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"I&amp;#x27;d never shame anyone for dealing with a breakup in a slightly more indulgent way (wine, chocolate, ice cream, more wine), but there&amp;#x27;s a lot to be said for facing your heartbreak in a healthier way. Our lovely former blogger Ariane once shared her secret&amp;amp;#8212;meditation!&amp;amp;#8212;for moving on, and now, let&amp;#x27;s talk about another calming technique: yoga. Not that any yoga class couldn&amp;#x27;t be helpful, but let&amp;#x27;s talk about one specifically geared for people in the throes of a breakup. Instructor Lisa Kirchner went through a divorce herself in 2006 and found that starting a yoga practice brought her unexpected relief from the stress injuries she was incurring in the aftermath. Eight years later, she&amp;#x27;s using the principles of Ashtanga yoga to help people cope with breakups, divorces, and any other heartache they might be experiencing, with her Yoga for Getting Over It classes. She taught the first class this past weekend in New YorkCity but plans to take the breakup remedy on the road, teaching classes around the country as she promotes her new memoir, Hello American Lady Creature. Here&amp;#x27;s the description from the class at Chelsea Piers that happened last weekend: What are you holding on to that&amp;#x27;s no longer serving you? Have you asked yourself, What would I do if I wasn&amp;#x27;t afraid? In this workshop we&amp;#x27;ll ask the big questions and answer them with a powerful combination of asana and vision exercises. It&amp;#x27;s how Lisa found the courage to move forward, as featured in her new book, Hello American Lady Creature: What I Learned as a Woman in Qatar. Expect to flow, twist, sweat, be upside down, and play. You&amp;#x27;ll come away with a renewed sense of possibility and a sequence of poses you can do on your own to keep moving forward. Bring an open heart and a journal. The New York City class was priced at $50 for two hours, which is a bit of a splurge, but participants also received a copy of her book and a Birchbox goody box, with a portion of the proceeds going to the International Rescue Committee. That doesn&amp;#x27;t sound like the worst way to spend your money after a breakup, does it? (The worst way is an ill-advised major haircut that you immediately regret.) I&amp;#x27;m not really in the thick of breakup heartache anymore, thank goodness, but I would still take this class to help deal with any lingering pain and fear I still have lurking around in my heart. Would you? What&amp;#x27;s your best method for dealing with a breakup? Have you ever found yoga or other exercise to help? Would you take this class?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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