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Special Event: “Breathe & Brew– w/Drew @32!”

Please share! “Breathe & Brew: w/ Drew @32” (Yoga/Flex Class @ 32 North Brewery) Hosted by Instructor Drew Parales and the fine folks at 32 North Brewing Co.

8655 Production Rd Ste A, San Diego CA 92121

A new, non-traditional, and fun fusion of communities! Come stretch, breathe, pose, all inside the amazing 32 North Brewing Co.brewery in San Diego! After class, enjoy friends, fellow students and a brew!

-Sunday, August 28th @ 11am-12pm PST

-Cost: $15 (Includes full 1 hour yoga class AND a pint!) SUCH a deal! Registration starts at 10:45am.

-Max Capacity for this class is 35 people (to start)

-Materials Needed: Yoga Mat, extra towels (for knees, under/above mat padding and protection since we’ll be doing our practice on concrete) Water, COMFY clothes.

beginner to mid-level class, but all levels always welcome! Only thing not welcome is… perfection! 🙂

Event details on Facebook Click HERE!

If you have attended our Breathe & Brew: w/ Drew, please leave a comment below, and let us know how much fun you had!

Not Into “Yoga”? Think Of It As…

August 22, 2016 / Drew Parales / 0 Comments

OK so you may not be a fan of what we call, Yoga… Too “woo woo” for you. Not interested in grabbing your foot behind your head, (not that I can do that either) or hearing the term “Downward Dog” makes you think you should have a bowl with your name on it on the floor while you do it. For you it’s not about the “connection”. You just want to get healthy and pick up the keys you dropped on the floor without throwing your back out into the twilight zone.

So for this lesson, lets just call it… stretching. How’s that? 🙂 “Stretching” has SO many benefits. Just start a program of stretching, and you’ll soon notice many of them. Some of the benefits of stretching are:

relief from pain
increased energy levels
increased flexibility
better range of motion of the joints
greater circulation of blood to various parts of the body
relaxation and stress relief
enhanced muscular coordination
improved posture
greater sense of well-being
GREAT compliment to a weight training routine!

–>>Click HERE to workout and practice w/me at my Outdoor Yoga/Stretching in San Diego!

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Quick Guide: 10 Benefits of Deep Breathing

August 22, 2016 / Drew Parales / 0 Comments

Drew’s Quick Guide to 10 Best BENEFITS to Deep Breathing..

(Quite honestly, I sometimes forgot to use my breathing techniques in the last month, and I was/am in full blown STRESS CRISIS… *ugh*)

So take 3 mins: Close your eyes. Inhale up/in through your nose, SLOW, let your belly, then your chest rise. Hold—Then out through your mouth, SLOWLY. Let your belly and chest lower. Repeat over the 3 min or more.

1. Deep breathing calms the sympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is activated in times of stress and anxiety. Deep breathing will slow your heart rate down and in a matter of seconds your breath will communicate to your brain there is no danger which relaxes your muscles.

2. Breathing lifts mood. Breathing raises levels of endorphins and lowers stress hormones.

3. Breathing brings clarity and mindfulness.

4. Breathing boosts energy and stamina. The more oxygen in the body, the more level of energy you will have.

5. Breathing increases oxygen in your blood.

6. Breathing strengthens the immune system.

7. Breathing can release toxins in your body by 70%. When you exhale, you are releasing carbon dioxide waste which has passed through your bloodstream into your lungs.

8. Promotes better sleep.

9. Reduction in blood pressure.

10. Breathing normalizes the heart rate and rhythm.

10 Benefits of Chiropractic Therapy

June 9, 2016 / Drew Parales / 0 Comments

(From Dr. David Jockers DC, MS, CSCS):

Chiropractic therapy is a popular type of alternative treatment. The purpose of chiropractic treatment is not only to relieve pain, but to improve quality of life by alleviating systemic problems relating to muscles and the central nervous system.

Many who seek chiropractic therapy do so to alleviate pain, improve mood and sleeping habits, and to relieve stress.

Here are the top 10 BENEFITS of why almost anyone can benefit from chiropractic therapy:
1. Elevates Sports Performance
2. Reduces Headaches
3. Stimulates the Immune System
4. Wellness & Prevention – treats underlying health problems
5. Alleviates Allergies & Asthma
6. Pregnancy – balancing the muscles, pelvis, and ligaments to relieve pressure on the uterus
7. Mitigates Chronic Pain
8. Manages Behavioral and Learning Disabilities
9. Weakens Dependence on Medication and Medical Interventions
10. Normalizes Blood Pressure

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Quick Guide: 10 Benefits of Deep Breathing

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