Give Thanks Gong Yoga Nidra

Name: Give Thanks Gong Yoga Nidra
Start: 2024-11-24T17:30:00-08:00
End: 2024-11-24T19:00:00-08:00
Location: 1412 Cornwall Ave., 2nd Floor, Bellingham, WA, United States, Washington 98225

Schedule

Sun Nov 24 2024 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

1412 Cornwall Ave., 2nd Floor, Bellingham, WA, United States, Washington 98225 | Bellingham, WA

Just after the third quarter moon and before Thanksgiving, set aside some time for release, introspection, and self-reflection. Treat yourself to some soul nourishment with this deeply restorative combo of Yoga Nidra and sound healing. It will be the perfect antidote to your busy lifestyle and provide you with a reset for your whole being!
You'll get to tune into your Sankalpa (a “resolve” or as Rod Stryker says, a “heart-felt desire”) and then plant this seed of your intention in the powerful practice of Yoga Nidra, which means yogic sleep. It's also known as NSDR, Non Sleep Deep Rest and is basically a form of guided meditation you practice lying down. Though you can of course connect to your own personal intention, we'll also be focusing on gratitude and appreciation during this session. Once you’ve planted this precious seed of your intention, you’ll be able to continue to tune into it to guide your actions with presence and awareness as you go into the busy holiday season.
Ruby will guide you through the practice of yoga nidra with the sounds of various sound healing instruments before a period of time with just the sounds. She'll be playing instruments like Tibetan bowls, crystal bowls, her Planetary Moon Gong and other instruments such as a rain stick, ocean drum and chimes. Brooke will also be playing her wind and Chiron gongs as well. Time will be given at the end to either continue resting, or to spend some time writing down anything that came to you during your deep nidra and sound journey.
There will also likely be one or two intuitive energy work practitioner there to support the energy of the group during the sound bath with Reiki and other energetic techniques to enhance the healing potential.
With: Ruby Koa & Brooke Nilson
When: Sunday November 24th, 5:30-7:00 pm
Where: Presence Studio, 1412 Cornwall Ave. (across the street from my old, Inspire Studio) The studio is just to the left of Bellingham Bar and Grill and is located upstairs. Allow for time to find parking and please arrive 10 -15 minutes early to settle in.
Price: Early Bird Rate until 11/21: *$30, *$35 after.
REGISTER HERE: https://inspirestudio.punchpass.com/classes/16185752
Memberships & Class Packages apply.
A few sliding scale spots are also available as well as a few work exchange positions for set up and take down. Text Ruby if you're interested at 360-447-8778.
*Payment Note: The credit card fee of around $1.25 will be included in your total.
To avoid the fee (if there are still spots available), you can send your payment via Venmo and include your name and email and/or phone number, my handle is @ruby-koa (Last 4 digits of my phone number are 8556 and just please don’t press the "purchases" button as I get a fee).
Or you can use the email [email protected] to find me on Zelle, or to contact me to arrange payment by check or cash.
Just put in the comments 11/24 Event, and once I receive your payment, I will register you manually.
What to Bring: The sound journey is usually experienced lying down on your back or a similar comfortable position. Some blankets, bolsters, and lovely silk eye pillows with optional lavender aromatherapy essential oils will be available to use. We'll probably be lying down for at least an hour, on a hardwood floor, and we turn off the heat during the sound bath since it's so loud, so please dress in layers and bring whatever you need to be warm and comfortable.
- yoga, Pilates mat, or reclining camping ("anti gravity") chair if lying on the floor is difficult for you (optional thick blanket for extra padding)
- blanket and/or pillow
- journal and pen in case you'd like to write a bit after the experience.
- water bottle
Cancellation/refund policy: If you can’t attend the event, please get in touch. Refunds are usually only given when the cancellation is made 24 hours before the event starts as space is limited and we’d like time to contact anyone on the waiting list. However, you are always welcome to give your ticket to someone else or if you contact Ruby as soon as you can, you can let her know what future event or class you’d like to be registered in with your credit.
More on Yoga Nidra: Yoga Nidra is a guided yogic sleep that allows for relaxation and enhanced healing, opens us to our inner guidance, and helps to integrate change by accessing the subconscious. Yoga nidra is a tool for initiating deep change In the root causes of physical, emotional and psychological imbalances as a result of stress. Yoga Nidra brings about a supported lucid dream state by the enhancement of the alpha wave state in the brain, a super-conscious frequency in the mind that releases tension, gives rise to enhanced vision and heightened awareness which then allows us to be more present in our lives.
Recently, this practice has been put under the umbrella of the term coined by Andrew Huberman, NSDR or Non-Sleep Deep Rest.

About the Facilitators:
Ruby Koa:
Ruby, founder of Inspire Studio has been teaching yoga in Bellingham since 2009. She offers a variety of classes including various forms of Vinyasa Flow, Gentle Flow, Yin, Restorative, and Kundalini Yoga. Ruby’s aim is to cultivate a sense of community and she loves working with the divine feminine as well as the medium of sound healing. She has crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, a Chau and a Planetary Moon Gong. In addition to her Kundalini Yoga and Vinyasa Yoga 200 hr. She has also completed a level 1 & advanced gong training and is now a 500 hour RYT with specific certifications for teaching yin, restorative yoga, and more.
Brooke Nilson:
Brooke is a passionate health coach who offers online training for caregivers and a lovingly curated gift box for patients after working 16 years as an EMT and after surviving leukemia. Brooke has fallen in love with the transformational healing powers of gongs, thanks to Ruby, and now offers sound bath experiences for all. Please visit www.brookesusan.com to learn more.
About Reiki & the Practicioners:
Reiki is a wonderful way to restore one’s life-force energy. It is an ancient healing art and means “Universal Energy” in Japanese. It is believed to enhance the body’s ability to heal itself and offers increasing wellbeing and resilience. Participants will receive restorative energy and support with grounding themselves and releasing blocked energy channels during the sound healing segment of the event. Saralee Sky, MA, Reiki Master and Cathy Herford, Reiki Master Teacher are the facilitators during classes and events. Saralee can be contacted at: [email protected] Cathy can be reached at: [email protected] or 360-689-5654.