Stress Less at the Farm: Yoga and Mindfulness Workshop
Visit with goats, learn stress reduction strategies, practice yoga, & journal.
About this Event
Whether you’re a caregiver, a health care worker, or simply someone experiencing burnout, you might be used to putting your own needs and mental health last. Calm your nervous system and learn strategies to slow down the flight-or-flight response in this 3-hour yoga and mindfulness workshop at The Community Farm in Arvada.
The workshop will start with a hands-on visit with the farm’s goats to regulate your nervous system. You’ll then learn actionable tips on how to effectively manage stress. We will then recenter with a 30-minute yin yoga practice, followed by a 40-minute vinyasa flow. Finish the day with journaling self-reflection and an optional BYOL (bring your own lunch). We look forward to connecting with you!
One complimentary workshop registration will be held for an individual experiencing great financial barriers with high need for this workshop (To reserve this seat, please email [email protected])
Meet the coteachers!
Mandy Doria
Mandy is a Licensed Professional Counselor, trauma therapist, and Registered Yoga Teacher with 500 hours of yoga training. She is a certified Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator (TCTSY-F). Mandy’s passion lies in education, prevention & mitigation of burnout. She has developed interventions at the state and national level to address chronic stress & burnout the last 7 years in her role as Associate Professor at the University of Colorado. She brings this professional experience and training into her yoga classes, weaving in a trauma sensitive approach to practical application.
Jen Anderson
Jen has been practicing yoga for two decades and has a certificate in yin yoga from TruFusion Denver. Outside yoga, Jen is a dance teacher specializing in ballet. She incorporates her knowledge of dance anatomy into her yin teaching, with a focus on gentle stretching of the connective tissue for full-body recovery. Her experience in writing and journaling comes from a decade of work as a writer and editor. She has two bachelors degrees in journalism and communication arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s certificate in creative nonfiction writing from the University of Denver.
Agenda
🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:00 AM
Arrival, park, and find the farm!
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Welcome and nervous system regulation with goats
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Tangible stress reduction strategies
Info: A short break will be offered during this time pending group needs.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Yin yoga practice
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Vinyasa flow
🕑: 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Journaling and closing reflections
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Optional: Bring lunch & connect with other workshop attendees
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 44.52 to USD 65.87
