SERIES, WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
YOGA NIDRA: 6 CLASS SERIES
with Jennifer McLeish-Lewis
THURSDAYS 7:30-8:45PM – NOV. 7TH - DEC. 12TH
$20/class or $100 for the full series
As the nights grow longer and the days grow shorter it’s the perfect time to turn inward and dream. Join experienced Yoga teacher and Yoga Nidra facilitator, Jennifer McLeish Lewis in the practice of Yoga Nidra, an ancient technique for healing and clearing subconscious blocks from your body & mind. Moving awareness through different points in the body, this 45 min guided savasana or 'yogic sleep' as it's sometimes described, is an experience of relaxation, nervous system regulation and re-patterning all in one. Each class will begin with a few gentle movements to prepare the body for laying still. Then, once deeply relaxed, in a theta brain wave state, you are guided to plant the seeds of an intention deeply in the subconscious and create the foundation for change in your in every area of your life.
Yoga Nidra has many benefits including stress reduction, increased immunity, weight loss, reduced anxiety and depression, better sleep and hormone regulation.
Jennifer McLeish-Lewis
Whether giving a massage treatment, a private yoga lesson, an energy healing session, or a somatic coaching consultation, Jennifer's deep listening and embodied presence create a space for healing, wellness and insight to occur.
In 2010, at a retreat on Cortes Island at HollyHock Centre, she was introduced to the practice of Yoga Nidra or "Yogic Sleep" by Yogi Amrit Desai, where she had what she can only describe as a "spontaneous healing". In 2016 she became certified in facilitating Yoga Nidra from the Amrit Yoga Institute in Salt Springs, Florida.
Jennifer is also a bodyworker, energy healer, dancer, choreographer, dance teacher, yoga instructor, lifelong student of the human body and, more recently, the nervous system. Currently, Jennifer is enrolled as a student counsellor at Rhodes Wellness College, scheduled to graduate in 2025. Her areas of research include Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, and Somatic Trauma Therapy.
INTRODUCTION TO THAI MASSAGE
with Daniel Clement, E-RYT 500, Director - Open Source Yoga
SAT & SUN - NOV. 16 & 17th
12PM - 2:30PM & 3:30PM - 6PM
Cost: $250 per person or $450 for two (bring a friend)*
Join Daniel Clement for a week-end workshop introduction to simple and effective techniques of Thai Yoga Massage.
Learn a 45 minute routine that is simple, easy to remember and targets hip, shoulder and spine mobility while providing an incredibly relaxing experience that you can offer safely. We'll also look at some rehabilitative yoga techniques for your own body. Thai Yoga Massage requires no application of oil, just loose-fitting clothing. Thai massage manual included.
* To receive the $50 discount for a second person, select the add on: Partner Price at the checkout. Please email delia@greenroomyoga.ca the name of the additional registrant after your purchase.
Daniel Clement
Daniel Clement, E-RYT 500 has graduated over 1000 yoga teachers since 2007 through his yoga teacher training program. Daniel's interest in Thai Yoga Massage stems from having learned the simplicity and accessibility of this style of massage in Japan, and the multi-layer benefits to the body and nervous system. To learn more about Daniel check out his YouTube channel.
SOUND BATH
An immersive sound healing experience
Sunday (full moon weekend) November 17, 7 - 9PM
Sliding Scale: $35 – $90
with Odette Slater and Ron Radar Stelting
Though many people may have only recently heard of sound baths, the use of music and rhythm for healing is ancient. From Tibetan singing bowls to Aboriginal didgeridoos, Sanskrit mantras and Kirtan, sacred sounds have been used for therapeutic effect for many thousands of years. Some of these benefits include:
Reduced stress
Improved sleep
Lower blood pressure
Reduced pain
Reduced anxiety
Lower cholesterol levels
Fewer mood swings
More balanced hormones
Greater sense of overall wellbeing
With over fifty combined decades in the realms of music, movement and yoga, Ron and Odette have had the privilege of sharing these profound vibrations in many amazing settings – from a geodesic dome, an indigenous Maloka, their own living room, a university campus, and now, finally at Green Room Yoga!
To register please email or send e-transfer to Odette
Wanna learn more? Research the fascinating science of sound.
FIGHT, FLIGHT OR INSIGHT: Yoga for Parasympathetic Reset
5 PART SERIES WITH JONI COOKE
Saturdays, October 26th-November 23rd, 8:30 - 9:45AM.
PRICE FOR FULL SERIES $115
Elephants co-regulating
If yoga is the "yoking" between body and mind, what is this link? Answer: The nervous system.
But how do we come to know and feel our nervous system? How do we recognize if we are locked in ‘Fight or Flight’, And when we do, how do we create the space for ‘insight’ instead?
If you are neurodivergent, struggling with overwhelm, pain, inflammation, peri-menopause symptoms or just plain burn out, I want to assure you, there is a solution. With over thirty-five years as a dancer, shiatsu massage therapist and yogi 🧘♀️ with ADHD, as well my own experiences with overwhelm, perimenopause and all the rest, I have gathered many techniques and much hard earned wisdom to share – and I can’t wait to let you in on the secrets! Each class will be a unique weave of contemporary techniques with ancient Yoga and Chinese Medicine practices. This approach will allow us to tap into our innate healing capacity and effectively cause change at the root level of our being. This promises to be fun and up-lifting. As you support your nervous system, it will reorganize your energy -- body and mind, warts and all, naturally. 😉
❖ Shaking practices
❖ Do-Yin, a gentle tapping/pounding system we do on our own lines.
❖ Special yoga asana sequences tailored for the specific meridian and energy centres we’re working with each class.
❖ Optional 10 minutes community circle ⭕️ for any custom inquiries at the end.
This will be rich with experiential somatic education. Come as you are and do what you do. No pressure. (Except for the gentle pressure of compassionate listening to the "issues of your tissues"!)
Nine big bows, Joni.
Please note: This is an in person class with option to join live online. If you need to miss a session, no worries, let your teacher know and you will receive a class recording.
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