A virtual yoga + wellness workshop for teens
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Would your teen benefit from a little more movement, gratitude journaling, joy, inspiration, and connection this summer? This week-long virtual yoga + wellness workshop is filled with fun and engaging activities and opportunities to connect your teen with other teens who are spending the summer at home.
Each day we will explore a different aspect of our holistic wellness through creative yoga flows, unique projects and activities, mindfulness exercises, self-care techniques, and more! Led by Torrey Meisner, a young, fun, and experienced yoga + mindfulness teacher, this workshop is designed to leave your teen feeling empowered, confident, connected, and rejuvenated!
Dates:
- Monday, August 10 – Friday, August 14 | 4pm – 5:30pm
Cost:
- $235 Early Bird Rate until July 31 / then $250
- Cost includes a surprise box with supplies for "unplugged" daily activities.
- Please register by August 3.
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Facilitator:
Office Manager & In-House Yoga/Mindfulness Teacher
“I am dedicated to providing children and teens of all abilities and backgrounds the opportunity to benefit from yoga, mindfulness, and holistic wellness. Drawing on my extensive educational and experiential background in child and family development, I am passionate about crafting intentional, balanced, and engaging yoga classes for children and teens. My goal for this workshop is to offer teens many opportunities for self-exploration, connection, growth, and inspiration!”
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What are your teens doing to de-stress and stay energized during this challenging time?
Moving our bodies, stretching, challenging our physical selves are all great ways to release our every day tensions. Yoga is one movement modality that is particularly effective for teens right now.
Yoga offers a variety of benefits:
Research supports the benefits of yoga for flexibility, balance, coordination, focus, and cooperation.
It contributes to a positive body image:
Here at the Institute, we’re also interested in the value of yoga for enhancing body image. In this media-saturated world, teens are bombarded with messages about their bodies – what their bodies are supposed to look like to meet stereotyped impossible standards. Many parents ask us, “What can we do to help our daughter feel good about her body and who she is?” Helping teens experience their bodies as a source of strength and balance is a great starting place.
It’s fun:
Doing yoga together is a form of playing together. And, playing together has all kinds of benefits for our brains, our bodies and our relationships! There might be laughter, physical challenges, and the value of a shared experience – all good stuff!
It helps build comfort in our own skin:
Yoga gives us a chance to pay attention to body sensations and experiences, from the inside out. It’s not about how we look; it’s about a mindful awareness of what we are experiencing on the inside. I often ask girls who enjoy yoga, “what pose do you like to do when you want to relax? Or increase your energy? Or feel strong before facing a challenge?” I love listening to girls’ answers as they think about their internal wisdom. When parents are also into yoga, it can be a lively conversation, comparing favorite poses for various benefits.
It’s relaxing:
Being able to slow down and stretch out is a gift to our teens. When they take that deep relaxing breath and settle into the present moment, they’re able to notice their lives in fresh ways and respond to stressors with groundedness and ease.
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THERAPY & ASSESSMENT SERVICES
Interested in
group
therapy?
See our current therapy groups by age:
To learn more, call us at 626-585-8075 ext. 108 or email PHoward@IFGD.care
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Empowering girls, families and their circles of community.
95 N. Marengo Ave. Suite 100
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-585-8075 ext. 108
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PLEASE NOTE:
Nothing in what you find here should be construed as medical advice pertinent to any individual. As is true with all written materials, you must be the judge of what appears valid and useful for yourself. Please take up any questions you might have regarding the content of this with your psychotherapist or physician.
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