meridian exercises, martial arts, and meditation. Currently, their #getbright campaign is aimed to help the community focus on what keeps them healthy, strong and spread positivity. On April 22, 2020 Body & Brain TV hosted a YouTube LIVE Earth Day Global Meditation with topics of “care-hope-connection” in our efforts to come together to heal ourselves, the community and our precious earth.

MEDIA CONTACT
Johnathan Martinez
Center Manager, Body & Brain Westchester
e: Westchester@bodynbrain.com | p: 914-713-1333

**Photos and videos are available upon request**
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