'Bliss Bash' Coming To East Austin

EAST AUSTIN, TX — The 5th annual Bliss Bash event is scheduled at Parque Zaragoza in East Austin next weekend.

Bliss Kid Yoga, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit dedicated to nurturing community health and wellness by providing both free and affordable yoga and mindfulness programs, on Tuesday announced plans for the event. It's scheduled on Nov. 16 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Parque Zaragoza Neighborhood Park, 2608 Gonzales St.

The Bliss Bash event will feature bilingual yoga and wellness classes, community resource vendors, a live DJ, face painting, arts & crafts, raffles and prizes, food and more. The first 25 people to arrive will receive swag bags. This year’s sponsors are Strüb Residential, Kid Works Therapy Services, Ruby’s Rainbow, Smith Family Chiropractic and Massing PR, LLC.

Over the last decade, organizers noted, yoga’s popularity is rising with children — with a growing number of schools implementing the discipline in campuses across the U.S. as it grows in popularity. According to a 2010 research study titled Nurturing Mindfulness in Children and Youth: Current State of Research, a yoga based intervention program at inner city schools reported decreased rates of involuntary stress response, intrusive thoughts and emotional arousal. The intervention program included yoga postures, breathing techniques and guided mindful meditation.

“We are excited to have our Bliss Bash event in East Austin,” Katherine Banker, founder and executive director, Bliss Kid Yoga said in a prepared statement. “This community is important both to our mission and our partnership with AISD. By offering youth yoga and wellness after-school programs, we are providing families and kids a toolbox with strategies that range from promoting motor development and coordination to helping facilitate positive social communication to coping with stress and anxiety or even trauma.

About Bliss Kid Yoga

Bliss Kid Yoga instructs wellness classes at a variety of AISD campus events for families. They also provide a Yoga + Mindful Art after-school program designed to nurture a child’s innate bliss by incorporating yoga, art and meditation. Currently, the program is offered twice a week at Metz Elementary School, Pleasant Hill Elementary School and St. Elmo Elementary School.

The organization is dedicated to nurturing community health and wellness by providing both free and affordable yoga and mindfulness programs for children, families and educators. Bliss Kid Yoga specializes in programs for sensitive populations including children and families who are survivors of abuse, children with exceptionalities, English language learners, economically challenged families and more.

The nonprofit group combines yogic exercise, breathing, meditation, mindfulness, cooperative games and art to equip children with skills and strategies to thrive beyond their time in the program. Our mission is to empower children to care for themselves and others in a more mindful way, supporting the well-being of the community. Visit www.blisskidyoga.org to learn more.