Laya Yoga, the yoga of dissolution, is a traditional practice to rest the body and restore its essential vitality. In the practice of Yoga Nidra we dissolve tension from both mind and body.

The heart beats over 2.5 billion times over the course of a lifetime. At the same time, blood pressure always fluctuates during the course of a day. Yogis make it a point to regulate blood pressure through breathing techniques, postural yoga, diet and meditation. In this series of classes we attend to the rise and fall of blood throughout our practice. How does blood pressure change through the course of a day? What is your signature blood pressure? In practice, we track changes in the viscosity of blood through vasodilation and vasoconstriction in the peripheral arteries, veins and capillaries. Generally, as vascular resistance regulates, pressure is taken off the heart and people live longer. We practice SATYA sequences to help regulate cardio-vascular rhythm, at times quickening blood pressure and at other times slowing it down. In this series of continuing education SATYA classes, there will also be time for general questions and review related to SATYA teaching and practice.

The Winter Solstice is a pivotal time within the calendar year, marked by many ancient cultures as a time of hope, promise and renewal. The Winter Solstice is an auspicious time to reflect, to revitalize, to honor and to evoke the presence of light. As the winter season sets in and the light in the sky wanes, we come together this week-end for an immersive practice. Through SATYA, asana, meditation, poetry, song and verse we connect to a timeless, all-penetrating light not only the waning light at year’s end but the light of the mind-heart space that burns perpetually bright. Winter is the ideal time for cultivating the deep yin by restoring the tissues, reducing fatigue and replenishing the prana. In this Winter Solstice immersion, we illumine the spaces within through breath work, meditative flow, supported holds, and deep stillness.