Winter Session

January 4 – February 24

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Online and In-Person

Yoga Classes!

The power of yoga

We are holding both In-Person and Online Yoga Classes. Join us for our In-Person yoga class at Splash Fitness Center in Waupaca.

We are working to follow CDC guidelines, and are open to those who have been fully vaccinated for our in-person yoga classes.

For those not yet vaccinated, and those living far away, or enjoying the ability to participate in your yoga practice from the comfort of your own home, we offer virtual classes three times a week. Start practicing with us anytime.

7 Tips for Surviving the Holidays

The holiday season can be a time of high stress. Fewer hours of daylight, unpredictable weather, travel, and social events filled with food and drink we wouldn’t otherwise dream of consuming, can leave our systems off balance.

Your body and mind are happiest when you are in a state of homeostasis, or equilibrium. When in balance, your nervous system maintains a relative state of calm. Drastic changes in eating, sleeping, digestion, and environment challenge this stability. Your system may even perceive these disruptions as threat, releasing stress hormones like cortisol into your bloodstream. Factor in long lines, traffic snarls, airports, and family dinners, and you have a prescription for intense emotion and unpleasant interactions.

This is an excellent time to slow down and care for yourself. Seem impossible? It doesn’t have to be. Here are seven tips for getting you through the holiday season and beyond.

1. SET AN INTENTION TO CARE FOR YOURSELF

For many, this time of busyness can feel like a slippery slope. Not only do you have the regular demands of a typical busy life, but you are now expected to add to them. The first step in changing your behavior or your response to life circumstances is to set the intention to do so. An intention is a powerful commitment. In making the commitment to proceed differently, you begin the process of change.

Whatever you set as an intention, keep it simple and doable so that you can commit to it each day and stick to it.

At this time of year, it is particularly important to set an intention to care for yourself. The commitment may be as small as taking five minutes out of the day to stop and breathe deeply, or something longer like a daily yoga or meditation class. Whatever you set as an intention, keep it simple and doable so that you can commit to it each day and stick to it. Doable is the key. There is no reason to add something insurmountable to an already overwhelming to-do list.

See More:

https://yogainternational.com/article/view/7-skills-for-surviving-the-holidays

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