Choose2Be

For so many people, exercise feels like a punishment or something superficial just for the appearance. But it’s so much more! 🌟 Exercise is one of the greatest tools to improve your quality of life—physically, emotionally, and mentally. 💪 It’s not just about the physique; it’s about how well you can take care of yourself, especially as we age. Here are just a few benefits:

Physique Benefits:

• Improves strength, flexibility, and endurance
• Helps maintain a healthy weight
• Enhances posture and balance
• Slows down physical aging
• Boosts energy levels

Mental & Emotional Benefits:

• Reduces stress, anxiety, and depression
• Increases self-confidence and self-esteem
• Enhances mood through the release of endorphins (the “happy” hormones)
• Sharpens focus and cognitive function
• Promotes better sleep

Overall Well-being:

• Strengthens immune system
• Improves heart health and circulation
• Boosts metabolism and digestion
• Promotes a sense of accomplishment and motivation
• Helps build discipline and resilience

Stop focusing on just how you look and start noticing how you feel! 💫

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First Week of Mobility & Flexibility Class Recap!
• 90-90 Sitting (Windshield Wipers): Internally and externally rotate your knees side to side. Hands can support behind you or not.
• Framing the Front Knee: Lift the back foot to work on internal rotation (5 reps each side).
• Knee Lifts: For external rotation, lift just the back knee (5 reps each side).
• Full Back Leg Lifts: Lift the whole back leg (5 reps each side).
• Hamstring Warm-up: Lying on your back, bend one leg, and kick the other leg up and down (10 reps per side).
• Static Hamstring Stretch: Hold for 1 minute with the opposite leg bent, then with both legs extended.
• Spinal Twist: Bring your knee across your body for a gentle twist.
• Figure 4 Glute Stretch: After a few bridges (5 reps), use a tennis ball for myofascial release on the glute.
• Low Lunge Stretch: Hold and breathe, opening up the hips.
• Thread the Needle: For thoracic mobility, 5 reps with straight arms, then 5 with hand to head.
• Sphinx Pose: Stretch the front side of the body, lying on your belly with elbows under shoulders.
• Scorpion Stretch: Lying on your belly with arms extended, bring one foot across your body (alternating sides).
• Hip Myofascial Release: Side-lying on the ball, followed by leg raises and leg circles.
• Lat Myofascial Release: Side-lying on the ball, with straight arm raises and arm circles.
• Wall Quad Stretch: Shin against the wall, lunge position, chest up for a deep quad stretch.
• Arm Circles: 15 seconds in each direction—both arms forward, alternating forward, then both arms backward.

🌟 Introducing Yoga Therapy 🌟

I’m excited to combine my extensive yoga knowledge with my counselling expertise to offer a unique and transformative experience: Yoga Therapy.

In these sessions, we won’t just engage in traditional therapy. We’ll also harness the profound benefits of yoga, using the breath as an anchor and a powerful healing tool. Breathwork has the ability to regulate the nervous system, helping you experience the calming effects of deep, conscious breathing and diaphragm breathing. By slowing down the mind, becoming more present, and connecting with the body, we can think less (engaging in our stories) and feel more.

Our approach is rooted in the philosophy and ethics of yoga—the Yamas and Niyamas. We’ll use these principles to go toward meditation and create greater awareness in your life and body.

Each session is tailored to your individual needs. Whether we focus more on yoga or counselling depends on your goals, learnings, and desired outcomes. To celebrate this new offering, I’m introducing a special price of $100 for a 50-minute session. This is a limited-time offer, so take advantage while it lasts! My regular counselling rate is $140, but I offer a sliding scale for those without benefits and with different needs.

Explore the benefits of yoga and therapy together:
🧘‍♀️ Yoga benefits: Enhanced physical and mental well-being, improved flexibility, and reduced stress.
💬 Counselling benefits: Emotional healing, improved mental health, and personalized support.

Visit my website at VancouverIslandHolisticCounselling.ca to learn more about who I am and where I come from and choose2be.ca

Let’s embark on this journey of healing and self-discovery together.

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