<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>This event will be happening at the convention Thursday afternoon starting at 1:15.</div><div> Challenging your mind body and spirit</div><div><br></div><div>Join us for a fun and active afternoon. Connect your mind and body through movement, a sound experience, mindfulness and meditation, and self-defense. We are excited for the afternoon’s activities which include</div><div>45 minute session of yoga and a sound experience with Julie Hill.</div><div>Enjoy a fully accessible yoga experience with a certified Yogi. She will also guide you through a special ssavasana that includes a sound experience. She will be playing singing bowls that represent each of the chakras Learn basic self-defense from a black belt in taekwondo. This interactive 45 minute session will teach you some techniques around basic self defense. Learn how to get out of holds, gain strategies to feel safer and more confident in your daily environment.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Take part in a mindfulness and meditation this 45 minute experience will discuss some basic benefits of essential oils such as lavender, peppermint, and eucalyptus. Learn mindfulness techniques to help gain strategies around feeling balanced and calm through your day. Then experience a guided meditation to maximize relaxation. Please bring a yoga mat or beach towel with you for these activities. 1:15 Gather group to explain the activities and split up into three groups</div><div><br></div><div>group 1 Yoga 1:30 until 2:15 </div><div>Self-defense 2:30 until 3:15 </div><div>Mindfulness and meditation 3:30 until 4:15 </div><div> Group 2 </div><div>Self-defense 1:30 until 2:15 </div><div><br></div><div>Mindfulness and meditation 2:30 untill 3:15 </div><div>Yoga 3:30 until 4:15 </div><div><br></div><div>Group 3</div><div>Mindfulness and meditation 1:30 until 2:15 </div><div>yoga 2:30 until 3:15 </div><div>Self defense 3:30 until 4:15 </div><div><br></div><div>Teachers of each class include Julie Hill for yoga and the sound experience</div><div>Chaz Davis and Ryan Carsey for self-defense</div><div>Mindfulness and meditation Holli Benkelman </div><div> </div><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 15.4px;"><span lang="EN" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Maureen Nietfeld<br>Director of Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pronouns: she/her/hers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 15.4px;"><span lang="EN" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span lang="EN">Colorado Center for the Blind</span></b><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Phone: <span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline;">303.778.1130 Ext: 233</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Fax: <span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline;">303.778.1598</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline;">2233 W. 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