NEW MOON RESTORATIVE GONG YOGA WORKSHOP
Cost: Early Bird Rate until 5/15: $40, $45 after
** Register here or please contact Presence Studio @ 360 447-8778 **
Event Description: Relax, renew, and tune into the vibration of the cosmos with a blissful two and a half hour Gong Yoga Workshop that includes a gentle yoga warm up, light pranayama (breath work), restorative yoga, and an extended shavasana or relaxation that includes a sound immersion with 7 planetary gongs, one to work on each chakra and even the aura.
Ruby Koa, 500 hr. RYT and Wayne Marto, professional gong player and teacher from Seattle will work together to create an orchestrated experience that will energetically bring openness, balance, deep rest and rejuvenation. One of the main limitations of an extended sound bath is comfort. It is difficult for most people to lay down on the floor over an hour and stay relaxed and pain free. The yoga woven into this workshop will allow you to have a deeper experience of the sound. Restorative yoga uses props to "do" the postures for you so you can just "be". This powerful combination of yoga and sound will allow you to both consciously relax and receive in profound ways, bringing all levels of the body, mind, and spirit into harmony.
The sounds of crystal singing bowls tuned to specific chakras, chimes, rainstick and ocean drum will also be included in the sounds of the evening.
The gongs used for chakra balancing are Planetary Gongs and are tuned to specific frequencies that match the energy centers.
Pluto - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Synodic Moon - 2nd and 5th
Ohm Earth - 4th
Mercury - 5th
Uranus - 6th
Zodiac Earth - 7th
Nibiru - 8th (electromagnetic field, aura)
The instruments will be played delicately during the yoga and breath segments and will be slightly escalated during the 62-minute gong bath meditation to support you in resetting your nervous system and to help you release what no longer serves you from your chakras and energy field. A variety of mallets will also be used to bring out the full spectrum of beneficial vibrations and frequencies. Just as a body massage works out tight and knotted muscles, the "sonic massage" of the gongs works out emotional issues that we need to release in order to move forward in life. The listener only has to let go and let the sound of the Gongs do the work. The experience is effortless and the results profound.
There will also most likely be one or two intuitive energy workers there to support you in releasing and grounding. The event concludes with tea, sweets, snacks, and community.
What to bring: Yoga mat/camping/Pilates mat-the floor is very hard, (eye pillows, bolsters and blankets are available to borrow but feel free to bring your own if desired).
With: Ruby Koa and Wayne Marto
About 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. Her intention is always to teach from her heart, with an emphasis on accommodating you wherever you're at. 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 Moon Gong. In addition to her Kundalini Yoga and Vinyasa Yoga 200 hr. certifications, she has completed a level 1 & advanced gong training and is now a 500 hour RYT.