Autumn Serenity Gentle Yoga and Sound Journey

Autumn Serenity Gentle Yoga and Sound Journey is a special combination of gentle movement to stretch out and soften tension in the body, followed by a deep resonant sound journey, offering an opportunity to unwind, stretch out, and then drop into a deep, relaxing and soulful sound wave meditation in a supported savasana. This special offering will begin with a 30 minute yoga practice of calming and restorative poses to help prepare mind and body for deep relaxation during the 50 minute sound journey that will follow. A short explanation of the evening and time to set up for maximum comfort will be provided and encouraged. No prior experience is required.

Combining yoga and sound, the main intention of the evening is to facilitate an inward focus, to encourage relaxation and release of tension, and to enter a deep meditative state. We’ll begin with a beginner-friendly gentle yoga practice to create ease and softness, and to prepare you for the deep, sustained resonance of the sound landscape created with crystal singing bowls, ocean drums, rain sticks, gongs, monochrome and various seed and bell chimes. This combination helps slow down our brainwaves, activate the parasympathetic nervous system and turn down our reactivity, , cultivating a sense of calm and ease to encourage dropping into deeper relaxation. Simply listen and allow the sound waves to wash over you, guiding your body and mind into a state of calm and balance.

Please bring a yoga mat, a water bottle and an eye covering if you have one. Please feel free to bring anything else that serves your comfort: a blanket, pillow and socks can help keep you cozy and warm, but nothing extra is required to attend and enjoy this yoga sound journey.

Serenity Flow Sound Journeys is the vision of Raissa and Jess to combine our yoga and musical backgrounds and interweave our sound instruments to create a sweet, safe and soulful space to drop into self-connection through gentle breath and movement followed by a deep sound meditation.

This event is in-person only.

Raissa Lerner is an E-RYT 500 certified yoga teacher and passionate student of yoga and yoga philosophy as it applies to modern life. Her signature soul-powered vinyasa classes approach the practice as a sacred heart-opening journey ~ a deeply intentional moving meditation. Raissa began practicing yoga in 1995 as a busy working mom and began teaching in 2012, having completed over 750 hours of advanced teacher trainings with Janet Stone, Shiva Rea, Mark Whitwell, Rusty Wells, and others. In 2022, Raissa began incorporating sound bowls into her restorative yoga offerings and has since completed sound bath training with Sound Meditation artists Guy Douglas and Simona Asinovski. Raissa collaborates with other teachers, musicians, sound artists and bodyworkers to create special events for public and private clients.

Jess Parker is a 200 RYT certified yoga teacher and sound practitioner. She teaches outdoor yoga as part of the Willard Park Yoga Collective in Berkeley, CA and owns 510-Waterline, a stand up paddle board company in Richmond, CA., where she leads stand up paddleboard yoga practices on the San Francisco Bay. Newer to sound, she began offering monthly and private sound journeys in 2024.

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