Join Us! KMA Friendraiser and Spring Recital

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Be inspired. Be moved.

Join Paul Keoni Chun, Founder and Lead Teacher of Keoni Movement
Arts as he guides our spring session students through an exciting demonstration of the movement arts skills they have mastered.

When: Friday, June 19 7-9pm
Where: DaNY Studios, 305 W 38th St (@ 8th Avenue), Studio 9
Cost: Free – Donations to KMA gladly accepted to help us reach our friendraising goal
RSVP: 212.643.9013 or info@KeoniMovementArts.org

Refreshments will be served after the performance and our beautiful new
KMA t-shirts will be available for sale – be one of the first to have one!

Space is limited, please RSVP by Monday June 15.

 

Year-End Appeal

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Aloha Friend of Keoni Movement Arts,

Recently, a mother contacted me to enroll her son in one of KMA’s gymnastics classes. She shared that people have always encouraged her to get him into gymnastics because he seems to have the talent for it. Currently unemployed, she could not afford most programs and was happy to find KMA’s affordable classes. Even from his first class it was clear to me that her son does have talent. I remember thinking, “This is exactly the reason why I started KMA — to fill this type of need!” I felt so happy that KMA was serving its mission in this way.

KMA’s mission is to provide access to the movement arts to everyone. No matter the challenges, no student will be turned away. We offer financial assistance to those who qualify.

Our generous donor support allows us to offer this assistance, and to provide programming such as our current on-going weekly classes for children 3 – 5 and 6 – 9 years old, and teens/adults and individuals with special needs. We’ve developed relationships with agencies, communities and schools including Y.A.I., Sinergia, Hartley House, Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation, James Weldon Johnson Community Center, P.S. 212, P.S. 51, and P.S. 111. We would like to continue building these relationships, and do outreach to other communities where access to the movement arts is limited or nonexistent.

If you share KMA’s vision and would like to support our mission please consider making a tax-deductible donation*.

Mahalo nui loa (thank you) for your consideration!

Aloha,

Paul Keoni Chun
Founder and President
Keoni Movement Arts
www.KeoniMovementArts.org

DONATE

*Keoni Movement Arts is a qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and all donations are tax deductible to the fullest amount allowed by law.

 

The Ford Foundation grants Keoni Movement Arts $19,000 over the next two years!

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Our MISSION is to expand access to the Movement Arts of Yoga, Dance and Gymnastics by providing classes and performance opportunities to individuals of ALL ages, abilities and means.

Our VISION is a world in which strengthened bodies, peaceful minds, compassionate hearts and joyous spirits work together to benefit all of earth’s inhabitants.

Keoni Movement Arts (KMA) is a qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. KMA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, creed, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national and ethnic origin, disability or any other legally protected status.

About: Paul Keoni Chun, KMA’s Founder, was a competitive gymnast at Stanford University (B.A. in Human Biology with emphasis in Aspects of Youth Socialization). From 1997 – 2002, he developed a recreational gymnastics program, which offered classes for children, teens, and adults, at the McBurney YMCA Chelsea Center. He had a 20-year professional dance/acting career working with New York City based choreographers and performing in Off-Broadway (including Pan Asian Rep) and regional theaters and on television. He is designated as an “Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher” with Yoga Alliance. Currently, he teaches yoga professionally in the leading NYC Health Clubs. He has over 19 years of experience teaching yoga, dance and gymnastics to individuals from 2 – 80+, and in particular, over 10 years of experience adapting yoga to individuals with special needs. As a result of the benefits that KMA’s work has provided for the community, NY1 News recognized him as a “New Yorker of the Week.”

 

Paul speaking at Family Service League, November 12, 2014

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Family Service League is pleased to announce an educator and parent seminar “Enhancing the Lives of Children with Autism through Technology and Movement” is being held on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 from 9am – 1pm in Westhampton Beach. This informational program is being offered to special education administrators, teachers, psychologists, social workers and parents/guardians of children with autism. The seminar will cover the principles and beneficial techniques of utilizing technological skills, yoga, dance and gymnastics to promote sensory integration at home and in the classroom. The presenters are Beth Rosenberg and Paul Keoni Chun. Pre-registration is required; the $50 seminar fee is non-refundable and includes breakfast. For more information, contact FSL Barbara Silverstein 631d 288-1954, ext. 2237 or bsilverstein@fsl-li.org.

 

FREE Community Events on May 18th!

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Yo-Dan-Nastics™ for children, Yoga/Meditation for teens/adults
 

Move and Meditate with KMA! Join us for Two Free Classes on Sunday, May 18

Have a child who wants to experience the joy of movement? Bring them to our Keiki (children) Yo-Dan-Nastics™  (3 – 9 years) class!

Are you an adult or teen who wants to reap the benefits of yoga and meditation? Join our Metta Flow Yoga class with Loving-Kindness Meditation for teens / adults  (16+ years).

Time and Class:
2:15 – 3:15pm, Keiki (children) Yo-Dan-Nastics™ (3 – 9 years)
3:30 – 4:50pm, Metta Flow Yoga with Loving-Kindness Meditation for teens/adults (16 + years)
Where: DaNY Studios
305 West 38th St. @ 8th Ave. Studio 5
Both classes will be led by Paul Keoni Chun. All levels are welcome!

Space is limited. Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 14th. Call (212) 643-9013 or contact us here.

Thanks, once again, to our generous donors for making these free community events possible!

 

Hartley House field trip April 14

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On April 14th, KMA treated a group of children from Hartley House, a neighborhood nonprofit settlement house, to a free Yo-Dan-Nastics™ field trip. The children enjoyed jumping, stretching and “Om-ing.” Fun was had by all! MAHALO (thank you!) to all our donors who made this experience possible. Without such support, KMA could not continue to be a valuable resource for our community!