Foster to speak at NAMI meeting

SANDPOINT — On Aug. 15, NAMI (National Alliance For Mental Illness) Far North will host Marianne Foster, a yoga teacher and graduate of Family to Family.

Foster will share simple techniques using chair yoga and breath awareness that have helped her through her journey with mental illness. Finding courage and gratitude in our lives is sometimes a challenge in difficult times, she said, adding she belieives basic yoga can benefit most anyone at any age.

The monthly meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Bonner General Health classroom. After the presentation, the meeting will break into support groups. Everyone is welcome.

If you are living with mental illness, are a family member or are a friend of someone with mental illness, this meeting is a chance to learn about NAMI Far North and what they do in Idaho.