“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
It turns what we have into enough, and more.”
— Melody Beattie
November Reiki Share
Spend some time connecting with fellow Reiki practitioners and enjoying group hands on healing. This is a free event, and anyone who has completed a Reiki Level 1 training is welcome to attend.
Coping With Election Anxiety
I am teaming up again with Katy Oberle on Sun. 10/27 from 2-5pm, this time to offer strategies and tools to help mitigate anxiety and calm the nervous system during this election cycle. We will incorporate breathwork techniques, sound healing, guided meditation, journaling & hands-on Reiki, as well as hold space for connecting as a community. Refreshments will be provided. Katy is a sound bath facilitator, psychotherapist, & mindfulness coach. Investment $60. Snacks will be provided.
September Reiki Share
Spend some time connecting with fellow Reiki practitioners and enjoying group hands on healing. This is a free event, and anyone who has completed a Reiki Level 1 training is welcome to attend.
Yoga Nidra, Reiki & Sound Bath
Experience the power of restorative yoga, sound healing, Reiki and yoga nidra all in one blissful workshop designed to reduce stress and anxiety and tap into your body’s own innate healing ability!
Summer Wellness: Movement, Meditation, Live Music & Sound Healing
Immerse yourself in a gentle flow of yoga postures complemented by live music from local artist Katy Oberle. Join Katy and Susan on this transformative journey of mindfulness, music, and inner healing, beautifully aligned with the season's essence of growth, renewal, and abundance.
Reiki Share
Spend some time connecting with fellow Reiki practitioners and enjoying group hands on healing. This is a free event, and anyone who has completed a Reiki Level 1 training is welcome to attend.
Explore Relaxation Through Yin and Yoga Nidra
Unlike vinyasa practices, the practice of yin yoga works on our deep tissues, keeping our joints healthy. It is also a deeply meditative practice with each pose being held for several minutes. Props are used to support the body in a way that allows for deepening into the pose as the muscles relax. This intimate practice requires us to go deep within ourselves, acknowledging sensations and emotions.
Yoga nidra, or yoga sleep, is defined as a state of sleep with trace awareness, a state that induces deep relaxation. This deeply meditative state is achieved using a guided meditation technique designed to move you through the five koshas, or layers of your being. It is believed that when practiced to it’s fullest capacity, yoga nidra can be a pathway to Samadhi, a state of higher consciousness.
Both practices have many physical and mental benefits-- decreased stress response, decreased anxiety, improved digestion, improved blood circulation and pain reduction to name a few.
In this workshop we will explore the origins, philosophy and many benefits of both of these meditative practices. You will have an opportunity to fully experience both practices as well as learn techniques that you can incorporate into your daily lives.
Holiday Healing Practices
While the holiday season is full of joy, gratitude and giving, it can also leave us feeling stressed, depleted and overwhelmed. Take a pause from the hustle and bustle to give yourself the gift of peace, relaxation and wellness. If you've never experienced these 3 practices together - Restorative Yoga, Reiki and Mediation - you are in for a treat!
We'll slow everything down to balance out the busy-ness of the season by enjoying a restorative yoga sequence with the addition of deep meditative breathing. This will relax the body, quiet the mind and on a cellular level, calm the nervous system, lowering stress-related hormones and jump-starting the body's natural healing processes. Susan, a master-level Reiki practitioner, will offer her gifts as an energy worker throughout the yoga practice, helping to diffuse any energy, thoughts, emotions or physical tensions that might feel stuck or heavy. Once we've got the body open and our energy flowing more freely, we'll experience a special meditation to leave you feeling wonderfully present and peaceful in body, mind and spirit as you head into the holidays and the new year!
Investment: $37.50 GoYoga members; $45 non-members.
Yoga Nidra + Gratitude Journal Making
Relax your body, awaken your innate creativity and deepen the quality of gratitude within!
We all possess innate creativity, whether we recognize it or not. Oftentimes we allow our busy minds to block yur ability to tap into the wells of ideas, dreams, passions and projects that reside within, just waiting to be brought to life!
Yoga Nidra has been used for hundreds of years as a powerful, guided meditation technique to produce a dream-like state of consciousness between waking and sleeping. This systematic method is capable of inducing the deepest possible state of physical, mental and emotional relaxation. When you enter into this state, you are able to connect more deeply to your true nature and inner peace. From that place, you can access Alpha brain activity, which has been proven to reduce stress, evoke deeper feelings of appreciation and spark creativity.
This workshop will focus on exploring the philosophy and origin of Yoga Nidra as well as experiencing the benefits of a yoga nidra for yourself. Following the practice, you will be guided through the process of creating and binding your own gratitude journal to support you in manifesting more of the powerful energy of gratitude in your life.
Investment: $35 GoYoga Members: $45 Non-Members
Intro to Meditation Series
Dates: 9/10, 9/17 and 9/24 from 8:30-9:15
Studies show that over time, a daily 10-15 meditation practice reduces symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression and anger, while improving quality of life, ability to focus and overall physical and mental well-being. Just like with anything new, learning to incorporate meditation into your everyday life takes knowledge, practice and commitment. While this practice is inherently simple, it's easy to be uncertain about how and where to begin and also to think your meditation should look and feel a certain way. All of these can get in the way of people actually starting a daily mindfulness practice and reaping the incredible life-altering benefits that come as a result. Throughout the series I will break down some simple steps and tools you can use outside of the yoga studio to lower your stress, hone in your focus and improve the state of your overall health. There will be ample time for questions and discussion to ensure you leave with a solid understanding of how you can take these powerful practices out into the rest of your life.
Session 1: Developing Awareness
Session 2: Developing Inner Qualities
Session 3: Developing Clarity Through Visualization
Investment: Full series $33.75 for GoYoga Members or $45 for Non-Members; Single session: $15 each
SPRING HEALING PRACTICES
Spring is a time of awakening and blossoming, a time when the earth and our bodies reawaken from winter's hibernation, and our energy warms and becomes more expansive. As we all experience these changes externally, it is essential to integrate them internally. The gentle approach of Reiki is a perfect support during a time of change and rebirth.
The practice of Reiki transfers divine energy from the universe through the practitioner to the receiver. It moves energy through the body and activates the natural healing processes of the body, restoring physical and emotional well-being. In this workshop, you will discover the power of Reiki through restorative yoga poses, meditation and pranayama techniques. Hands on Reiki will be offered throughout the practice. . Join Cindy Lilly, ERYT500 and I for an evening of Bliss!
All props will be provided and will be sanitized prior to the workshop. Space is limited to 15 in order to maintain social distancing requirements.
Investment: $37.50 GoYoga members; $45 non-members.
BEGINNER SERIES | FUNDAMENTALS OF YOGA
Dates: 4/18, 4/25 and 5/2 from 1-2:30pm
In this 3-week series, you will learn the basics of a well-rounded yoga practice! Our intention is to empower you to create a solid foundation to support you in all of our group classes and in incorporating yoga into your everyday life! We will explore a series of traditional yoga postures, trying on different variations and use of props to find a starting point that supports you. We will learn to incorporate mindful breathing into our physical yoga practice as well as learn relaxation and meditation techniques to help cultivate focus and alleviate stress. This series is geared toward brand new beginners and is also great for those who are looking to freshen up on or get another perspective on the basics.
Investment: $60 if enrolled by 3/31; $70 after
*includes 3 weeks of unlimited yoga!
YOGA NIDRA + ART | EXPRESSION COMPASSION & CREATIVITY
At our core, we are all full of love and creativity. Often self judgement holds us back from experiencing a life full of love, creativity and joy.
Yoga Nidra creates a state of deep inner peace that allows space for creativity to arise. This guided meditation journey will focus on offering love, acceptance, and compassion for yourself.
Following the meditation practice, you will have time to create an inspired work reflecting self love. A variety of materials will be provided for you to uniquely express yourself, and I will offer suggestions to help get your creative juices flowing. Please bring a journal and writing implement.
Investment: $40.00 GoYoga members; $50 non-members, including all supplies + beverages and snacks.