SPIRIT, MIND, BODY SERIES: FOUNDATIONS OF WELLNESS
Do you ever feel like your mind is cluttered? Have you felt like you have too many thoughts happening at one time? Have you ever tried journaling, but weren't sure where to start?
The Spirit, Mind, Body Series: Foundations of Wellness is the perfect program for you.
This is a wellness workshop that will teach you the importance of Journaling and how to do it. ANU and Bruce will collaborate - the focus being on the Foundations of Wellness. You will be lead through a yoga practice along with a focused squat mechanics lesson/class, both energizing and re-centering. This is followed by a closing yoga practice and concluding the program with the Journaling discussion and Q&A.
The goal of this workshop is to provide focused and intentional guidance on some of the main Foundations of Wellness.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS:
ANU KANOTRA
Anu is a Yoga teacher who was born and raised in India. He started practicing yoga in 2014 and fell in love with how good it made him feel. Before yoga, he was stuck in the prison of his own mind, always living someone else's life and never being his authentic self. A consistent practice helped set him free from the prison of his own mind. He truly believes in the quote, "Stretch your body, the mind will follow."
In 2017, he followed his heart and left his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering to share his love for yoga with the world. He travelled from Canada to India to get his Yoga teacher training from Rishikesh (Yoga Capital) and then moved to the US. Anu focuses on helping members develop a consistent yoga practice to help them transform and free themselves from their limiting thoughts.
It is Anu's goal at West Cook YMCA to serve a community where every individual feels included and nurtured through yoga.
Certifications: RYT-200, Corrective Exercise Specialist
BRUCE FERGUSON
Bruce has worked as a Health and Wellness Professional for 20+ years in Chicagoland, and is very excited to bring his background and experience to the West Cook YMCA! During this period, he has had the opportunity to work with all age groups and fitness levels, and assisted everyone from those with chronic illness to some with aspirations of competitive athletics. As he has continued to learn and grow with clients and groups over the years, it's worth acknowledging that the road to gain or reclaim a healthy lifestyle can be a twisting one with potential obstacles and detours along the way...Bruce makes the effort to help those he works with recognize that attention to all aspects of our health and wellbeing will produce the most positive outcomes, and make for a compelling future!
Certifications: BS in Exercise and Sport Science, NASM Personal Trainer