Mental Health Benefits of Yoga

Larry Gaynor is a resident of New Hudson, Michigan. He graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in business. In his free time, Larry Gaynor enjoys swimming and practicing yoga.

Yoga is a popular form of exercise that requires both your mind and your body. It soothes a wide range of illnesses and helps relax in stressful situations. Yoga places a greater emphasis on the internal experience of the practitioner than on the external experience and has a positive impact on your mental health.

Firstly, yoga helps to relieve anxiety. It plays an important part in restoring balance and harmony to your chaotic life by regulating your stress response system, clearing your mind of thoughts so you can focus on the present, and calming down your nerves. Yoga can also help you relax and decrease anxiety without the need for prescription drugs by lowering your heart rate, respiration rate, and blood pressure.

People struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also practice yoga to reduce its symptoms. Many symptoms of PTSD are physical, such as increased heart rate and sweating that can occur when flashbacks or strong memories of trauma occur.

Yoga targets the physical symptoms of stress, worry, fear, and depression and helps to resolve these problems.

Partnering For Life Initiative

Larry Gaynor is the CEO of TNG Worldwide, a beauty brand, and a member of the American Cancer Society. Successful entrepreneur and philanthropist Larry Gaynor has raised and collected more than $2 million for the organization.

The American Cancer Society is a national, non-profit health organization dedicated to researching cancer and its causes to discover better treatments. The organization pushes lifesaving policy changes and provides support and the latest information for cancer patients. Its resources and personnel are available, all hours of the day, every day of the week.

It has instituted various community-based initiatives to ensure equal opportunities for everyone, such as the Partnering for Life initiative, a cancer awareness initiative for the black community, launched on December 4, 2021.

The event was launched with a Partnering for Life concert. It was an evening of good music and hope. Hosted by actress and American Cancer Society Ambassador Wendy Raquel Robinson, the event featured outstanding performances by Jonathan Nelson, Maurette Brown Clark, Patrick Lundy and the Ministers of Music, and Dottie Peoples. It also included inspirational messages by special guests from across the nation.

Aimed at informing, educating, and inspiring individuals, the initiative hopes to spread awareness about cancer risks, prevention, and early detection methods in the black community with additional resources available on the American Cancer Society's website

Innovate State Speaker Series at MSU

An alumnus of Michigan State University, Larry Gaynor is an executive and philanthropist with over three decades of experience. Entrepreneur Larry Gaynor supported MSU’s establishment of the Gaynor Entrepreneurship Lab with a donation of $3 million.

The Gaynor Entrepreneurship Lab is a flexible, open space on the MSU campus that facilitates discussions, workshops, and mentoring sessions for students on entrepreneurship. One event held at the Lab is the Innovate StateSpeaker Series.

Held annually, the Innovate State Speaker Series is an interactive career mentorship and coaching program. Hosted by the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, the program gathers upcoming and accomplished Spartans. The fireside chat allows participants to discuss entrepreneurship-related topics ranging from innovation and investments to career paths.

Participants hear success stories and how to learn from failure tips. A hybrid event, all sessions last 60 minutes. The in-person and live stream begins at 6 pm. Upcoming speakers for the 2021-2022 Series include Rob Smith, Joshua Ogundu, and Brittney Urich.