I am so excited for this.
So we are of course helping
you stay active in 2023.
A great way to do that is yoga.
And this morning we're chatting
with Jessica Mishu of Blue
Ridge Yoga and Knoxville.
You guys are really focused on giving back,
so you are doing some fundraising.
It's something that you do every month.
But tell us about the one you are
having right now to help out kids in
Ukraine. Yes, tonight we were approached
by a local nonprofit here that's helping
out with all the war effort in Ukraine.
So right now we're working on.
It's providing money for sleeping
bags for the children in Ukraine.
Yeah, because on the front line they
don't have electricity and they're at
risk for hypothermia and frostbite.
Wow, amazing. And so the event for
tonight is sold out, but you are
still offering drop in classes.
So how can people participate
still. Yes. So if you go to our website,
if you look at Blue Ridge yoga or yoga,
Knoxville, teen.com,
you can go to our events page.
We have all the information on how
you can help the children of Ukraine.
So we are doing a donation drop in.
So if you just.
Eye drop in that you can
use and come to class.
All the money and proceeds will
be provided back to Ukraine.
So we've raised over $2000 right now.
We're hoping to raise some more,
so please help out.
We would really appreciate
it. An incredible cause and
you get to do some yoga and you
get to hang out with Theodore.
By the way, we did not even introduce you.
I'm so sorry. This is Theodore.
He will hang out with you if you
go to Blue Ridge and do some yoga.
And Jessica's going to walk us
through maybe a couple of exercises
or yoga poses that you know,
giving you a sneak peek.
What you can expect if you
sign up for a class.
So, yeah, we get to
it. OK OK. So if you're at home,
you could be doing this on your couch.
This is something you could
do in the morning, evening.
We're just going to make our
spine a little bit more flexible.
OK? A little bit more simple.
So go ahead and place your hands
on your knees. Yep. Perfect.
And as you inhale, lift your heart.
As you breathe in.
As you exhale, just round the spine,
draw chin to chest. Good.
Inhale. Exhale.
So this is supposed to help
with your breathing and relaxation.
Yes. And so when we start to
move and go ahead and start
to move the spine and circles
and you could kind of notice any spots
that feel a little sensational and
you could pause there. Yeah.
Shoulders, neck, yeah, anything. Go ahead.
So would you say this is more
of like a warm up that you do?
Do you do this with the beginning?
Of course. And
honestly, even if I'm not going
to like do a class that day,
I could just do this in the morning
just to like kind of open up,
go ahead and place your right
palm down and as you inhale,
lift your left arm overhead.
Exhale release. So we're
just trying to.
So when we're breathing
and removing, we are.
Starting to activate our
parasympathetic nervous system.
Because one of the benefits of
yoga is that it releases stress.
And when we start to release our stress,
that has a cascading effect on
everything else in our body,
increasing like lower blood pressure,
helping us sleep better.
Everything like that we have.
And let's do a little twist.
So go ahead and keep your left
hand on your left knee and just
reach your right hand behind you.
Twist a little bit here.
That feels really good.
Yes. Yeah. In reverse.
OK.
Now, as Theodore always
this well behaved, yes.
He might be hanging out on your
lap or on your back, you know?
Yep. Yes, he does yoga with us.
Let's do one more thing.
Inhale, reach your shoulders
up to your ears, squeeze,
sucking a little bit more air,
and then exhale through your mouth.
Perfect. I feel so much more
relaxed now. All right,
real quick. If someone wants to find
out a little bit more about you guys in
your business, how can they find you?
So again, just look at Blue Ridge Yoga,
Knoxville, yogatn.com.
We have free classes tomorrow, Saturday,
so if you want to check us out.
Please come over.
We don't have any fitness requirements.
All bodies, all body shapes are welcome.
Yogas for everyone.
So we hope to see you then.
And again, if you would like to give
back to the children of Ukraine,
just go on to our website.
You can find all the details there.
And we appreciate you so much.
Yes, yoga for A cause.
So incredible. Jessica,
thank you so much for coming on Friday.
And so we're going to take a short break.
We'll be right back. Thank you.