In-studio and Online, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

A Practice designed to balance our energy and connect back to spirit.

Prana is the vital force that rides on the breath and enlivens us. Pranayama means expansion of this vital force. We use pranayama techniques to balance our energy, to reign in our minds and our senses, to heal, to create internal transformation and to lift your consciousness.

The practice will begin with gentle asana and pranayama to release stress from the breath and tension from the muscles and joints followed by a series of restorative poses accompanied by a live sound bath with Elena, the aroma of seasonal essential oils, and gentle hands-on adjustments. Pranayama techniques will be integrated into the restorative practice. The workshop will end with a thirty to forty-minute long yoga nidra designed to deeply relax, rejuvenate and rebalance your nervous system.

We are made up of five vibratory fields (koshas) that surround our spirit. One of these fields is the pranamaya kosha which is the fuel for the other vibratory fields. The other fields include the physical body, the mind, the wisdom body and the bliss body. Just as the physical body is made up of our muscles, joints, organs etc. the pranamaya kosha is made up of five forms of prana. These five forms of prana are called vayus, and govern different functions in us. They are:

• Prana vayu that brings in energy, prana

• Apana vayu that governs the releases of waste

• Vyana vayu that distributes the energy we take in

• Samana vayu that transforms energy from one form into another

• Udana vayu that governs the upward movement of energy toward higher consciousness.

When our prana is balanced we are able to connect back to spirt and we feel energized and inspired in our day to day living!