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Marblehead yoga enthusiast returns for annual event
Posted: November 24, 2012 at 7:45 am
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MARBLEHEAD Elaine Wintman said she knew this years annual Thanksgiving yoga benefit would be an emotional one.
The yogi has been putting on a charity yoga class every Thanksgiving morning since she moved back to the North Shore to benefit Healing Abuse Working for Change and the Marblehead Counseling Center. Not only would this years event mark 15 years of Wintman teaching yoga on the North Shore, but also her first time teaching since she was hit by a car in September while walking to her Salem home, breaking both her legs and landing her in a wheelchair.
Wintman said even after the accident, she was determined to do her annual charity event. It was always my intention to be able to do it this year, but I didnt know if I could, said Wintman. But this is what I do on Thanksgiving. This is what I do once a year.
Being without her legs for a few months left Wintman to rely on friends and family to make her meals, do chores and take her on errands. She set up a website on CaringBridge.com where she kept a journal of her progress and people signed up for tasks to help her with, as well as left notes of support.
Wintman said their help left her especially thankful this holiday. All I can say is salty wet things go down my face on a daily basis, she laughed. Im very grateful to be part of the community and to be so loved. Its very inspiring, Im very lucky. I dont know if I could be more grateful to be here and be in one piece I couldve died, I couldve been totally brain dead. It couldve been worse.
Wintmans benefit was held at the Church of Saint Andrew in Marblehead at 8 a.m. on Thursday. Over 30 yogis of varying experience brought donations of about $35 for the charities and their own yoga mats to practice with Wintman and her four assistants. The yogis practiced meditation and poses, finally ending the two-hour class with an individual blessing for someone they love and someone they struggle with.
Though Wintman was still unable to put weight on her legs, when explaining proper arm balance technique, she lifted herself out of her wheelchair, hovering above the seat with only her arms holding her up, to a round of applause.
I really feel that Im carried and buoyed by the love of this community, sort of floating along on their love, said Wintman. Its really helping my healing process and makes all the difference in the world.
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Police recruits taught yoga to deal with stress of job
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In an effort to give them a leg up for the job and eventual retirement, the Police Academy has started innovated sessions on financial planning and yoga for recruits.
It is unlikely recruits will nod off during the sessions: one is taught by the commander of the Central Patrol Operations District, the other by the chief.
Its another thing for their tool belt, Chief Richard Biehl said. If youre on the job for 25 years or five years your better have more in in your tool belt than your service weapon, Taser, pepper spray. Traditionally we have done a poor job of preparing them for the human tragedy and suffering they will face.
Biehl exposes the recruits to yoga as a way to deal with that stress and the physical and emotional pain that comes with the job.
Maj. Larry Faulkner exposes the recruits to goal-setting so that they can eventually retire, or move on, financially secure.
Ive seen officers lose their houses, lose their cars amass a huge amount of debt because of medical costs, said Faulkner, who retires at the first of the year. That puts some officers in a bad position that can lead to illegal, corrupt behavior.
There are plenty of ways to handle that without victimizing people.
Numerous studies over the past four decades show police officers have a higher rate of suicide, depression, injury and disability than the general population. In addition the life expectancy of officers after retirement is shorter.
Its critical for police officers to have self-management tools. We dont understand the health impacts of the environment we work in the emotional, physical, psychological toll, Biehl said. It is only when we reach a crisis we realize we havent been coping.
Biehl said he believes yoga can assist in managing an officers stress, just as Faulkner believes planning for a financial future can lead to a better retirement.
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Gwyneth Paltrow creates yoga top
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Gwyneth Paltrow has teamed up with BEYOND YOGA to create her "dream top".
The yoga fanatic's latest collaboration in the fashion and beauty world will be sold exclusively on her lifestyle blog goop.
The actress has spoken about her reasons for creating the limited edition workout items with the luxury lifestyle brand.
"I've always wanted a one shouldered exercise top and could never find one so we've collaborated with BEYOND YOGA (who make really chic, comfortable, perfect exercise gear) to make my dream top!" Gwyneth gushed in her Thanksgiving email to her goop followers.
The star has come up with a quilted one shoulder yoga top and quilted side panel long legging.
Gwyneth explained more about why her creations are different to other yoga activity clothing available.
"Made from a luxurious high-tech fabric for active wear - Supplex - this one-shoulder cami is great because it's quick drying and offers stretch without stretching out, keeping in shape even after a workout," Gwyneth gushed. "Subtle monochromatic quilting adds stylish detail to this soft yet durable top."
As well as promoting her latest design collaboration, the wife of Coldplay star Chris Martin revealed what she plans to get her husband for his Christmas present this year.
The exercise fan joked that she has been saving up for an at home SoulCycle, which is the hit US fitness craze.
Although she plans to buy the bike for Chris, Gwyneth hinted it'll be her who gets the most out of it.
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Pre-K class finds peace, laughs through yoga
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Read more: Learn more about Resource Education for Calming, Energizing, Self-Awareness and Self-Regulation, or RECESS.
Little lungs can inhale and exhale deep breaths and pint-sized warrior poses build focus and stamina.
Jessica Bond wasn't sure what to expect when she found out a new grant would mean guest yoga instructors once a week in her classroom at Cooper Elementary School, 1808 S. 123rd East Ave.
"It is far better than I ever imagined. My students use the calming techniques they have learned all the time, and we remind them of it sometimes," Bond said.
A nonprofit organization called Resource Education for Calming, Energizing, Self-Awareness and Self-Regulation, or RECESS, sends instructors into a host of local schools to promote health and wellness. It is funded through a grant from the Tulsa Area Community Schools Initiative.
The program is based on the national Yoga Ed model and aims to improve academics through fitness, emotional intelligence, stress management and self-regulation, according to Director Elizabeth Barlow.
Cooper Principal Joy Modenbach said the yoga classes are helpful even for young children because it builds coordination and dexterity and teaches them about organized movement.
Once a week, Bond, the classroom teacher, watches from the sidelines as a yoga instructor comes in and takes over her charges for 30 minutes of age-appropriate yoga.
On a recent morning, Cameron Dennis led a session in which the prekindergarteners learned about the meaning of the word "finesse."
Instead of sticky floor mats, students kept their place by standing or sitting on shiny star cut-outs.
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Posted: November 22, 2012 at 8:44 am
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