This workshop is especially designed to promote deep relaxation and release deeply held tensions in the mind and body.
Saturday 11 February 2.00 – 5.00pm
Saturday 18 February 2.00 – 5.00pm
Venue: Theosophical Society Lodge, 73 Anglesea Street, across from the Countdown Supermarket
Fee:$40
(Class size is limited to 10 participants)
Using restorative poses, music, breathing exercises, meditation, affirmations and visualisations you’ll enhance the relaxation experience.
This workshop is ideal if you’re experiencing physical or mental tension, stress and stress related symptoms, difficulties with sleep, or suffer from anxiety.
You’ll learn basic principles around releasing stress and old habits of body and mind.
You’ll work with the chakras, the subtle energy centres in the deep spine to aid healing.
You’ll learn to create new pathways in the brain through affirmations and visualisations.
The benefits from this workshop will last long after the workshop is over.
Here’s a sample schedule
2.00 – 2.15 Welcome and Introduction
2.15 – 2.45 Exercises to release tension and rejuvenate the body
2.45 – 4..00 Poses to promote deep rest
4..00 – 4.30 Pranayama (Breathing Exercises) and Guided Meditation
4.30 – 5.00 Inspirational Talk, Questions & Answers
You will leave the workshop relaxed and rejuvenated. You’ll take with you many techniques that you can put into practice immediately.
Who is it for?
- You’d like to experience deep relaxation
- You’d like to take time out for yourself and experience peace and calm
- You are feeling stressed and overwhelmed and looking for ways to relax
- You’d like to calm your racing thoughts
- You are sleeping poorly at nights and desire a restful night’s sleep
Here’s what you’ll do in this workshop
In this 3-hour experiential workshop you’ll:
- Participate in gentle exercises to release tension from the body and increase the flow of energy.
- Rest in poses to open areas of the body that store tension. You’ll be supported by pillows, cushions and bolsters to enhance the relaxation experience
- Participate in breathing exercises that calm the breath, nervous system and the mind
- Partake in guided meditation using sacred mantras
- There will be time to ask questions and engage in discussion.
These are some of the scientifically proven benefits of deep relaxation:
Boosts Immunity: Deep relaxation is said to improve immunity. Stress hormones interfere with the functioning of the immune system. Deep relaxation counteracts the symptoms experienced during periods of stress.
Increases fertility: Studies have shown that women are more likely to conceive when they are relaxed rather than stressed.
Lowers bloods pressure: Studies have shown that relaxation techniques like meditation can lower blood pressure by making the body less responsive to stress hormones in a similar way to blood pressure lowering medication.
Anti-inflammatory: There is a strong link between stress and inflammation that leads to heart issues, asthma, arthritis and skin problems. Deep relaxation reduces inflammation.
Relieves irritable bowel syndrome: Studies have shown that when patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome began to practice meditation, symptoms of diarrhoea, bloating and constipation improved significantly.
Encourages calmness: In those who consciously practice deep relaxation, external events and internal thoughts have a much less impact. In ordinary minds these can rage a mental storm.
Fee: $40 (see T&C below)
BYO blanket. All other props provided.
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Only 10 participants per class. You’ll receive an email once you complete the registration with details about making the payment. Please pay promptly.
Terms and Conditions
1. The $40 fee is non-refundable. If you are unable to attend on the day, you may use the credit on another day or for another course. In the unlikely event that the course has to be cancelled for your chosen date, you will be given the option to attend on another date.
