Spring Yoga and Meditation Day Retreat with Yoga Nidra - see http://www.thelotussanctuary.com/events-and-booking/
Saturday 14th March 2020
10.00 am - 4.00 pm
£65.00 includes a delicious home cooked vegetarian lunch and refreshments
Come and join us for what promises to be a lovely Spring Yoga and Meditation Retreat Day. Release, relax and rejuvenate yourself with the fresh energy of Spring in our wonderful rural setting and the following sessions:
10.00 am - 11.15 am Sivananda Yoga (Asanas) class (as per description above)
11.15 am - 11.30 am Refreshments break
11.30 am - 12.30 pm - Pranayama (yogic breathing techniques) and meditation session
Pranayama is a Sanskrit word meaning “extension of the breath or life force (prana).” Pranayama is a restorative practice that focuses on controlled breathing techniques that cultivate stillness and quiet the mind in preparation for meditation.
Practising pranayama is an excellent way to enhance your practice on every level. As we learn to harness the breath, we begin to experience a new level of mind/body awareness which improves our capacity to live in the present allowing us to pay attention to our thoughts, feelings and surroundings without attaching judgement.
Removing judgement from our thoughts strengthens our ability to control emotional reactions and invites peace and contentment into our daily lives. Flowing naturally on from the pranayama, we will try some meditation techniques focusing on how to still the mind, release stress and experience a deep inner peace.
12.30 pm - 2.30 pm - Lunch and optional walk to enjoy part of the beautiful North Wessex Downs
2.30 pm - 4.00 pm - Yoga Nidra (yogic dreaming) is a lying down meditation which takes you from the world of outer sounds step by step through body, breath and mind to your deep subconscious to release negativity, tap into creativity and positivity and explore your deeper being. No previous experience require
Last updated March 4, 2020, 4:58 p.m. UTC