Important Update - this has been cancelled. We will update you on new events as more government advice is given.
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.The 22nd is Mothering Sunday. This particular Sunday will be different for the others - focusing of deep relaxation and gratitude. We are all born of mothers and we all were children so this is for both women and men to take the late afternoon off and just mother yourself. By this I mean nurture, replenish, restore and relax. Switch off and feel the deep peace of doing absolutely nothing.
These are the dates for the Restorative yoga and gongs sessions for February - April.. They are £20/session.
You do not need to bring anything as all props are here including mats, posters, straps, cushions, blankets and eye masks. Refreshments afterwards. The sessions are now held in candlelight.
9th FEBRUARY, 8th MARCH, 22nd MARCH (MOTHERING SUNDAY)
5th APRIL, 19th APRIL
Held twice a month these extended sessions enhance the experience of the gong bath by fully preparing the body to deeply relax. The session begins with restorative yoga and is followed by a short guided meditation. These extended sessions are between the regular gong baths that are also held twice a month. No experience of yoga is necessary as the aim is deep relaxation and each asana/pose is fully supported by the bolster.
Benefits of restorative yoga:
Restorative yoga helps us cultivate the skill of conscious relaxation. Restorative yoga uses long-held, supported resting poses to create the conditions for us to cultivate the skill of conscious relaxation and most importantly to release unnecessary habitual tension in the body and mind.
Restorative yoga helps us discover where we are holding tension. Willingness to look at how and where we are holding tension, and to relax our body on the ground, allowing the breath to come in more, so the tension that we find can be softened or less gripping.
Restorative yoga creates the conditions for the relaxation response to kick in. Conscious breathing and the quietness of restorative yoga help us elicit the relaxation response, a neurological response that tells us we are safe, pulls us out of "flight or fight" mode, and initiates the body's self-healing process. We switch over from worrying about staying "safe" to fostering the longevity systems of longterm health, including digestion, elimination, reproduction, growth and repair, and immunity.
Restorative yoga helps us face what we are avoiding about ourselves. We tend to want feel productive and in control. But our habit of running around, conquering our to-do lists, and fuelling ourselves with coffee and ambition can often be a way we avoid deep discomforts and unwelcome feelings in the body and mind. The practice helps us care for the whole of ourselves in a way we are not used to.