Rekindled Wellness

04/15/2025

So grateful to be able to combine my two passions of Yoga and Critical Care Transport!

07/08/2024

Such a great article on how important yoga is for first responders and health care workers!

🚔🧘‍♂️ Why a Regulated Nervous System is Crucial for Public Safety Professionals 🚒🧘‍♀️

Public safety professionals face intense situations daily, and a regulated nervous system can be a game-changer. Here’s how:

1. Enhanced Focus: A balanced nervous system helps maintain sharp focus and clear thinking during high-pressure situations, leading to better decision-making.

2. Reduced Stress: Managing stress effectively reduces burnout and promotes overall well-being, allowing professionals to stay resilient on the job.

3. Improved Reaction Time: A calm and regulated nervous system ensures quicker, more accurate responses, crucial for life-saving actions.

4. Better Emotional Regulation: Staying composed under stress helps manage emotions, leading to more effective communication and conflict resolution.

5. Overall Health: Reducing chronic stress lowers the risk of health issues like hypertension and heart disease, ensuring long-term vitality and readiness.

Incorporating yoga into your routine can help achieve this balance. 🎧 Listen to Episode 023 of On Air by YFFR: "Unveiling Vulnerability: A Cop's Journey to Self-Discovery" featuring Jason Downey (Part 1). Learn how yoga has transformed his approach to stress and self-regulation and how he's bringing these tools to his agency.

06/21/2024

✨Happy International Yoga Day!!! 🧘‍♀️📿 🙏

Yoga is so wonderful for so many different reasons!

🧘‍♀️ Physical, mental and spiritual health all in one! Many enter into the practice for physical strength, yet stay for the the continued learning of the Self! I love how every day you can practice, but gain something different! Plus it’s the sister science of Ayurveda - a medical system estimated to be over 5000 years old, focused on treating disease from the root vs just giving a “pill for an ill”. In Celebration of International Yoga Day, go treat yourself to a class and support your body, mind and soul!!! 💕

05/22/2024

🧘🏼‍♀️✨Happy World Meditation Day!!✨📿

Meditation can look different for everyone: from taking 3 breaths at a stoplight, going on a silent walk and fully being engaged with nature, to sitting in silence, or listening to a guided meditation!!

However you do it….do it!! There’s no wrong way!! Make it a daily habit like brushing your teeth!! You can’t just brush your teeth for 30 minutes once a week; the benefit comes from small daily doses of cleansing the mouth. Think of you mind this way…it is better to start with 2-3 minutes daily vs 30 minute session once a week!

Connect with your Breath, Connect with your Soul, and Become Present!! It’s a daily gift!!!

is my go-to app, .village has a beautiful labyrinth to use for a walking meditation, and Your couch is the perfect spot to start your own practice!!

Please reach out with any meditation questions!!

✨Peace to Your Mind, Peace to Your Body, and Peace to Your Soul!✨

09/02/2023

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07/04/2023

🎆Happy Independence Day, America!!🎆

I am so thankful for our wonderful country and the Freedom that comes with it!

May you enjoy the day with loved ones and stay safe!!

05/21/2023

✨Happy World Meditation Day!!✨

Meditation can look different for everyone: from taking 3 breaths at a stoplight, going on a silent walk and fully being engaged with nature, to sitting in silence, or listening to a guided meditation!!

However you do it….do it!! There’s no wrong way!! Make it a daily habit like brushing your teeth!! You can’t just brush your teeth for 30 minutes once a week; the benefit comes from small daily doses of cleansing the mouth. Think of you mind this way…it is better to start with 2-3 minutes daily vs 30 minute session once a week!

Connect with your Breath, Connect with your Soul, and Become Present!! It’s a daily gift!!!

is my go-to app, .village has a beautiful labyrinth to use for a walking meditation, and Your couch is the perfect spot to start your own practice!!

Please reach out with any meditation questions!!

✨Peace to Your Mind, Peace to Your Body, and Peace to Your Soul!✨

05/12/2023

Insight Timer is my go to meditation app!! Here is one of my favs from there:

By Janaki

04/22/2023

How are you starting your day?!

7 likes, 4 comments - Jonna | Rekindled Wellness () on Instagram: "Start your day with gratitude and movement! And a bit of fun music!! 😜 My day started with jo..."

02/08/2023

NSDR, or Non-Sleep Deep Rest is a type of Yoga Nidra that can bring your body down into a “rest and digest” mode of living vs the “Go Go Go” that we are always fighting.

I encourage you to take 10 minutes for yourself, and let your mind and body enjoy this conscious sleep meditation!!

In this 10-minute meditation, Stanford neuroscientist Huberman of guides you through a Non-Sleep Deep Rest protocol (NSDR) to enhance t...

02/07/2023

One of my goals this year was to read more! Goodreads is an app that helps you keep track of what you’ve read, what you want to read, yearly reading challenges, and to see what books your friends are diving into!

Join me and we can keep each other motivated!!

Check out the books I added on Goodreads!

Sign up to see what your friends are reading, get book recommendations,and join the world’s largest community of readers.

01/22/2023

🌿Join me this Friday January 27th at 7pm!! Can’t wait to see you there! 🌿

Ayurveda: Learning Natures Rhythms for Your Health with Jonna Grauer, Ayurvedic Health Counselor When: Friday, January 27th, 7pm-8pm Where: Megan's Yoga Tribe Studio 20 sw 3rd st Lee's Summit, MO 64063 Just as the trees change during the year with the seasons, our body’s do the same to adjust to t...