Photo Exhibition: Kenya’s Olympic Journey, Jul. 30-Aug. 31 2012 @ Alliance

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This is a pictorial journey into the world of Kenyan Olympic sports offered by Content House Education Trust.

Dates: July 30-August 31, 2012
Venue: Alliance

‘Kenya’s Olympic Journey’ is presented by Content House Education Trust, a group of Kenyan sports journalists and researchers who seek to promote Kenyan sporting history stories with the aim of informing and uniting Kenyans.

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The exhibition is a photographic journey into the world of Kenyan sports capturing the training, personal lives and behind the scenes moments that go into the making of an Olympic athlete. From the athletes’ camps in Iten, where many of Kenya’s world famous runners make their home, to the boxing clubs in Nakuru and Nairobi to rugby teams and the perennial disappointments of the national football side, this series of unprecedented images offers us a glimpse into the lives of athletes as they prepare to defend Kenya’s national pride in the biggest sporting event in the world.

Stand a chance to win a month of free yoga @ Bikram Yoga Nairobi

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Kenya’s first Bikram Yoga studio is coming to Nairobi! Opening Soon!, 2nd Floor, Lavington Green Shopping Centre, Nairobi.

Bikram Yoga is a 90 minute series of 26 Hatha yoga postures and two breathing exercises, carried out in a room heated to 40 degrees celcius and 40 percent humidity. The combined heat and humidity increase muscle flexibility and can help to prevent injuries. Bikram Yoga is also very detoxifying, releasing large numbers of toxins through the breath and through the skin by sweating.

Because of the combination of the heat and the sequence of postures, the practise is very intense, and has dramatic and immediate results. This yoga is highly addictive. Hundreds of thousands of normal people around the world have been cured of physical ailments, anxiety and stress, and have dropped several dress sizes in the process.

Bikram Yoga Nairobi is offering members a beautiful studio with a state of the art heated yoga room, large changing rooms and showers, free unlimited purified drinking water, a juice and smoothie bar, and yoga clothing boutique.

for more info www.bikramyoganairobi.com

Stand a chance to win a month of free yoga at Bikram Yoga Nairobi worth Kes16,000 by answering the following question by Friday 20 2012:

Why do you need Bikram Yoga Nairobi in your life?

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Adventure/Extreme Sports: The Rhino Charge, Jun. 1-3 2012 @ TBA*

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One of the most exciting events in Kenya, The Rhino Charge is set to take place on June 1-3, 2012.

This event is popular for its activities which involve what is seen as bravery, high level skill in off road driving and navigation. The experience for both the participants and spectators is not only exciting but heightens the adrenaline as the 4 wheel drive vehicles navigate across and compete on vehicle performance when it comes to enduring tough terrain.

The event is organized by The Rhino Ark Charitable Trust mainly to raise proceeds towards conservation of Kenya’s Aberdare Ecosystem.

The check-in is at the Braeburn Primary School, Nanyuki.

*TBA-To be announced: Directions to the Rhino Charge venue will then be issued from there.