$20, $25 | Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email.
Yoga Therapy Clinic presents the Healing Power of Yoga Nidra
Experience the ancient practice of Yoga Nidra and its profound healing effects throughout the mind, body and spirit. Learn how to access a profound state of awareness through this mindfulness meditation. In this workshop you will learn the origins and science of Yoga Nidra, practice some gentle movement and finally relax into a 40-minute guided Yoga Nidra session. Learn how to tap into your body’s own relaxation and restoration response via the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). Some of the physiological benefits of evoking the PNS include slowing heart rate, dampening of the “fight or flight” hormones, profound sense of relaxation, and improved sleep. In this state, the body is able to do what it is wired to do: rejuvenate, repair, and restore at a cellular and energetic level.
Please wear comfortable, loose fitting clothes. We will be lying down on our backs for 40 minutes. If coming to the floor is not available to you a folding chair will be provided. Please bring a blanket to cover the body, a pillow to support the head and an eye pillow or scarf to cover the eyes.
No experience is necessary.
Heather Sevika Ford, C-IAYT, RYT-500, MFA Design, has been teaching yoga since 2008. Her extensive training and experience allows her to work safely and therapeutically with a wide range of clients who are experiencing conditions that include chronic pain, arthritis, stroke, cancer, post-op, depression, PTS, anxiety and limited physical mobility.
With a collaborative approach, she leads individuals towards greater health and wellness through mindful movement, restorative postures and subtle practices such as Yoga Nidra, Pranayama and meditation. She designs sequences for mat, wall, chair or bed, in order to strengthen the body, increase flexibility, optimize the immune system and soothe the nervous system.
She has designed and led classes for Integral Yoga Institute, Stanford University School of Preventative Medicine and Graduate School of Business, Alta Mira Recovery Center, United Studios of Self Defense and Mercy (senior) Housing.
Learn more at sevikayoga.com