- January Post January 7, 2023Breathing Techniques From Our GEM Curriculum Alternate Nostril Breathing 👃🏻 This breathing technique is best practiced in a seated pose like crisscrossapplesauce so you may find a space on the floor next to you to sit.This breathing technique has us cover one nostril at a time, alternating which nostril iscovered as we breathe in and…
- DECEMBER POST December 5, 2022Star Breathing We are going to take a moment to do a short breathing exercise to try and destressourselves. Get in an upright seated position with your back straight, feet flat on the floorand roll your shoulders back, making sure you can breathe easily. For the exercise, weare going to image a star, breathing in,…
- NOVEMBER POST November 8, 2022Lazy 8 Breathing Get in an upright seated position with your back straight, feet flat on the floor, rollshoulders back, make sure you can breathe easily. In this exercise, you’re going toimagine a #8 laying on it’s side, and trace the shape of the figure 8 while breathingdeeply. You can trace the lazy 8 in…
- PLOGGING EVENT THIS WEEKEND October 13, 2022Hello Purple Ploggers, We are so excited to get out there and Plog with you! This Old New Castle Plogging event will be a good one! Remember it’s On Sunday, October 16th from 1pm to 3 pm. We wanted to send you some detailed information before the event. The address and where to meet: Battery…
- OCTOBER POST October 4, 2022Breathing Technique For the exercise, you’re going to stretch your hand out like a star, with your fingersspread apart and trace each finger using your other hand (as if we were tracing ourhands to make hand-turkeys) as we breathe. We will start with our thumbs and end withour pinky fingers.This activity is called Five-Finger Breathing.…
- Reminder Post: September 27, 2022For all of the Wonderful Ploggers out there: Please remember to send in the amount of trash you have collected in September!!! 🍂 You can call it pounds, number of bags, or even send in a picture. 📸 (We love pictures! We can even post them on our website if you don't mind!) Please send…
- Health and Wellness Ambassador Volunteers Needed September 6, 2022WHO: YOU ARE NEEDED TO HELP AT THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS BOOTH WHAT: COMMUNITY DAY WHEN: SEPTEMBER 18t, 11 AM- 4 PM (rain date September 25th) WHERE: ON THE UD GREEN HOW: SIGN UP FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER
- September Post September 4, 2022Beach Breathing Take a moment to do a short breathing exercise to try relax you bodyand mind by picturing that you are sitting on a beach somewhere warm.Get in an upright seated position with your back straight, feet flat on the floor and rollyour shoulders back, making sure you can breathe easily. Close your eyes…