LONG BRANCH, NJ – As we are still in the midst of a pandemic, keeping physical health has been on the minds of most people for over a year now.
Equally important, however, is the mental and emotional effect of this pandemic on people. While we are not stuck at home like we were during the first two months of the pandemic, there is still a lot to fear between vaccines and mask warrants and everything that is going on right now.
For Emily Sobel, owner of Sun Moon Yoga and Healing, it’s the mental aspect of dealing with the pandemic that she believes is just as important and that people should try things like yoga and meditation to help. to combat the stress or anxiety that accompanies treatment. the pandemic.
“I think it’s really necessary for people to come in, and a lot of our yoga isn’t workout, it’s work,” Sobel said.
Sobel thinks people are reluctant to try yoga because they think it takes enormous physical effort, which isn’t necessarily true.
“People always say, ‘I can’t do yoga, I’m not flexible enough’, and I want people to understand that you are not flexible, that’s okay,” Sobel said. .
“Just being here, showing up and connecting with the breath, finding the time for peace and letting everything else go.”
Sun Moon Yoga and Healing is located at 104 Brighton Avenue in Long Branch and offers all types of services including yoga, mediation, yoga teacher training, psychic salons, Reiki, hypnotherapy and massage therapy . You can visit Sun Moon Yoga and Healing in line for more information, including class times.
