Saturday, August 31, 2024
6:00 – 8:00 pm
$50 for the session – Payment collected at the door.
Join Sami Seva and Ruby Shiva Dasi for a body melting experience. Unwind and relax your nervous system by using yoga and sound. An ancient method used for thousands of years to center, renew and heal the body, spirit and mind.
The workshop begins with an hour of Yoga. Kali Natha Yoga is the mystical flow of the Divine Feminine. This yoga is for everyone – it is movement with awareness and prayer in motion. You are able to access the deep quiet of your open heart. You will find body and energy alignment, strength and release through this practice. Using Pranayama, mantra and mudras to navigate through this beautiful practice we not only work with deeply relaxing the nervous system, we will use this practice to oxygenate and wake up our brains! And as we end our hour of active relaxation, we move right into sivasana, preparing for the next segment of this amazing workshop, as you will be laying and comfy as can be for the remainder of the workshop!
Sami Seva will begin by leading us through Yoga Nidra. One 30 minute session of Yoga Nidra is equivalent to two hours of sleep. It is also shown to regulate hormones, stabilization of glucose levels, and alleviation of PTSD and anxiety. Described as “dynamic sleep,” the Yoga Nidra practice allows the body to deeply relax while the mind stays inwardly alert, reaching the border between waking and sleeping states, the confluence of alpha and beta brainwaves. The body “sleeps” while the mind is lucid, beyond the personality, where the logical, analytical aspect of the mind is suspended. The passive/active state allows access to subconscious memory and repressed experiences – unlike hypnosis where the person is totally inert.
When the Yoga Nidra ends you will stay in your most comfy warm laying position, covered in blankets, while Seva begins the most tantalizing Sound Bath you’ve ever experienced. She is magical the way that she brings the beautiful and natural sounds of nature into this musical abeyance. A crystal sound bath harnesses the reverberating sounds and vibrations of crystal bowls of all shapes and sizes, to lull you into a peaceful and mindful state of being. The sound vibration is used to balance the Chakras, as each bowl creates a unique sound vibration that is in alignment with each Chakra. This is where you will soak in all of the yoga and melt into the earth, leaving you with the sensation of oneness. Feeling fully rested you will be able to enter the following week.