Christmas is a time when social conditioning is strong. The human hive mind is on full power, almost reaching a collective madness as the western world goes into hyper-consumerist mode. Jo Jarden is a yoga teacher, personal trainer, life coach and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga 147 Papanui Road Christchurch. She offers yoga, health coaching, relaxation, retreats, beginners yoga, and workplace yoga.
Read MoreFor many of us this is a time of year for family, and the TV is full of adverts showing happy families gathered around the table, or excitedly opening presents. But what if your family isn’t like this? Jo Jarden is a yoga teacher, personal trainer, life coach and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga 147 Papanui Road Christchurch. She offers yoga, health coaching, relaxation, retreats, beginners yoga, and workplace yoga.
Read MoreThere is a genius within you, some unique gifts that the deepest part of you is asking you to bring this to the world. Jo Jarden is a yoga teacher, personal trainer, life coach and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga 147 Papanui Road Christchurch. She offers yoga, health coaching, relaxation, retreats, beginners yoga, and workplace yoga.
Read MoreI think of our relentless desire to have more, to feel more comfortable and to be free of suffering which prompted me to get curious about unpacking some of the myths of happiness (and suffering) in our society. Jo Jarden is a yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga 147 Papanui Road Christchurch. She offers yoga, health coaching, relaxation, retreats, beginners yoga, and workplace yoga.
Read MoreRecently I moved into my own home, that I’m proud to own and very much enjoying. Someone said to me recently ‘that’s good, now you’ll have some stability’. That got me thinking, what is ‘stability’ really?Jo Jarden is a yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga 147 Papanui Road Christchurch. She offers yoga, health coaching, relaxation, retreats, beginners yoga, and workplace yoga.
Read MoreWith Mental Mental Health Awareness Week being this week 18th-24th September, it’s got me thinking about the approach we are taking in New Zealand toward ‘mental health’ and why it is not working.In fact, not only is it not working, it seems to be making things worse (and in some cases causing harm). Jo Jarden is a yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga 147 Papanui Road Christchurch. She offers yoga and fitness, relaxation, retreats, beginners yoga, and workplace yoga.
Read MoreThis week I share 6 ways to build your inner steadiness and strength based on values such as taking responsibility, courage, authenticity, awareness, finding wisdom.Jo Jarden is a yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga 147 Papanui Road Christchurch. She offers yoga and fitness, relaxation, retreats, beginners yoga, and workplace yoga.
Read MoreMany of us have lost our connection to a stable sense of reality.. Based on the yoga wisdom, I have decided to share some of my latest reflections on how you can connect to our inner steadiness. Jo Jarden is a yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga 147 Papanui Road Christchurch. She offers yoga and fitness, relaxation, retreats, beginners yoga, and workplace yoga.
Read MoreThe human life form is a living system. All parts of this system have to be in harmony for true wellbeing. We are not like a computer or a machine, where you can swap out a defective part. Jo Jarden is a yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga 147 Papanui Road Christchurch. She offers yoga and fitness, relaxation, retreats, beginners yoga, and workplace yoga.
Read MoreIf you don’t make the time to work on creating the life you want, you’re eventually going to be forced to spend a lot of time dealing with a life you don’t want. Jo Jarden is a yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga 147 Papanui Road Christchurch. She offers yoga and fitness, relaxation, retreats, beginners yoga, and workplace yoga.
Read MoreDo you ever wake up and feel like your schedule is controlling you, rather than you being in control of your schedule? Jo Jarden is a health coach, yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga, 147 Papanui Road, Christchurch New Zealand. She helps people find mental peace, physical vitality, and to live with purpose.
Read MoreSo why is it that if the world is more efficient than ever, that life feels harder? Why are we all feeling tired, and exhausted? Jo Jarden is a health coach, yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga, 147 Papanui Road, Christchurch New Zealand. She helps people find mental peace, physical vitality, and to live with purpose.
Read MoreDo you have people in your life that never seem to understand you or hear you? Or they are causing pain in your life and they don’t seem to understand the impact they are having? You are most likely dealing with an emotionally immature person. Jo Jarden is a health coach, yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga, 147 Papanui Road, Christchurch New Zealand. She helps people find mental peace, physical vitality, and to live with purpose.
Read MoreIt’s really hard to see the people we most care about in our lives, going through struggle. One of the traps that we often fall into when we try to help someone close to us, is that we ty to ‘fix’ them. Jo Jarden is a health coach, yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga, 147 Papanui Road, Christchurch New Zealand. She helps people find mental peace, physical vitality, and to live with purpose.
Read MoreI am thrilled to read that recent studies have now reported many health benefits of specific yogic breathing practices. Jo Jarden is a health coach, yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga, 147 Papanui Road, Christchurch New Zealand. She helps people find mental peace, physical vitality, and to live with purpose.
Read MoreMake sure we are not latching onto the victim story and reaping rewards for ‘how hard things are for us’. Jo Jarden is a health coach, yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga, 147 Papanui Road, Christchurch New Zealand. She helps people find mental peace, physical vitality, and to live with purpose.
Read MoreMany of us have fallen for the trap of always pleasing our family, and friends, at the cost of our own wellbeing, dreams and desires. Jo Jarden is a health coach, yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga, 147 Papanui Road, Christchurch New Zealand. She helps people find mental peace, physical vitality, and to live with purpose.
Read MoreInstead of mental health, lets start talking 'living in alignment to your gifts’. Jo Jarden is a health coach, yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga, 147 Papanui Road, Christchurch New Zealand. She helps people find mental peace, physical vitality, and to live with purpose.
Read MoreSome stress is good for us. Stress becomes unhealthy when we are always worrying about the future, or ruminating about the past. Jo Jarden is a health coach, yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga, 147 Papanui Road, Christchurch New Zealand. She helps people find mental peace, physical vitality, and to live with purpose.
Read MoreBased on the latest sleep research, and the ancient wisdom traditions, here’s 5 of my favourite relaxation techniques for better sleep. Jo Jarden is a health coach, yoga teacher, personal trainer and founder of Heart and Mind Yoga, 147 Papanui Road, Christchurch New Zealand. She helps people find mental peace, physical vitality, and to live with purpose.
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