Yoga and Journaling | Session 2

This weekend, TFD partnered again with Kathy Khang for our second yoga and journaling session. Our sessions are open to all Proviso community members. The yoga is very gentle on our body, yet provides a stretch that will last all week!

In this session, Kathy started with some breathwork. She stated that this would calm our bodies and create a clear headspace for journaling. During this session, Kathy guided our group through a self-check-in. She asked our group “What is your heart feeling?” or “What is your body feeling?” Afterward, we explored some new yoga poses like star, warrior, and crane. After our stretching, we returned to the self-check-in to see what had changed.

Thank you Kathy for leading us through another great session. Our next session is February 18th, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. Community members, please volunteer here for our last session of this cohort!

Yoga and Journaling | Session 1

PC: Maya Hill

In 2023, we are starting off the new year with several mental health workshops! Last Saturday, we held out first yoga and journaling session with Kathy Khang, a local yoga instructor. For these sessions, we wanted people to feel as safe and welcomed as possible. In turn, these sessions will be free to community members and their own guests.

First, Kathy led the group through a short breath work cycle to ease their minds. Then, she started with the journaling session. Kathy asked the group to write out what it means to belong in their opinion. After some shared their thoughts, they immediately went into gentle yoga. Their stretches included happy baby, downward dog, and child pose. No experience with yoga was needed for these simple and gentle poses!

Our guests explained they felt immediately better after the stretches. One of our past mentees explained that he had been experiencing back pain and after, he felt a lot of the pain was eliminated.

Thank you so much to our guests for coming and to Kathy for leading us through an amazing first session, Make sure to register for our next session on Saturday, January 28th at 10 AM!