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Posts from May
In February 2010, we were pleased to award our monthly grant to Clarissa Adkins for her book on chair yoga. We’re now excited to announce that her book has been published!
Chair Yoga for You: A Practical Guide delves into the art of chair yoga, a part of hatha yoga that focuses on balancing the body, mind and spirit. Clarissa and her co-authors cover almost 100 exercises to relax and increase flexibility for pretty much everyone. In fact, her book focuses heavily on exercises that allow those with disabilities, chronic conditions and beginners to delve into yoga.
Clarissa is a certified yoga teacher with over 5 years of teaching experience. She currently writes for LIVESTRONG.COM when she’s not teaching yoga classes.
You can find her book on Amazon.com now. Congrats, Clarissa!
Chair Yoga for You: A Practical Guide delves into the art of chair yoga, a part of hatha yoga that focuses on balancing the body, mind and spirit. Clarissa and her co-authors cover almost 100 exercises to relax and increase flexibility for pretty much everyone. In fact, her book focuses heavily on exercises that allow those with disabilities, chronic conditions and beginners to delve into yoga.
Clarissa is a certified yoga teacher with over 5 years of teaching experience. She currently writes for LIVESTRONG.COM when she’s not teaching yoga classes.
You can find her book on Amazon.com now. Congrats, Clarissa!
We are excited to announce this month’s Grant winners!
Our Professional Resources grant goes to writer Jeffrey Joyner. Jeffrey’s 10-year-old computer is so run down that he can’t visit many websites, making research and writing exceptionally difficult. What’s more, Jeffrey is the primary caregiver for his disabled brother. He’ll use his new laptop to stay on top of work while taking his brother to doctor and therapy appointments.
Our first Work/Life Balance grant goes to writer Carolyn Scheidies. Carolyn’s husband was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Needless to say, life has been difficult for both of them. Carolyn and her husband will use the grant to attend a family reunion this summer and visit the family they haven’t seen in 3 years.
The second Work/Life Balance award goes to CE and writer Paula Martinac, who won a free pass to a “Soulful Power” retreat at a lakeside resort near Manhattan. She must redeem the pass by the end of 2011, but is having trouble finding the time and funds to pay for travel. This grant will fund Paula’s travel to the resort.
Our third Work/Life Balance award goes to writer Anna Scanlon, who is moving to Amsterdam for a MA/PhD program in history. She’ll use the grant to buy a bike so she can explore the city and get fresh air between school and writing for DMS.
The final Work/Life Balance award will go to CE William McCahill. As a stay-at-home dad, William is spending a lot of time caring for the newest addition to the family. He’ll use the funds to give his two-year-old son a swim class over the summer.
Also, we’re excited to announce the name of last month’s grant winner, writer Michael Keenan. Michael used last month’s grant to put toward an engagement ring for his girlfriend of 7 years. We promised to keep his name secret until the proposal. Well, good news – she said “yes”! Congratulations, Michael!
Finally, our Short Film grant goes to writer Laura Plummer for her short documentary “According to Us” (working title). This documentary will explore the lives of ten girls from diverse neighborhoods of Boston and elsewhere in New England. The girls come from different backgrounds, race, religion and class. Laura will feature one-on-one interviews with the girls, along with a party for all of the girls to get to know one another. We can’t wait to see the finished film!
Remember, if you didn’t win this time, you can apply three times with the same application. It was a tough decision to select just six applications, so don’t get discouraged.
Please join us in congratulating the winners!
Our Professional Resources grant goes to writer Jeffrey Joyner. Jeffrey’s 10-year-old computer is so run down that he can’t visit many websites, making research and writing exceptionally difficult. What’s more, Jeffrey is the primary caregiver for his disabled brother. He’ll use his new laptop to stay on top of work while taking his brother to doctor and therapy appointments.
Our first Work/Life Balance grant goes to writer Carolyn Scheidies. Carolyn’s husband was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Needless to say, life has been difficult for both of them. Carolyn and her husband will use the grant to attend a family reunion this summer and visit the family they haven’t seen in 3 years.
The second Work/Life Balance award goes to CE and writer Paula Martinac, who won a free pass to a “Soulful Power” retreat at a lakeside resort near Manhattan. She must redeem the pass by the end of 2011, but is having trouble finding the time and funds to pay for travel. This grant will fund Paula’s travel to the resort.
Our third Work/Life Balance award goes to writer Anna Scanlon, who is moving to Amsterdam for a MA/PhD program in history. She’ll use the grant to buy a bike so she can explore the city and get fresh air between school and writing for DMS.
The final Work/Life Balance award will go to CE William McCahill. As a stay-at-home dad, William is spending a lot of time caring for the newest addition to the family. He’ll use the funds to give his two-year-old son a swim class over the summer.
Also, we’re excited to announce the name of last month’s grant winner, writer Michael Keenan. Michael used last month’s grant to put toward an engagement ring for his girlfriend of 7 years. We promised to keep his name secret until the proposal. Well, good news – she said “yes”! Congratulations, Michael!
The engagement ring
Finally, our Short Film grant goes to writer Laura Plummer for her short documentary “According to Us” (working title). This documentary will explore the lives of ten girls from diverse neighborhoods of Boston and elsewhere in New England. The girls come from different backgrounds, race, religion and class. Laura will feature one-on-one interviews with the girls, along with a party for all of the girls to get to know one another. We can’t wait to see the finished film!
Remember, if you didn’t win this time, you can apply three times with the same application. It was a tough decision to select just six applications, so don’t get discouraged.
Please join us in congratulating the winners!
Editors Note:
Starting today Demand Media Studios is sponsoring another exclusive deal for our community members eligible to participate in the Demand Deals program. With Demand Deals, eligible community members can save on everything from movie tickets, clothes and accessories to electronics and more.
For the next few days we are making the Sony Cyber-Shot Camera available exclusively to the DMS community for 50% off! Be sure to act fast because there are a limited quantity of cameras available at this discounted price each day.
Head to the forums for more information on how to take advantage of this exclusive deal!
For information on Demand Deals please check out our FAQs in the Resource Center. Or for more information on our eligibility requirements click here.
For the next few days we are making the Sony Cyber-Shot Camera available exclusively to the DMS community for 50% off! Be sure to act fast because there are a limited quantity of cameras available at this discounted price each day.
Head to the forums for more information on how to take advantage of this exclusive deal!
For information on Demand Deals please check out our FAQs in the Resource Center. Or for more information on our eligibility requirements click here.
We are excited to announce the launch of the first ever DMS Book Club! There are more than a few literature buffs in the DMS community so what better way to flex those literary-muscles than a DMS book club? The group will be a place for DMS contributors to select books to read, discuss, and connect with fellow freelancers. We can't wait to get this underway!
If you are a DMS contributor head to the DMS forums to join now!
