BEACHBURG – Yoga classes are opening up in Beachburg, headed by Joliyne Hussick, on Thursday nights and Sunday.
The first class, the Wholehearted Yoga Class, was held on April 1st at 6pm.
“The wholehearted class is full.” Hussick said. “Thursday nights there are the wholehearted class and restful bliss.”
“Sunday, I hope to run it continuously on Sunday, with Oh Sunny Day, and Intentional Reset, which is more about thinking about our goals in the week ahead and mindful of interactions.’
She said the classes could be booked online at Jojobhayoga.ca
“I have a maximum of eight people, I’ve decreased the class size from ten to eight.” she said.
She said that she rents out the Beachburg Lion’s Club Hall for the classes, with precautions taken due to the pandemic. “If they say they can’t be rented, we’ll have to push off those classes until we’re in a better situation.” she said. “There’s sanitation at the door, and mats are 3 meters apart. Everyone has to bring their own equipment.”
Hussick said she decided to set up the classes in Beachburg specifically due to the pandemic and how detrimental it could be on one’s health.
“This is all brand new.” she said. “I’ve been doing yoga for year, but with COVID, I started with White Pine Yoga for the 200 hour registered yoga certification.”
“Beachburg has my heart, I was born and raised there. People reached out and said we really need something there.”
She said her classes today were both full.
“I was up at CNL at corporate, and I took the layoff when it was offered. I decided it was a good time to sink into myself and find a better pace to life.”
“With the breathing exercises, it relaxed the nervous system, people can get out of the monkey brains and think more mindfully and slow down, as COVID has forced us to do, rather than have negative fear-based responses.” she said.
“Judging on responses and bookings, I hope to continue running consistently in the Beachburg area, an take it outside, and to bring in some actual teaching for kids and teens ,and some seniors yoga. I hope to collaborate with other teachers to bring it to other regions like Killaloe.
“It’s a growing industry, and noncompetitive.” she said, “It’s great for people with injuries and mobility issues, and for people with anxiety issues.”
“I don’t know how many people I’ve talked out of suicides or to a bit of rehab. They went into bad coping mechanisms with COVID.”
“Some people aren’t ready to sit with themselves. I try not to get too deep into my practice, I just give them their tools in their own practice.”
“One person might understand it one way, another a different way, so I really have to think about my word choice.”
She said that Whitewater Region had done so well with the pandemic due to willingness to accept the restrictions.
“There’s a lot of personal responsibility. So when they’re asked to wash their hands or wear a mask, they do it.”
