Yin & Yoga Nidra To Honor The Dead
with Willow Brook
October 29, 5-7pm Pacific
2 hours of deep embodied restoration to connect to the inner life and remember the ancestors
Are you longing to slow down enough to be with your inner life?
Rest is an essential ingredient to life.
Join Willow for an evening of deep relaxation as we enter the sacred time of the year when so many cultures remember those who have walked before us.
Do you long to honor those who have died with ceremony that includes the body?
Yin & Yoga Nidra To Honor The Dead will be an immersive 2 hour journey of yin yoga to bring deep restoration into the body. Our practice will combine pranayama (breathwork) asana (physical postures) that we hold for 3-5 minutes on the floor supported by props, yoga nidra (yogic sleep that allows us to rest more deeply than our typical modern life allows) and devotional chanting.
What is Yin Yoga?
Yin yoga is a slower paced practice that cultivates inner reflection and relaxation. Holding floor poses with support for the body for longer periods of time targets the connective tissue of the body. It supports emotional, mental energetic and physical health and vitality.
What is Yoga Nidra?
Yin nidra (yogic sleep) is a guided relaxation practice that allows us to rest more deeply than our typical modern life allows.
Come as you are to dive into the inner life and bear loving witness to all that arises.
This gathering is for you if you are...
-Craving a respite to restore and replenish your spirit
-Longing to commune with the those who have passed on
-Grappling with the weight of daily trials and tribulations
-Wishing for a moment of tranquility amidst life's ceaseless rush
-Seeking the path that leads to the whispers of your own heart's wisdom
Connection with the ancestors
You’re welcome to join whether you long to honor your beloved dead, have little known relationship to your ancestors, or anything in between. Our relationships to the dead can be complex and we welcome it all in this practice.
Meet Willow
Willow Brook is an earth loving educator, seeker and artist on fire for love, truth and embodied liberation. With a lifetime of experience on an interspiritual path and a decade of experience teaching in classrooms across the world, Willow brings devotional song and prayer into everything she does. She has been practicing the tradition of yoga for half of her life with devotion to honoring the heart of the practice and its roots.
Willow is the co-founder of Wild Heart, facilitates grief gatherings and was a resident at the iconic intentional community, Lama Foundation.
After our 2 hours together you will...
-Have an opportunity to settle into deep relaxation
-Shape an altar to honor the dead
-Allow your nervous system to reset and be invited to enter a rest and digest state
-Open the connective tissues of the body
-Have a practice of deep rest to return to
What others have to say about practicing with Willow...
"Willows yin yoga classes are my favorite. She holds the space so beautifully and gently, allowing us to be with any emotions that arise."
-Elise F.
"Willow Brook's compassion is deeper than the ocean, through her Presence and through her Songs, she helped free my heart from the numbness that I no longer needed for protection."
-Susan F.
"I want more singing with Willow. WOW!"
-Jessica W.
"Willow has an innate gift for gently opening hearts during tender moments. Her generous sharing of sacred wisdom, deliberate and mindful space-holding, and the resonant beauty of her chants evoke a profound stirring within. She is, without doubt, an extraordinary teacher."
-Rosa S.
"I’m grateful for Willow’s warm and confident guidance to slow down and care for our bodies with lots of spaciousness. I also appreciate the incorporation of songs and poems along with careful movement.”
-Rachel B
Join Yin & Yoga Nidra To Honor The Dead
We value your participation regardless of financial resources.
Suggested Donation
$30-40
No one turned away
