Newark Yoga Movement (NYM) yoga guides are instrumental in bringing yoga and meditation to Newark’s children and the community. We sat down with Anne Monsees, a yoga guide, who joined the NYM in 2016, to learn more about her yoga journey and her experience working with NYM.

Starting a gratitude practice is an easy tool that can help us navigate the new “normal” and learn to appreciate what we have rather than what we don’t have. Gratitude allows us to see a world bigger than ourselves.

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind to say the least. The rise of coronavirus (COVID-19) in our communities around the world have forced us back into our homes to social distance or as we prefer saying, physical distancing, and reduce the spread of the virus. While times like this can be unnerving and anxiety inducing with such looming uncertainty, here are 5 ways to find calmness in your day.