Joyful Living Yoga with Christine

I am going to give away three months of the app Headspace tomorrow (see my post from Sunday on how to enter-a $45 value). Headspace also has lots of meditations you can use right now for free. A little bit of calm in an uncertain time.

***GIVEAWAY!*** Hello out there in Facebook land! I have been pretty quiet on this page for a while as I’ve been focusing on some other things. I sure am missing teaching yoga and keeping in touch with you all though!... :. I want to do a giveaway in light of all the turmoil in our world that I think might help some people. I have been using the Headspace app for meditation for about two years now and really love it. It is very easy to use and has hundreds of different meditation packs of all different lengths, including ‘learn to meditate’ ones. :. I have three months free of Headspace to give away to someone. To enter: like this page, comment on this post with how you think more meditation might benefit you, tag a friend, and share this post. Make sure you are commenting on the original post and not someone’s shared post. :. I will randomly select the winner Tuesday April 21st at 7pm. :. Take care of yourselves and each other! See more

Just a reminder there will be yoga tomorrow with me at K2! :. I just finished the most incredible book about the power of meditation and yoga to impact our health. :. The book was called The Last Best Cure by Donna Jackson Nakazawa and it touched on some of the science healing. Here’s a few gems I learned:... -if we can focus on our breath for just 12 seconds, our brain begins to enter a state of concentration and we can actually change the pathways in our brain -stress activates a cascade in our body that taxes our immune system in a way that’s similar to a virus or bacteria -a regular yoga practice impacts how our body responds to stressful stimuli -yoga increases blood flow to areas of our brain responsible for healing us. To paraphrase, taking care of our mind, and our stress is vital to our health and well being. Not just something nice to do, but something that will help us live healthier, happier, longer lives. Incredible!

I’ll be teaching a pop up yoga class at K2 Cross training on August 2nd at 10:30am. Feel free to drop in, or if you are a K2 member you can register on Zenplanner. All levels welcome. Just bring a yoga mat if you have one, and wear comfortable clothing.