Eastern practices meets Western medical science in this entertaining and informative exploration of your relationship to stress, highlighting tools to acquire a quiet mind & body in a busy world.
FACT: 85% of all doctor visits are stress related (WHO 2007)
Why are human beings wired to create their own stress? What we can do to immediately change our perception of stress? Why does the latest in brain science promote yoga, meditation and awareness?
Join Dr. Russ Kennedy - medical doctor, comedian, yoga teacher - and Susan Van Zaig - yoga therapist and educator for an interactive ‘chillshop’ including:
- an all-levels yoga class focusing on stress reduction
- practical meditation and breathing techniques to ‘unstrain your brain’
- a fun and educational seminar demonstrating the changes that occur in the mind, brain and body during both stress and relaxation.
- physiological strategies that help you unlearn your own stress patterns and teach you how to unWind the Mind.
NO YOGA EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. Bring your stressed out partner/friend/boss!
Date: March 14, 2010
Times: 1-5 pm
Location: Semperviva City Studio at 1985 West Broadway
Cost: $85.00 + GST
Tickets: Call 604.739.2009
Dr. Russ Kennedy holds degrees in brain science and medicine and is a certified yoga instructor. After experiencing physician burnout in 2003 he left his practice to become a professional comic with Yuk Yuks. He promptly ran out of money. Upon returning to medicine, and continuing to perform on the comedy circuit, Russ found his stress levels rising once again and he turned to yoga and meditation. He now tours North America entertaining and teaching the science behind the practice. Russ lives in Vancouver with Buddha (his dog).
For more information please visit www.dr-russ.com
Susan Van Zaig has been practicing yoga for 20 years. She is a certified member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, teaches Hatha, Yin and Meditation and is the in-house yoga therapist for both Semperviva Yoga Studios and Treloar Physiotherapy Clinic. In both her yoga therapy practice and group teaching, Susan focuses on structural alignment as a means to strengthen the mind body connection, inspiring the inherent ability of the body to heal itself.
For more information about Susan and Yoga Therapy please visit www.yesyoga.net