Rhode Island Moves for Nepal
A statewide series of donation-based yoga, movement + community gatherings raising funds for flood relief + climate resilience in Nepal.
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100% of funds raised support relief, recovery + resilience efforts in Nepal.
100% of funds raised support relief, recovery + resilience efforts in Nepal.
On August 26th,
a massive glacial collapse high in the Himalayas near the Nepal-Tibet border sent ice, rock, water + debris crashing downstream, triggering landslides and catastrophic flash floods along Nepal’s Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers.
The flooding tore through communities with devastating force - taking lives, displacing families, sweeping away entire villages and destroying roads, bridges, hydropower facilities + other critical infrastructure.
as of the September 5th Nepal Government report:
1,331 people lost their lives
an estimated 5,479 people continue to be missing, and of those, 583 foreign nationals
5,929 people injured
Moving Mountains brings Rhode Island’s movement + outdoor communities together to respond from where we are - gathering, moving + raising funds in support of relief, recovery + resilience in Nepal.
Our hearts are with all those who have lost loved ones, homes, livelihoods and communities in the deadly floods, and with those navigating the long road of recovery ahead.
We stand in solidarity with affected communities and with the Nepali-led organizations, responders + community members leading relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts.
What we’re about
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Moving Mountains is a collaborative fundraiser bringing together movement professionals, studios, and communities across Rhode Island in response to the recent devastating floods in Nepal.
Through donation-based classes and gatherings, we’re raising funds for Nepali-led relief efforts while creating space for movement, community, and meaningful action in the face of a changing climate.
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Local Leadership
Relief should be led by the people and communities closest to the work. Funds raised through Moving Mountains support Nepali-led relief efforts.Solidarity
We are not here to speak for communities in Nepal. We are here to listen, amplify, raise resources, and respond from where we are.From Overwhelm to Action
Climate grief and anxiety are real. They can coexist with agency- and small, consistent concrete actions matter. We cannot respond to the climate emergency by looking away. We choose to turn toward it, together.Community
Movement gives us a place to gather. We use it here not as a solution to the climate crisis, but as a way to stay connected to ourselves, one another, and the work ahead. -
In 2015, I lived in Nepal and spent significant time there before and after the earthquakes that year. Nepal has stayed with me ever since- not only for the Himalayas, but for its spiritual traditions, cultural diversity and, most importantly, the people and friendships that have shaped my life for more than a decade.
When news of the devastating flash flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border came across my screen, I knew I wanted to do something but felt overwhelmed with where to start.
As I was figuring out what that might look like, a text came in from my grandmother:
“Lauren. ❤️ I hope you have found a way to help the people of Nepal. 🙏”
I kept coming back to a simple mantra I first saw painted on a wall in Jawalakhel after the 2015 earthquakes:
Start where you stand.
For me, that means Rhode Island.
I started asking: What can I mobilize from here to support Nepal- and more importantly, who can I bring together to do it?
That question became Moving Mountains: Rhode Island Moves for Nepal.
The idea is simple: none of us moves a mountain alone.
Rhode Island has an incredible community of movement professionals, PTs, teachers, studios, gyms, runners, climbers + outdoor communities. Moving Mountains brings us together to offer what we already do well in support of Nepal.
One class. One run. One climb. One gathering.
Small actions become something much bigger when we do them together.
Funds raised will support immediate flood relief + longer-term Nepali-led climate justice + resilience efforts.
What began as an idea for one benefit class has become an invitation to an entire movement community.
We cannot solve the climate crisis alone or prevent every disaster. But we can refuse to look away. We can start where we stand, contribute what we have + turn toward the climate emergency together.
In the words of Josh Blaine, “We get there together, or we get nowhere at all.”
Moving Mountains belongs to everyone who chooses to take part.
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