Gentle Journeys

Join Jack and Taylor for Gentle Journeys!

Where: Nalu Kava Lounge

Nalu is a serendipitous lounge in NE Portland offering a cozy + intimate vibe with its treetop speakeasy style environment. Serving cacao, kava, tea, and magical energy, this sacred space feels like a home away from home.

When: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Doors open at 11:45am. Complimentary tea will be offered before the session.

After an introduction to the practice, Jack will lead a seated 20 minute mindfulness medtitaion. Following our sit, there will be time to reflect and share about the experience.

We will then transition into a 1 hour sound bath with Taylor where she will ease you into ethereal realms of sound and vibration. There will also be optional time afterwards to reflect and share with the community about the experience.

How Much: Sliding Scale $30 - $50

No one turned away due to lack of funds, reach out for more information.

What:

Mindfullness Meditation

One of our most powerful tools is our breath. It can anchor us in times of distress, and yet, our westernized world never fully taught us to utilize this incredible tool. Instead of a typical guided meditation, mindfulness meditation is not guided. Rather, it is an opportunity to practice self-empowerment and resiliance by sitting with your breath. To consciously and actively focus on your breathing. As the currents of your thoughts drift in and out, notice them without judgement or bias, and continuously bring your awareness back to your breath. In doing so you are teaching yourself to observe your thoughts and feel into your body.

Sound Bath

Our bodies fall out of alignment when we experience trauma or stress. Sound bathing is one of the easiest and most gentle ways to restore balance to our systems. Special instruments, like crystal singing bowls and the ocean drum, create soundscapes that promote a deep sense of calm + ease within the body. These soothing vibrations and frequencies allow your system to regulate + heal itself the way the body is intended to. A relaxing treat after a more active meditation practice. :)

Benefits

Both these offerings - especially in tandem - help to reduce stress + ease anxiety by regulating the nervous system, promote better + deeper sleep, improve cognitive functions, and overall helps deepen your relationship with self + others.

Overview

So come take a Gentle Journey with us! Join us for tea, kinship, and softening as we deepen our practice in meditation and soothe our heartspace with sound. Let go of thoughts that do not serve you and feel at home within your body. Connect to yourself and community and bring your being back into alignment!

Suggested items to bring:

• Bolsters, Blankets
• Yoga mat + Blocks
• Journal + Pen
• Eye mask
• Water bottle
• Wear comfortable, climate appropriate layers

Host or Publisher Taylor Papp PDX