Finding Balance During the Holiday Hustle
Special Yoga & Ayurveda Talk & Class
2:30 - 3:30 Presentation | 3:45 - 5:15 Yoga class
The holiday season is often filled with hustle, bustle, social engagements, and a full calendar. Increased engagement and movement combined with changing seasonal patterns affect us, making us more susceptible to illness, burnout, or fatigue. However, we can make adjustments to our daily habits and routines to better align with the cycles of nature. In this wellness class with Jen Rand, you will learn about the predominant Ayurvedic qualities present in the winter season and how to apply basic Ayurvedic principles in order to achieve balance in mind and body in order to feel resilient, productive, and full of vitality. Following the presentation there will be a yoga class focused on practices that can be incorporated to find balance in the busy winter season.
In the yoga class following the presentation, learn practices that can be incorporated to find balance in the winter season.
Leave this incorporated Ayurveda presentation and Yoga class feeling resilient, productive, and more alive!
The day’s program will also include:
- A guided tour of the Mount Madonna campus (weather permitting)
- Lunch & dinner in the shared community dining hall
- Personal time
- Option to stay for arati (ritual of light) after dinner at the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple
- Option to book a wellness treatment at Kaya Kalpa Wellness Center (fees additional, advance reservations recommended)
Sample Schedule
| Saturday, December 7, 2024 | |
| 10:00 am | Arrival & Check-in | 10:00 - 11:00 am | Brunch | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Guided walk/tour | 12:30 - 2:30 pm | Personal time | 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Presentation | 3:45 - 5:15 pm | Yoga class | 5:15 - 6:15 pm | Dinner | 6:00 pm | Arati (ritual of light) | 7:00 pm | Program Concludes |
Presenter
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Jen RandM.A., RYT 500Jen’s experience in teaching spans over 15 years and includes teaching English to newcomer students, working as an Outdoor Education Naturalist, and teaching Spanish in the elementary and middle school at Mount Madonna. She has also worked in administration, serving as the office manager at a charter school before joining Mount Madonna Institute as a Program Coordinator in 2020. She currently serves as the Secretary of the Mount Madonna Institute Board of Directors and teaches yoga online.
