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8/15 Yoga Therapy for Memory with Susan Kjesbo

August 15 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

$45

Workshop Overview

Research is showing that the benefits of yoga are positive for brain health from the physical aspects of the practice to meditation. In this workshop we will be looking at the pillars of brain health, research being done at Alzheimers Prevention and UCLA, among others.
 
You will gain a greater knowledge of changes you can make to slow down cognitive decline. Dive deeper into elements that Yoga can address for brain health such as reducing stress, increasing heart rate, and improving sleep to name just a few.
 
This is an all levels class. We will be learning about memory and practicing yoga in this 2-hour workshop.

Course Details

Pricing:

  • $45 Early Bird | $55 Day of
  • or
  • $85 Early Bird | $100 Day of for both sessions (8/15, 8/29)

Date:

  • Thursday, August 15th
  • 11:00 – 1:00 pm PDT
  • In-studio
  • Space Limited

Susan Kjesbo, C-IAYT

Susan’s teaching is centered around therapeutics, restorative, yoga for seniors, meditation and hatha yoga. Teaching allows here to share what she has come to love and has made a part of her life. Trained at the Ananda School for Yoga and Meditation, she has an alignment base style but also one that encompasses the whole individual meeting him/her where they are in the moment. She is a certified yoga therapist, C-IAYT. Her meditation techniques are from the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Susan has participated in an international yoga study that is indicating that yoga can improve bone strength for someone who has osteoporosis or osteopenia. This is an area of interest for her and she has lead workshops and classes on bone health and yoga in southern California. Information on Loren Fishman’s Osteoporosis study can be found at Sciatica.org. If you are interested in participating in the current bone strength study being conducted by Dr. Loren Fishman go to http://www.sciatica.org or contact Susan Kjesbo for more information. You can also view her website dedicated to yoga and bone strength at http://www.yogaforbones.com

Susan is a member of Yoga Alliance and the International Association of Yoga Therapy. She has been trained in hatha, meditation, restoratives, yoga for seniors, in the Fishman method yoga for osteoporosis, chair yoga, and yoga tune-up ball.

Details

Date:
August 15
Time:
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cost:
$45
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Organizer

Be The Change Yoga Staff
Phone
(949) 551-5300
Email
hello@bethechangeyoga.com

Venue

Be The Change Yoga
14988 Sand Canyon Ave, Studio 5
Irvine, CA 92618 United States
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Phone
(949) 551-5300