Weekend One

Saturday 17th August 10am-4pm

Yin & Restorative Yoga

Get really clear on the difference between these two styles of yoga and deepen your awareness around why it is so important to create a safe space and provide an authentic experience for practitioners.
Trauma-Informed Yoga Teaching
Being Trauma-Informed in facilitation of floor-based yoga styles – what does this really mean and how can we offer this?

Sunday 18th August 10:30am-4:30pm
Music & Sound

Using trauma informed recorded music and sound healing instruments. Overview of sound healing and its history. What are the effects, benefits and contraindications?

Creating Asana Sequences

Using themes – chakra theory/TCM/Elements/Seasons – incorporating music and sound with intention.

Participation in Yin + Sound class

Weekend Two

Saturday 24th August 10am-4pm

The Limbs of Yoga

Weaving the Eight Limbs of Yoga through the class experience. How can we facilitate yoga philosophy in a practical way for all participants?

The Nervous System

Understanding the nervous system and how it can respond to pranayama, somatic and polyvagal exercises, and specific sound frequencies, intervals and the voice.

Sunday 25th August 10:30-4:30pm
Creating & Experimenting 

Themes, Asana sequences, trauma-informed language and cues, playing instruments – tips and techniques for various sound healing instruments such as crystal singing bowls, Tibetan bowls, drums, nature sounds, chimes etc.

Assessment 

Creating and presenting a short sequence exhibiting a chosen theme, incorporating Pranayama, Asana, music and sound meditation.

Participation in Yin + Sound class