PAUSE 4 PREVENTION // Introducing Yoga 101 / Practice Makes Perfect (Prevention)!

For those of you new to or curious about yoga, there’s no better time to learn about its important health benefits. While yoga studios and festivals seem to be all the rage, this centuries old practice is hardly a trend. Here at B4BC, some of us have been practicing for many years while others are just discovering it for the first time through our recent ReTreat Yourself wellness experience and B4BC Yoga Heals sessions.

B4BC YOGA HEALS // YOGA OVERLOOKING THE SLOPES

B4BC YOGA HEALS // Good morning from @mammothmountain! We’re kicking off today’s Shred The Love events with B4BC Yoga Heals courtesy of the Healing Arts Center & Movement Studio in Mammoth, happening right now at Main Lodge overlooking the slopes and halfpipe! Join us tomorrow morning as well from 9-10AM in the MCC. More events…

SKATE THE LAKE RECAP

B4BC’s 9th Annual Skate the Lake [Tahoe] was an unprecedented success, fundraising over $20,000, more than TWICE the amount from last year!   Our awesome group of 100+ participants skated or biked 28 miles around parts of the gorgeous bike path surrounding Lake Tahoe and Squaw Valley this past weekend to raise money for B4BC’s education and…

SHRED THE LOVE // SUGAR BOWL

This year, Lake Tahoe did Shred the Love in a big way! Being the 6th annual Shred the Love at Sugar Bowl, we decided to expand the series throughout Lake Tahoe by having five events in 7 days. The events, including rail jams, yoga sessions, skate and BMX sessions and more all promoted a healthy active lifestyle, focusing on the mind, body and soul as the best prevention.

A look inside the 2012 Ocean ReTreat Yourself

From Sept. 14-16, B4BC hosted the first ever Ocean ReTreat Yourself for 9 breast cancer survivors from the ages of 26-56 in a beautiful, ocean front house in Encinitas, Calif. Together with B4BC Wellness Ambassador and The North Face sponsored pro snowboarder Megan Pischke Porcheron, we were excited to offer a weekend focused on wellness,…

YOGA HEALS // NYC

If you weren’t able to make it to our last Yoga Heals event, read about it here and learn how to host your own session! On a sunny Saturday in June, we set our intentions for the day’s practice, then were led through a restorative Vinyasa session at Bija Yoga in Union Square; and what…

TASTY TUESDAY // Enjoy Your Chocolate!

Mother’s Day is approaching, and we all want to spoil our moms a little to give them an extra reminder of how amazing they are. We know how important it is to be healthy and we want to help our moms be healthy too, so we’re going to give them some chocolate! It turns out…

YOGA HEALS// Namaste Brooklyn, NY

YOGA HEALS // Brooklyn, NY // The power of yoga was evident this past weekend at B4BC’s Yoga Heals kickoff event in NYC! Following a sweaty Vinyasa session, participants cooled down with beverages from Brooklyn based companies Body & Eden, and Pure Luck Tea Bar, as well as Vita Coco and Zevia. CakeBites (which are vegan…

PAUSE FOR PREVENTION (PART TWO!) // YogAqua

In light of our Yoga Heals event and Earth Week, you get a two-fer today! We’d like to introduce you to YogAqua, Where the Ocean Is Your Yoga Mat. YogAqua brings the practice and art of a vigorous Yoga flow into perfect fusion with the exciting art of Stand-Up Paddle-Boarding (SUP). Students experience all the benefits of Yoga…

PAUSE FOR PREVENTION // Yoga Heals

Here at B4BC, we believe that Yoga Heals. We strive to promote well-being inside and out. Exercise, a healthy diet, and a positive mind are all necessary parts of a balanced lifestyle. One fantastic way to help achieve this balance is through yoga. The power of yoga on overall health has been known since the…