Thrive With Cassandra

02/04/2026

My mind has been consumed with how I can better get services to police because the average sacrifice is a life 20 years shorter than others! The wear and tear of the job is REAL and anyone who does a high-stress job must do more than the average person to manage and heal the nervous system effects. Many cops have a brief life after retiring.

Though the services I offer are valuable and worth being paid for, I am always willing to offer them for free to first responders.

Yoga that is relevant to the job conditions, coaching through mental fitness techniques, and Reiki emphasizing neuro reset.

Thank you to our former Mt Pleasant chief for his service and may he rest in peace. 🙏😔

Cassandra Bjelajac

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of former Chief Timothy Joseph Zarzecki (May 6, 1962 – February 1, 2026).
Chief Zarzecki dedicated over 30 years to the Village of Mount Pleasant. Before joining our department on January 17, 1988, he served as a Wisconsin State Trooper. During his career, he worked in patrol, was promoted to Sergeant overseeing all three patrol shifts, and became Police Chief in 2008.
He was a dedicated leader, mentor, and integral part of our community’s growth. In his own words at the time of his retirement in 2018:
"You are truly dedicated and professional individuals, every one of you! It has been an honor to serve with you and to be your chief of police. I sincerely wish you all the best in the future and will be here for you should you need anything of me."
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and all who had the privilege of working alongside him. Former Chief Zarzecki will be deeply missed, but his legacy and service will live on in the Village of Mount Pleasant.
Rest in peace, Chief.

01/25/2026

Though the true guru is within YOU, it’s also inspirational to be coached by someone further along in their studies and dedicated to the yogic path. Below is a training I confidently recommend (and am attending). Meg is an exceptionally skilled dharma and meditation mentor, and as a householer monk she is dedicated to the path of constant yogic lifestyle practice.

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Join Meg Lucks, eRYT 500, on Saturday January 31st, 1:00-5:00pm for Clarifying Karma.

This course module connects students to the Vedic tradition’s doctrine of karma by pairing scriptural study with practical modern examples and metaphors to bring these teachings to life. We will examine how cause and effect impact our lives and the lives of others, discuss the role of the Karmic Path and how we can deepen our relationship to service and the contribution to an enlightened society, and look to the Yoga Sutras and Mahabharata for context and deeper understanding from the scholars and practitioners who preserved this knowledge.

Required Reading: The Path of the Yoga Sutras by Nicolai Bachman

*Important: Credit can be applied towards the 300 hour teaching certification or Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credit, not both. To receive 300 hour credit, you must be formally enrolled in Healium’s 300 hour advanced training program prior to this class.

$75 early bird pricing - sign up by January 17th
$90 full price - after January 17th

Please Note : Event will be canceled and refunded if less than 3 students are enrolled.

Please Note : Workshops must be canceled 24 hours in advance to receive refund or credit per Healium policy.

Click the link in the bio for events or hike over to Healium’s Mindbody!

01/23/2026

If you’re attending one of my upcoming classes and would like one or all of these books as a gift, let me know.

01/20/2026

“I’m too inflexible to do yoga is like saying I’m too dirty to take a bath.”

Thank you Travis Eliot for that inspiration and reminder that you do the yoga to create the conditions you want: mental focus and clarity, physical strength and mobility, nervous system flexibility to activate and deactivate fully.





-I’m at Mandala Yoga Racine teaching Hatha slow and strong and Restorative with guided mind training.
-Private virtual mental fitness coaching, starts when you’re ready for help.
-I’ll be presenting and teaching at the WI Statewide Peer Support Conference for law enforcement in March representing Yoga For First Responders

01/18/2026

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01/17/2026

Yoga is for mental fitness and physical fitness!

01/14/2026

If you or someone you know are in a high-stress, high-pressure job, do something proactively to train your brain and body to recover. Yoga is mental and physical fitness.
Police officers die 22 years younger than the average person. This sacrifice doesn’t have to be so extreme.

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01/11/2026

And most cops have sleep disorders too. This is why offering yoga with a focus on mental fitness matters so much to me. People who serve their community in high-risk, high-stress jobs suffer nervous system deterioration and other aging deteriorations much faster than average.

Yoga For First Responders has an app with several free classes, and I provide inservices and mat classes within police departments. Referrals help spread the word that these services exist.

01/10/2026

I train myself with techniques for first-responders and military. Breathing and mindfulness techniques are life-changing, even for regular civilians.
If we all practiced regulating our nervous systems, imagine all the conflict that could be prevented.