Virtual Event
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Event Series:
Yoga for Healing with Jessie Lu
Yoga for Healing with Jessie Lu
April 9, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Virtual Event
Dates:
Winter Session: January 9th to March 26, 2024 (12-weeks)
Spring Session: April 9th to June 11, 2024 (10-weeks)
Fall Session: September 3 to December 17 (16-weeks)
A 60 minute, gentle, yoga class for individuals working with Parkinson’s disease, their family members, and care partners, exploring a combination of mind-body practices to bring greater health and wellness into all levels of being. We will begin each practice in chairs and progress to standing poses, ending with a deep relaxation on the floor.
Through targeted breath, movement, and meditation, we will address the following side-effects in a supportive and non-clinical environment:
- Pain
- Lymphedema and Immunity
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Insomnia
- Under Digestion
- Fatigue
- Cognitive Fog
- Neuropathy
Please come prepared with:
- Chair
- Yoga mat (optional)
- Blanket
- Yoga block (optional)
- Strap (belt)
- Yoga bolster (firm pillow)
- Comfortable clothes
- Barefoot (socks and shoes optional)
- Open space (to be able to take one step forward/backward)
Jessie Lu Galbraith is an RYT 200 (registered yoga teacher) with a lifetime of practicing yoga and meditation. She has been focusing her continuing education on yoga for cancer, completing many hours of cancer specific pranayama, asana, mudra and yoga nidra training. She has been leading in-person Yoga for Healing classes since 2021 at the Whatcom Family YMCA, Thursday’s from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m PST
For any questions, contact us at hi@jessielu.com.
Our online and in-person programs are FREE to you because of the dedication of our partners, instructors, and generous donors. Thank you for helping to support our mission, so that no one walks the Parkinson’s journey alone.
