30-Minute Yoga Primer for Nurses: November 15 or December 13, 2023

Wednesday, November 15, 2023
5:15 pm to 5:45 pm (in person)
Auditoria C & D, DHMC
Pre-registration required, Max. 20

OR

Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Auditoria A, B & C
5:15-5:45 pm
In-person ~ Max: 30

Bring your own yoga mat, blanket and/or blocks and straps, as equipment not provided. Participants will be sitting, standing, and learning simple yoga poses during the presentation.

In-person event

Yoga Instructor: Violet Jones

Nurses experience many stressful situations. The detrimental effects of stress are well known and have far-reaching impacts. Stressful work environments result in mental and physical ailments that negatively affect our health and communities.

Modern science increasingly supports the ancient science of yoga as a way to alleviate stress for better physical and mental health. Discover yoga’s benefits through this live Yoga Primer brought to you by Dartmouth Health Employee Wellness, the Center for Professional Nursing, and our instructor on November 15 or December 13. Max participants for the November class is 20 (Auds C & D) and the December class is 30 ( Auds A-C) at DHMC.

Registration required

Register here for a 30-minute Yoga Primer for Nurses session.

For registration questions, please call (603) 650-5950 or email lifestyleimprovement@hitchcock.org.

Due to space limitations, cancellations should be made as soon as possible, so that the space can be opened for another person.

30-Minute Yoga Primer for Nurses flyer (PDF)

About the facilitator

In 2021, Violet Jones moved to New Hampshire to work at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center as a Nurse Educator. A board-certified (ANCC) Nurse Informaticist, former paramedic, and nurse educator, Violet spent over fifteen years in the healthcare industry serving her former community in various roles as a field and flight paramedic, ICU/ER nurse, health sciences instructor, nursing instructor, and medical reserve volunteer. She is certified as a Yoga Alliance RYT 200-hour yoga teacher, a NASM personal trainer, and a meditation coach. Currently, Violet teaches yoga and meditation, operates her personal training business, writes, studies integrative health, and enjoys spending time exploring her new home in Vermont.