What is the connection between yoga and that sweet "ahhh" feeling afterwards? The answer may surprise you -- it's deeply connected to the combination of movement and breathing and their impact on the nervous system, specifically the phrenic and vagus nerves. In this two-part workshop, Pain Resolution Specialist, Nutritionist, Lifestyle Educator, and Last Stop 4 Pain Founder, Ani Papazyan, teaches about what the phrenic and vagus nerves are and why they are so important for inducing a calm, peaceful, and parasympathetic-dominant state within the body. This is incredibly helpful and supportive for anyone experiencing chronic stress, anxiety, and up-regulation. For the second part of the workshop, Raj and Kelly put Ani's teachings into a gentle movement, breathing, and meditation practice to gently soothe these two key nerves. This workshop offers a self-care gift of a lifetime -- the knowledge and experience of practices you can use to get into that "ahhh" space.

About Ani Papazyan:

"I can’t stand watching someone in pain, especially when they think it’s their new norm." For almost 30 years, Ani has helped people get back to living pain-free, empowering people with self-help techniques and recommendations so they can take control of their health and make informed lifestyle choices. Ani believes that prevention is better than a cure and no one should learn to live with pain. Ani's acedemic career is vast with a background in kinesiology, medical massage, nutrition, genetic testing, and translational nutrigenomics. Ani works from Los Angeles and supports clients all over the world to create personalized healthy lifestyle plans incorporating her academic background and decades of experience. Check out Ani's website here for more details.

About Raj and Kelly:

Raj Patra and Kelly Suttell are co-founders of the Yoga for Life PDX community in Portland, Oregon. Raj and Kelly are both Experienced Registered Yoga (E-RYT-500) teachers with over a decade of yoga teaching, teacher training, and international retreat organization. Raj and Kelly also teach personal development programs at Yoga for Life, including Internal Practices, and the Heart-Wise Living Program. And, Kelly now offers Integrative Healing Facilitation, working with clients 1:1 to support them through the roadblocks in life to find more peace, calm, and self-empowerment. Check out Kelly's website here for more details.