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According to the Canadian Cancer Society, it is estimated that in 2020 27,400 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 5,100 women will die from this disease.

Friends, join me this Sunday, October 18th from 2-4 pm ET at a virtual fundraiser to raise awareness and funds for Breast Cancer. I’m proud to be leading a yoga class as part of this event.

As part of this event:

• You will hear from inspirational women and a cancer survivor who uses art to heal.
• Take part in Zumba & Yoga sessions.
• Enjoy performances from talented dancers and singers

Registration for the event is FREE!! To reserve your ticket visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/breast-cancer-fundraiser-virtual-event-tickets-124766791833?aff=ebdssbeac

To visit the fundraising page and make your donation please click on the link below. https://support.cancer.ca/site/TR/IFE_QC_Event/IFE_QC_General_?px=13583097&pg=personal&fr_id=27161

Through the Yoga Sanctuary, I’m very excited to be leading yin and hatha flow classes at Withrow Park! Check out my timetable or click on the links below for the details.

Park Hatha Flow – Tuesdays at 9:30-10:30 am
Park Yin – Wednesdays at 5:30 – 6:45 pm

Park Classes will be held in Withrow Park, south of the tennis courts beside Logan Ave.

I can’t wait to see your beautiful faces in person again!

My favourite part of yoga is the coming together of people of all shapes, sizes, backgrounds, ages, and interests to breathe, move, and share the same experience. The community is why I return every day as a teacher and as a student. When I first heard about the government orders to stay at home, my biggest concern was the impact of isolation on health. We are social beings and we need to be around other people. Dozens of studies show that spending quality time with family, friends, and community is the secret to a happier, healthier, and longer life.

Community is about union and connection. A yoga community allows you to feel comfortable. It allows you to feel like you can be yourself, instead of just attending another yoga class. A community helps you grow, not only as a yogi, but also as a person. A community motivates you and allows you to build connections – to learn from each other, to share your struggles and your successes.

So how do we build community when we can’t be physically together? Yoga is adapting to this by creating communities in different ways. We’re using facebook live, YouTube, Instagram, and live-streamed classes on zoom. There are lot of different options out there for collaborating, for gathering virtually, and for trying to gain that community that we’re all craving without actually being physically together.

I encourage you to join an online public class, either by yourself or with a group of friends. Come and build the kind of yoga community you want to be part of. At Slowpoke Yoga we welcome everyone, whether you are new or a seasoned yogi, to join and share your practice with us.

Until we see each other again (online or in-person),

Namaste

Xoxo Christina

Partnering with Innergy Corporate Yoga, I’ll be guiding a 20-minute intro to meditation on Thursday, May 7th at 10am PST / 1pm EST

Read more about the class and sign up.