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INTERESTED IN FREE YOGA? … Join our Karma Crew
Karma Crew members work on an equal 1 to 1 hour exchange for classes. This in not a volunteer position but a non-monetary exchange for services and requests 6 month (negotiable) commitment that if broken requires a pay back. We would like our Karma Crew members to have a heart for our studio nd take great pride in their work in the spirit of Seva, or selfless service.

Karma Crew duties include: student check in and payment collection, phone reception, email sorting, cleaning, dusting, floor sweeping and mopping, stocking candles, tiding up the cubbies, straightening blocks, folding blankets, errand running, promotional distribution opening and closing, and acting as a warm, friendly representative of MYC.

Ideally, we would also like our Karma Crew members to be on the path to becoming a Yoga teacher as Karma Crew members can use exchange services for discounted teacher training and workshops. However, administration, organizational and sales skills are highly valued.

The process for choosing our Karma Crew members in much like being hired for a job, but instead of recruiting we honor those who come to us in a desire to be a more integral part of our studio. Those interested should submit a resume and fill out an application (see below). We will then have an interview and 3 day trial period.

SEVA

The Sanskrit word Seva translates directly as string, implying that all things are connected in the thread of existence. To engage with one is to engage with the whole. Likewise, to serve one is to serve the whole.

In its current use, seva is a spiritual practice of selfless service, springing from two forms of yoga, Karma Yoga which is the yoga of action, and Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of worship inspired by divine love. Seva can be as simple as helping a child cross a street, or as difficult as caring for refugees in a war torn land a world away. Nevertheless, seva is one of the most profound and life changing of practices. However we chose to express our own unique seva practice, we ultimately test our altruism and put our spiritual knowledge into action.

Through the spirit of selfless action, when we have nothing to gain and nothing to lose by not doing, performing Seva all the time to our family, and our activities, we attain that height of realization whereby our mind becomes absorbed in God. The practice of Seva becomes a path to self-realization which is the essence of yoga.

Seva should be done with no expectation of reward or even acknowledgment of the work that is done. We serve not to convert or save a soul, but simply to serve and for no other reason. No strings attached. No carrots. Make yourself invisible and do acts of kindness without expectation of return, coming from a place of love.

-James Bailey

If you have a serious interest, please copy and paste the below application into the body of an email and send it to mandalayogabend@mac.com subject: Karma Crew)

Karma Crew Application

Name:

Phone:

Address:

Email:

Social Security number:

Please indicate shifts available:

Karma Crew Schedule
Monday – Friday
Shift 1 | 8:30am – 12:15pm
Shift 2 | 3:30pm – 6:30pm
Shift 3 | 9:00pm – 10:00pm
Saturday 
Shift 4 | 8:30am – 9:45am

Why are you interested in this position?

What specific skills do you have to offer?

How long have your been practicing Yoga?

Are you interested in becoming a Yoga teacher?

How do you feel about not-so-glamours tasks like scrubbing baseboards, taking out the trash, sent up before and cleaning up after events? Do you recognize that these tasks are as important as taking classes?

Does the challenge of working efficiently and skillfully under pressure, without losing your sense of humor, interest you? This is not simple, easy breezy position – you must be able to multi-task efficiently, and be able to hustle! There are times when you will have a lobby full of students asking questions, signing in for classes, buying retail, and you are the only one there – can you handle this with a smile? Do you like this type of challenge and can you respond quickly on your feet without complaining?

Can you get folks excited about Yoga, about MYC? How?

We look forward to having you become an integral part of MYC.

Please no phone inquiries.