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“Pommier Jewellers June

Sports Mom”

Mélanie Marion Tagiannis

June’s Mom of the Month is Mélanie Marion
Tagiannis. “I am a busy married mom of 3
wonderful boys aged 4, 6, and 13,” she says.
“I grew up in Cornwall playing lots of sports,
FPO
like t-ball, softball, karate, gymnastics,
basketball, baseball, and soccer. Now I
enjoy working out from home, curling with
my wonderful team, and driving my boys to FPO
their many activities.”
This spring, all of Mélanie’s boys are playing
lacrosse, two in house league which she coaches. 2022

Her oldest is playing on the rep team. Her two youngest sons also play soccer
in Char-Lan. 2022
Next winter,” Mélanie says, “I will be spending my time in rinks cheering for
my 3 Char-Lan Rebels and watching swimming lessons. I love watching my
boys being active, and they love it as well! I enjoy participating and helping
them learn new skills. I also try and take them out on nature trails on weekends.”

people keep weight off, especially so that’s good. Because of it, I take better care of
Yoga if you’re middle-aged. The study What strikes me most about this myself. Of course, being human, I

found that middle-aged people of
have my ups and downs, twists and
Ro’s normal weight generally put on extra quick tip article, is how the practice turns, and sometimes I fall. But
of yoga becomes a steppingstone to
pounds over 10 years, but those who everyday, I get back up and give it
healthier and mindful habits. One
do yoga gain less weight than those is more likely to eat lighter foods, another go.
who don’t practice yoga.
By Rosanne Fortier choose healthier options, and be If you’re not into yoga, no
The link between yoga and weight more in tune with their body when problem. If you’ve read this far,
control has nothing to do with practicing yoga. These are great may I recommend you become
burning calories, since with yoga examples of how mindfulness can curious about mindfulness. Read
you don’t torch much fat, unless seep into your daily life. It’s as some articles, sample a meditation
you practice a more strenuous and much as led me to getting out for online, or just get out in nature and
strength style. Researchers believe my exercise, walking at least twice tune in, unplugged. The songbirds
that yoga helps keep people more in everyday, and sometimes more. are calling and it’s the best time
tune with their bodies, their eating Nature has become both my gym to indulge in the big blue sky, the
habits, and make them more aware and my personal sanctuary, a place many shades of green, the blooms,
hile leafing through a healthy of bad habits, such as eating because where I go to feel grounded and and best of all, the heat of the sun in

Wrecipe book, I found it had of stress, boredom, or depression. alive, a place where I can breathe, summertime. If you do this much,
quick tips for weight loss. One Also, people who practice yoga tend and my eyes have an opportunity to congratulate yourself for doing a
caught my attention; it explained that to avoid junk food and overeating take in a limitless view. mindful, walking meditation.
the slow stretches and meditations because they want to respect their While my yoga practice is what Every morning we are born again.
of yoga don’t burn calories like bodies. With a little self-reflection, led me to the study and practice
a run on the treadmill, but a new I confess to a weight gain, however, of mindfulness, I am so grateful to What we do today is what matters
study suggests that yoga might help I’ve maintained for the past 3 years, have developed the gift of presence. most. - Buddha