Yoga Nidra, or Yogic Sleep, is a deep relaxation yoga practice in support of healing through grief.
Reduce Stress | Connect Mind, Body, & Heart | Increase Energy | Improve Sleep & Relaxation | Heal Pain & Grief
Please join us for this restorative an gentle yoga nidra practice, allowing a weary and hurting body, mind, and heart to rest and heal. This class, led by certified yoga instructor Dallas Rising, is guided over Zoom. This event is great for people of all ages and abilities - you simply need to fund a comfortable space where you can lie down and listen.
Register today! Receive an email with Zoom link the afternoon of the event!
Scholarships available if unable to cover full registration fee.
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Why should I participate in Yoga Nidra? This yoga practice helps you consciously relax, by finding the threshold state between sleep and wakefulness where awareness is turned inward and external senses are diminished. It’s restorative and gentle, allowing a weary and hurting body, mind, and heart to rest and heal. Some studies say that 30 minutes of yoga nidra practice equate to 4 hours of REM sleep.
What should I expect? This is a highly accessible practice. Much like a guided meditation, the only effort required is to get yourself set up in a quiet, dim space where you can be uninterrupted and either sit or lie down comfortably to listen to the guide. It’s most common to lay flat on the floor for yoga nidra, on a blanket or yoga mat, but you can also rest in a recliner or even on a bed or sofa. It can feel nurturing to light some candles or have some essential oils nearby or in a diffuser.
You will receive an email in the afternoon on the day of the event. In that email, there will be a Zoom link that you will use to participate in the evening course. Be sure that you have a reliable internet connection!
Is there a fee to participate? The cost to participate in this virtual event is $10 per person. If you would like to participate, but are unable to cover the fee, scholarship options are available. Likewise, if you are able to give a bit more, it would allow for others to participate who might not be able to otherwise. We hope that this program is accessible to all who need this support.
What is FamilyMeans Center for Grief & Loss? Part of the FamilyMeans Counseling & Therapy program, the Center for Grief & Loss is a specialty clinic focused on providing therapeutic services for those working through complicated grief associated with the loss of a loved one, trauma, and life transitions. In addition to counseling, we offer support groups, healing events, and educational offerings. Housed in two homes on Grand Avenue in Saint Paul, the Center has provided hope and healing since 1996, merging with FamilyMeans in 2012. Visit www.griefloss.org to learn more about the Center for Grief & Loss and provided services.
FamilyMeans Counseling & Therapy provides high-quality, easily accessible, and affordable mental health support to individuals and families when and where they need it. At present our support is easily accessed through three subprograms: Outpatient Mental Health, School-Based Mental Health, and the Center for Grief & Loss.
Providing outpatient mental health in clinics located in Stillwater, MN and Hudson, WI, as well as, virtually. Our highly trained staff provide individual counseling, couples counseling, family counseling, support groups, and education.
School-Based Mental Health is provided in 4 districts in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Supporting students, parents, and teachers with individual counseling, family counseling, support groups, and education.
The Center for Grief & Loss is a specialized outpatient mental health clinic in Saint Paul that provides support to those healing from complicated loss across all ages and stages.
Visit FamilyMeans.org to learn more about services.