FINDING BALANCE PRACTICE VIRTUALLY JENNIFER RUSSO Life is full of curve balls. It has certainly thrown us some doozies these last several months. Actually, it may be more accurate to say that it threw us some giant boulders that broke our bats into piles of splinters, right? Well…forever the optimist, I have realized that in all the frustration, fear and anxiety, there are still opportunities to find joy. We have realized that there were a lot of things we took for granted, like being able to simply eat out, or go to a bar with friends, or go to a baseball game, a museum, a movie, or a holiday party. We have found a new appreciation for our time with people in our lives and understand better the importance of that time. We have had the opportunity to reevaluate what we find most meaningful to our existence. To take the time we spend at home to learn something new, read more books, get reconnected virtually with people we haven’t spoken to in a while, binge a Netflix series we have been dying to watch, cook more, write, paint, or even – dare I say it? – relax. And various businesses have found inventive ways, which they may not have considered before, to continue serving the public. Yoga practice can be done alone in your home, but there is a certain collective energy that comes while practicing with others. Since this has not been possible (though some outside classes have been scheduled lately), many studios have been offering virtual classes in yoga, meditation and more. Below are some options to continue your practice: • Kula Yoga & Barre (virtual and outside) lovekulayoga.com • Union Street Yoga (virtual) enlightenedinterventionsllc.org • Central Mass Yoga & Wellness (virtual) centralmassyoga.com • Third Eye Yoga Collective (virtual and in-person) - thirdeyeyogacollective.com • Franklin Yoga & Wellness (virtual) franklinyoga.com/classes • Tranquil Souls Yoga (virtual and outside) tranquilsoulsyoga.com/classes • Release Well Being Center (virtual) releasewellbeingcenter.com • Metrowest Yoga & Training Center (virtual and outside) metrowestyoga.net/schedule • Common Ground Yoga (virtual) oncommongroundyoga.com/schedule • State of Grace Yoga & Wellness (virtual) stateofgracewellness.com Namaste and practice safely.
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