Drop-in Session: Steadying the Mind and Heart with Yoga

Robyn Long, MA, E-RYT

About this Event

The session weaves together a series of traditional yoga practices for cultivating a sense of calm and inner peace: mindful movement, focused breathing, and meditation. This session will begin with a gentle yoga sequence to settle the body (all poses can be done in a chair). We will then explore how a simple breathing practice along with the use of an anchor phrase (i.e., a mantra) can soothe anxiety. The session will close with a meditation focused on connecting with our common humanity. In Hatha Yoga, these practices are frequently completed together as a means of steadying the mind and emotions. Each one can also be drawn upon individually as a brief practice when you need extra support.

CCFW is pleased to offer these drop-in sessions for free. We welcome contributions to our Mindfulness Outreach Support Fund to increase the accessibility of our paid courses and community trainings for individuals working with children and families facing adversity. Visit our “Make a Gift” page to make a donation and support others with limited resources.  
Drop-In Meditation Sessions
Monday, April 20, 2020
6:00pm-7:00pm

Location

Online via Zoom

Open to

Public

Cost

Free
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About the Presenter

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Robyn Long, MA, E-RYT

Robyn leads CCFW’s collaborations with community partners to create mindfulness and compassion-based programs that support the well-being of parents and providers working with children and families. She also co-develops interventions for CCFW’s research, including a postpartum stress reduction program for NEW Moms and resilience program for college students (Be REAL). Robyn has been facilitating wellness and mindfulness-based programs, including yoga, since 2009 in a variety of community and clinical settings in the US, Canada, India, and the Middle East. Prior to coming to the UW, she managed health and wellness programs and grants at the University of Calgary, Harvard School of Public Health, and international nonprofits focused on child development and education.                     

Robyn holds a BA and MA in International Development & Social Change from Clark University, a certificate in Early Childhood Education and Development, and is currently enrolled in the UW MSW program. She has completed advanced yoga and meditation teacher training programs under the guidance of Sir TKV Desikachar at the Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation in India, The New England School of Integrative Yoga Therapeutics, and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Teens. Robyn has specialized training in yoga and mindfulness for children, cancer patients, trauma, and the prenatal and postpartum periods.