Candlelight Deep Relaxation a Mini Retreat
Heart and Mind Yoga Studio Sunday 18th October 5pm-8.30pm 13/21 Bealey Ave Christchurch $65
Are you finding yourself tense and tight? Are you constantly looking for an opportunity to relax and regenerate? Do you want to experience mind and body practices for restoring your nervous system, sleeping better, and getting clarity of mind?
This ultimate relaxation mini retreat is all about restoring you – your body, mind, and connecting to your deeper sense of self. Three and a half blissful hours that have been designed to relax, reconnect and renew you.
The longer held stretches in Yin Relaxation yoga helps us focus on the deeper tissues of our body. This type of yoga especially helps us reduce stress while stimulating regeneration. We will strengthen, stretch and stimulate the fascia (connectivity tissue) to encourage more flexibility and freedom of movement while releasing deep tension of the body and restoring the nervous system.
The mini retreat consists of :
Gentle Yoga - to get us out of our mind and into our body
Candlelit Yin Relaxation Yoga - focusing on deep relaxation
Pranayama (yogic beathing) for releasing tension and restoring calm and peacefulness
You will also learn:
Evidence based practices for reducing anxious tendencies and dealing with uncertainty
Skills to redirect our awareness to experience more joy
How to develop a deep sense of wellbeing even amidst the most challenging circumstances
Also includes light refreshments and warm chats. Beginners welcome. Limited spaces
ABOUT YOUR TEACHER
Jo Jarden is a certified personal trainer and yoga teacher in Christchurch and the founder of Heart and Mind Yoga studio. She has 10 years experience in health promotion in New Zealand and Australia including management and promotion of national chronic disease prevention programs. She now helps people one on one with their wellbeing through yoga teaching, personal training, workplace yoga and wellbeing workshops.
Qualifications include:
Certified Yoga Teacher Santosha Yoga Institute, Registered Australian Yoga Alliance 2017
Certificate in Advanced Personal Training, Fit College New Zealand, 2016
Bachelor of Science with Honours Public Health. University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2006
Bachelor of Arts Mass Communication and Psychology. University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2005