Urban Wellness Weekend January 12-13th

Are you ready for some positive, healthy changes in your life in the year ahead? Do you want to feel empowered, enlightened, and ready to share some of that positive energy with your family, friends and your entire community?

Then the upcoming Bare Bones Yoga Urban Wellness Weekend, hosted by certified yoga teacher and local author Karen Fabian, could be just the thing for you. A mix of wellness seminars as well as yoga and meditation practice, the two-day event also features inspirational speakers and structured opportunities for networking and healthy skill-building.

“People tell me all the time that they are actively seeking new sources of inspiration,” notes Fabian. “My passion behind the Urban Wellness Weekend is in providing people with a comprehensive wellness-focused experience that will shift your thinking and positivity to new heights for 2019, well beyond simply setting a New Year’s Resolution. This two day program is designed to help you learn and make changes that stick.”

Attendee Info:
Bare Bones Yoga Urban Wellness Weekend
Move * Meditate * Learn * Grow * Share
Saturday and Sunday, January 12-13th
9:00 am – 5:-00 pm
Cambridge Masonic Hall
1950 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
To register please visit: https://barebonesyoga.lpages.c...
Or contact Bare Bones Yoga at karen@barebonesyoga.com

Scheduled speakers include:
Jennifer Riggs – neuroscience speaker and coach: “Rewiring the Brain for Stress Resilience”
Dr. Elizabeth Frates – physician and wellness coach: “12 Steps to Wellness”
Jennifer Sichel – coxswain / rowing silver medalist: Share Panelist
Sue Jones – founder, YogaHOPE: Share Panelist
Amber Barke – psychotherapist and yoga teacher: Using restorative yoga
Jessica Amidon – violinist – Incorporating music into your yoga practice

Speaker Jennifer Riggs notes: "I’m looking forward to sharing what I know about stress and our brains to empower people to learn how to shift from a ‘survival-mode brain’ to a ‘thriving brain’ for greater performance, resilience and well-being.”

Jenny, a Paralympian and rowing instructor from Boston, is also looking forward to attending the event “because exercise and fitness are such a huge part of overall wellness, and even the smallest amount of exercise-- no matter your body type or ability level-- creates a brighter outlook.”

“We’ve got two full days packed with great speakers and fun activities that will help us to grow and share,” notes Fabian,“both as empowered individuals and emerging leaders in our communities.

"One of the things I’m most excited about is that the Urban Wellness Weekend is purposely designed to enrich each of us as a unique, total person. So it’ll be a fulfilling way to energize your body, mind and spirit!”

About Karen Fabian – Founder, Bare Bones Yoga:
- Extensive background in yoga, anatomy and rehabilitative medicine as a Social Worker and Rehabilitation
Counselor
- B.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling, Boston University
- M. Ed. in Health Care Administration, Simmons College
- Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher / Certified Baptiste Yoga Teacher
- Certified Personal Trainer, National Association of Sports Medicine
- Author:
Stretched: Build Your Yoga Business, Grow Your Teaching Techniques - A Post-Basic Training Guide to Help You Build a Career as a Yoga Teacher
ISBN-13: 978-1499701142
Key Aspects of Anatomy for Yoga Teachers
ASIN: B01BFW3256
Structure and Spirit – Moving Smarter Both On and Off the Mat
ISBN-13: 978-1542728263