The Healthy Rebel

Most people around us are not as healthy as they could be. Jo Jarden at Heart and Mind Yoga Christchurch explains that if you want to become part of the minority of people who are enjoying the best of health, you need to be rebellious with your approach to your health.

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Beginners Yoga Level 2 Course ~ 5 weeks

In the Beginners Yoga Level 2 Course you’ll build on your foundations learnt in the Beginners course, to learn more advanced variations of the asanas and sequencing and deepen your understanding of the mind and body benefits of yoga. Jo Jarden is a certified yoga teacher and personal trainer at Heart and Mind Yoga Studio 13/21 Bealey Ave Christchurch NZ

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Imperfectionism

Perfectionist qualities can lead to unhealthy behaviours and poor health outcomes. Find out how to embrace being imperfect for the benefit of your health and wellbeing. Jo Jarden from Heart and Mind Yoga Studio is a personal trainer and yoga tecaher delivering yoga classes, yin yoga, beginners yoga, mindfulness and workshops. 13/21 Bealey Ave Christchurch.

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Re-energise and Revitalise Mini Retreat

Heart and Mind Yoga Studio 1-5pm Sunday 2nd August 13/21 Bealey Ave Christchurch $65
Treat yourself with this half day of yoga and wellbeing practices at the soothing surrounds of Heart and Mind Yoga Studio to refresh and revive yourself leading into spring. Jo Jarden is a certified Yoga Teacher and Personal Trainer, teaching yin yoga, vinyasa yoga, fitness classes, beginners yoga, and wellbeing workshops.

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Struggle is not a bad thing

There is a misconception in society that going through a period of struggle is a bad thing. We often think that someone who is struggling emotionally needs to be 'fixed.'

Yoga helps us see a moment of struggle as an opportunity. We notice and acknowledge those anxious tendencies, or low emotions with a sense of curiosity. With an open mind, we start to appreciate that this is our body and mind telling us something. Jo Jarden is a yoga teacher and personal training and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga Studio 31/21 Bealey Ave, Christchurch

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Workplace Yoga

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.

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Nothing is permanent

Sometimes we rely on external factors to make us happy. But all of those new clothes, that new iphone and even our partner can be taken away from us or leave us. Nothing is permanent. The yoga value of ‘non-attachment’ helps us connect to a deeper wiser sense of self. By Jo Jarden, Heart and Mind Yoga Studio 21 Bealey Ave Christchurch.

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Slow Down

The values of yoga have risen to the forefront as we head into ALert Level 4 lockdown amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. The endless need for more, to achieve more, to have more things, to always be on the go, to be striving for more new and exciting interactions - this way has all become more uncertain. Jo Jarden, yoga teacher and personal trainer at Heart and Mind Yoga 13/21 Bealey Ave, Christchurch shares her thoughts.

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Be a Pillar of Calm

Jo Jarden is a yoga teacher and personal trainer at Heart and Mind Yoga Studio 21 Bealey Ave, Christchurch. Jo invites you to be a pillar of calm, work on cultivating our own inner peace, get curious about the ways we can simplify acts of kindness.

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The Art of Contentment

Jo Jarden is a certified personal trainer and yoga teacher and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga in Christchurch New Zealand. Jo shares practical insights and tips on bringing more contentment into your life by drawing on the wisdom of yoga and the science of wellbeing

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Pause and Reset - A half day retreat

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.

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How do we regulate our emotions?

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.

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Why you shouldn't try change your bad habits

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.

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Simplicity - more than just living simply

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.

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Fish and Kumara Fry Up

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

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