Workshops will be held in a covered space with heaters, and may move back and forth from outdoor spaces into covered spaces. Please come prepared with warm, layered clothing, as well as wet weather gear in case Mother Nature blesses us with rain during your stay. The training offers an in-depth understanding of the core principles and practice of iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation and shares a modern perspective of the nondual. Recommended reading: Yoga Nidra: The Art of Transformational Sleep, by Kamini Desai and Yoga Nidra: A Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation Healing, by Richard MillerĬome prepared for adventure! Due to social-distancing requirements and in accordance with Monterey County and California state guidance, Esalen will be hosting all workshops and open classes in modified indoor-outdoor spaces, covered outdoor spaces, and outdoors. And we’ll be outside much of the time, so bring layers! Please bring blankets, a yoga mat, an eye pillow, and anything else you need to lie comfortably on the floor for extended periods of time. I believe there is a deeper motivation as well: a longing for connection. Join us as we deeply rest, restore, and rewrite our lives. People practice yoga and meditation to discover a sense of ease, balance, and purpose. We will use two different lineages of Yoga Nidra - iRest and Integrative Amrit Method - for our inner exploration. All you have to do is show up, lie down, and let go. We’ll move our bodies, clear our minds, and create intentions to live not from unconscious past programming but from a new perspective - the perspective of knowing your true self. Then take this felt sense of being back into your personal life, family life, work life, and love life. Experience your emotions fully, knowing that you have a grounded and calm inner presence. Begin to let go of the old beliefs and habits that keep you locked in your past and fearful of your future. Yoga Nidra uses guided meditation to access a state between waking and sleeping where you can systematically release stored physical, emotional and mental tensions. Using the profound practice of Yoga Nidra guided meditation, we will begin to restore the body, clear the mind, and shift the habitual patterns that may have been attained during the pandemic, and that keep you from being calm, clear and balanced.

Experience five days of deep restoration, reflection and intention.

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