April 29— Lori Jacobson | Body & Breath
Reconnect with your inner calm in BREATH & BODY, a gentle, all-levels class designed to restore balance from the inside out. We’ll begin by returning to Center, getting grounded, then layer in accessible breath work (pranayama) to regulate the nervous system, paired with mindful, low-impact movement suitable for every body. A guided, immersive practice where you’ll apply the tools in a flowing, self-paced sequence, leaving you deeply settled, present, and renewed. No experience needed—just your breath and a willingness to show up.
May 6— Amy Earnheart | Mindfulness
In this interactive and supportive class, you will learn to befriend your nervous system and map your personal response patterns. As you learn to recognize how your body and mind react to stress that lead to a shifting autonomic nervous system, you’ll discover how to better respond to daily challenges, recover more quickly, and build lasting resilience. Our body has an intuitive response system and learning to track cues of safety and threat helps return us to an internal sense of safety and calm. Adaptive responses to danger are normal, adaptive, and needed for survival. We can be pulled into a survival response by relationship conflict, unpredictable events, chronic pain, not having enough time to catch our breath and many other things. Our suffering comes from being pulled into a survival response without finding our way back to regulation or safety. Together we will learn about the autonomic nervous system, the organizing principles of the polyvagal theory, and begin to understand how to interrupt habitual responses to stress and return to an internal sense of safety. We will make time to put these principles into good practice and experience engaging with your voice, breath and body as practical and accessible tools to return to a state of flow, where connection and resting is not only possible but also makes sense.
May 13— Susan Fish-Cedergren | Healthy Eating
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May 20— Salena Short | Traditional Asian Medicine
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May 27— Rachel Swinney | At-Home Massage
In this class we focus on massage techniques you can use on yourself and your family. You will learn ways to use your hands and some tools. You will go home with a written guide, and possibly an uplifted spirit because you have some new ideas for managing pain, alongside other modalities taught through PATH and in conjunction with your care team. The intention is to provide loving care, support and stress relief when coping with discomfort. This work is not intended to cure disease or ailments, but can get you headed in the right direction toward lessened pain. “Massage can be beneficial for (pain) chronic pain because of its ability to reduce tension and stress, positively affect the pain cycle, strengthen the immune system, and promote health.” (Elliot Greene & Barbara Goodrich-Dunn, Co-directors of the Washington Institute for Body Psychotherapy)
June 3— Mary Kathryn Jackson | Ayurveda
Learn simple, practical ways to restore harmony and support your wellbeing in body, mind, and spirit with the wisdom of yoga and ayurveda. Through discussion and guided exploration, you’ll leave with accessible tools to move better, feel better, and care for yourself in everyday life.
Healthy snacks and refreshments will be provided. Please let us know which sessions you plan to attend so we can be prepared: bit.ly/yancey-hls-26.
The series is a great opportunity to meet local wellness practitioners while learning about modalities you can do at home or access locally! Come explore ways to reduce pain and stress in a warm, welcoming space that encourages relaxation, learning, and meaningful community connection.
To learn more or register, visit: bit.ly/yancey-hls-26, call (828) 682-7899, or email homeremedies@gmail.com. For more information, go to www.path-homeremedies.org.
