Heart & Mind Blog

Workplace Yoga sessions are tailored to fit your workplace needs. Choose 30 or 45 minute sessions in your lunch break, after work, at the studio, at your workplace or choose to Zoom in. Jo Jarden is a certified yoga teacher and personal trainer based at Heart and Mind Yoga studio 13/21 Bealey Ave, Christchurch.

A 5 week beginners yoga course to learn the foundations of yoga with your certified yoga teacher and personal trainer. Held at Heart and Mind Yoga Studio 13/21 Bealey Ave Christchurch, and facilitated by Jo Jarden, founder of the studio.

The Art of Living Well - A 5 week course to restart your health and wellbeing routine. At Heart and Mind Yoga Studio, 13/21 Bealey Ave Christchurch. Choose to attend at the studio or online

Why is no one talking about what you can do to build up your immune system from the inside? Jo Jarden a personal trainer and yoga teacher at Heart and Mind Yoga Christchurch highlights 7 scientifically proven ways to strengthen your immune system at a time amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.

Heart and Mind Yoga Studio at 13/21 Bealey Ave Christchurch offers yoga classes, personal training, beginners yoga, yin relaxation, vinyasa yoga, reatreats, and wellbeing workshops to reduce stress and anxiety. Jo Jarden the owner and founder of the studio is a certified yoga teacher and personal trainer.

Heart and Mind Yoga Studio 13/21 Bealey Ave Christchurch $65

This half day of yoga and wellbeing practices will help us pause and reset. If you are feeling the stress of modern life and want to increase calm, peace and clarity - here is your opportunity to take time for you, reflect and reset with the powerful tools of yoga and wellbeing practices.

Learn to regulate your emotions at this half day retreat at Heart and Mind Yoga Studio Unit 13, 21 Bealey Ave, Papanui, Christchurch. We will Pause and Reset. The day includes yoga, a gentle workout and techniques for reducing anxious tendencies, and finding inner calm. Beginner yogis welcome.

I often find myself putting on some weight, or feeling quite unenergised. What I've learnt, is that being hard on myself only leads to more unhealthy behaviours. There is so much we can do ourselves. We really have every opportunity to get curious about how we can help ourselves mentally physically and emotionally. Here's some approaches that have been working for me.

I wanted more time living, less time working. I was finding that the daily grind of going to work, checking emails, attending meetings, getting stuck in traffic in the city life, paying rent and that weekly cycle amounted to a life of always trying to get ahead, trying to do more , and giving my attention and time to things that were not truly meaningful to me. Jo Jarden is a Yoga Teacher and Personal Trainer at Heart and Mind Yoga Studio Christchurch delivering beginner yoga courses, weekly yoga classes, and wellbeing mindfulness and meditation workshops.

Think differently about your cooking approach. From time to time notice if you are holding on to old ways of how a traditional meal 'should be', and be rebellious with your approach to keeping it simple. Try this Fish and Kumara Fry Up by Jo Jarden at Heart and Mind Yoga Studio Christchurch

Most of us can admit that there are areas in our life that are a bit of a mess of bad habits. I certainly have more than a few areas I’m still working on. The great news is, we have the ability to change. With some of the right knowledge and a recipe to change, what was impossible, becomes possible.

Do you find yourself feeling bloated and hungover at Christmas? Are you feeling the end of year stress?

We are celebrating Christmas yogi styles! At this special event we will reflect on the gifts we already have, find sanity amongst the stress, and rebalance with mind and body practices including yoga and relaxation.
A cuppa tea and warm chats on offer afterwards

Does your socialising drain you or energise you? Here's some harsh truths I've asked myself which have helped me reorganise how I socialise. I thought I’'d share for those interested in working towards a more fulfilling social life.