Join Natalie for a gentle yoga practice to help unwind and release tension from the day. After which we will sit quietly together in meditation focusing on our breath. Here, we give space to observe the many thoughts, feelings and emotions that naturally bubble up to the surface during this process. Like a good house guest, we give them space, invite them in, then let them go. In meditation we open our inner ears to deep listening for the messages from our soul and heart.

Then, we rest, guided by the sound of the Gong.

Do you wonder what’s the difference between singing bowls and gongs?

In a nutshell, a bowl is tuned to one frequency (ie musical note), affecting one chakra. If you want to move energy/cleanse/ address all the main chakras in the body, you need to play/be subjected to a whole set of bowls.

A non-tuned gong, such as a symphonic gong, contains ALL the sounds in the Universe. It creates vibrations that only a fraction are perceivable by the ear. You listen the gong with the body, not just the ears.

The gong creates and moves the energy (prana), balances the chakras, moves the lymphatic fluid, enhances blood circulation, vibrates the aqueous medium in which all the human cells are suspended. EVERYTHING gets moved!

Unwind with Yoga Nidra

Date: Friday, November 10
Time: 7:00 to 8:00 PM
Where: Wasaga Beach Yoga to Register
Cost: Class card or drop in

You work too hard!
Feeling stressed, agitated?
Not feeling rested after you sleep? Do you sleep?
Want the benefits of meditation; but really don’t like to sit?
Why don’t adults have regular nap times?
If you said YES to any or all of this, why not join Natalie Friday November 10^th at 7:00 PM. The class will start with a short slow flow to help you unwind from your day, week and life and help prepare the body and mind for a lengthy relaxation. Bring your favourite blankie if you wish!

Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation also known as “yogic sleep” or “effortless relaxation”. It’s usually practiced lying down with a teacher guiding the session. The practice draws our attention inwards, and we learn to surf between the states of wakefulness and sleep, where our body finds its natural state of equilibrium (homeostasis) – the breath balances and becomes quiet, unconscious and conscious aspects of the mind reveal themselves, and we fall into an innate state of deep, blissful awareness.

Other Benefits of Yoga Nidra may include:

• Anxiety and Stress Reduction
• Improves sleep by triggering the relaxation response
• Reduced Symptoms of Depression
• Improved Mood, Confidence, and Self-Esteem
• Pain Reduction
• Increased alertness
• Improved athletic performance.
• Lowered blood pressure