Asana and iRest: Coming Home to the Heart
Saturday, August 29 • 1PM to 3:30PM • IN PERSON OR VIA ZOOM • Donation Based
All students, from first-time practitioners to advanced, are invited to experience the complementary practices of yoga asana and iRest yoga nidra. This workshop will begin with a meditative ‘check-in’ and an exploration of intention–both short term and long term. From this foundation, we’ll explore somatic movement and meditation practices designed to help us rediscover the inner brightness that resides in the heart and to explore and affirm our Heart’s Mission or Soul’s Purpose. Practitioners of all levels will enjoy a balanced practice with lasting whole-body effects, and teachers will appreciate new techniques for whole body wellness and with a special focus on creating space for the natural breath and for healthy heart function. Finally, the practice will conclude with a 25 minute guided iRest yoga nidra, featuring a long body-sensing and a focus on contentment and gratitude. Participants will not only enjoy the benefits of the workshop, but will also receive a recording for their personal use.
Attend in person at the studio or from the comfort of your home via Zoom. This workshop offering is donation based. To enroll, please use the “Pay From the Heart” button below. You may pay any amount (as little as $5) to sign up. Please specify during checkout that you are signing up for the workshop. If you prefer to attend in person and pay by check or cash, please send an email to theessenceofyogacenter@gmail.com to enroll. Recording is included in the cost of the workshop.
Based on the ancient teachings of meditation, iRest yoga nidra is an evidence-based transformative practice that leads to psychological, physical, and spiritual healing and well-being. Its practice is integrative as it heals the various unresolved issues and traumas that are present in your body and mind, and restorative as it enables you to recognize your innate peace of mind that is always present amidst all changing circumstances of life. iRest provides you with tools to help you relax deeply, release stress, increase resiliency, improve your interpersonal relationships and provide you with greater mastery and control in your life. iRest is an evidence-based, mind-body approach that is the result of thirty-plus years of observation, research and hands-on development by Dr. Richard Miller and associates. Please visit www.irest.us for more information.
Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credits are available for RYTs attending the workshop.
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