Stephan joins us again for our monthly Restorative Yoga. Judy will guide students through a slow moving gentle practice followed by restorative poses properly supported and individualized while Stephan fills our sacred space with the positive healing vibrational soundscape which he calls the “Spirit, Energy & Power of the Gong”tm.
Restorative yoga is about slowing down and opening the body through passive stretching. During long holds, your muscles relax deeply. It’s a completely different feeling from other types of yoga classes since props like bolsters, blankets and blocks are used to support your body instead of your muscles. Restorative classes are very slow and gentle using dimmed lights and soft music making them an excellent antidote to stress and anyone recovering from any type of injury. Restorative yoga is an excellent opportunity to disconnect from the frenetic activity of daily life, calms the nervous system, deepens self and body awareness and moving you towards balance and healing.
All are welcome and NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY!
Class Rate = $13 or use your class card. Donations will be humbly and graciously accepted for our sound healer, Stephan.
Register: https://upthehillyoga.com/restorative-yoga/ or contact us at info@upthehillyoga.com or 802-348-4064.
About Stephan and Gong Sound Healing
For the past 20 years Stephan has been on a journey and path exploring the mystery, mystique and healing power of the Gong. He was introduced to this ancient instrument by the founder, Gong Master, “father” of “Gong Yoga” and Kundalini master Don Conreaux. He has assisted in healing sessions, therapeutic gatherings, celebratory events, weddings, memorials, devotionals, sacred rituals & yoga practices. Gong baths or Immersions as they are commonly referred to are where people lying down or sitting, experience the soothing, relaxing and blissful feeling brought about from the resonance of its vibrations. During a Gong bath the body takes in the sounds that it needs for healing, & filters out what it does not need. Sound and music have profound effects on our physiology - awakening the memory of wholeness and entraining the body toward greater harmony and balance. All matter vibrates at a personal frequency. Is your body vibrating at it’s optimal level? The usual result of a Gong bath is that the person being gonged feels very calm, relaxed & de-stressed & often automatically goes into a state of meditation, where healing can more readily occur. Some physical aches & pains may disappear, may lessen or vanish subsequently as the sounds of the Gong continue to do their work long after the Gong bath has finished. Like all forms of Sound Healing it works on all levels - physical, mental, emotional & spiritual. The Gong is thus a very powerful instrument for healing. It truly is therapeutic and soothing. May you all come to know this state of bliss.