Upcoming workshops-dates and times to be announced-
Would you like to transform old stuck patterns that are not useful to you? Or maybe you would just like a break from feeling in overwhelm.
Try Yoga Nidra/i Rest - no movement required.
Rhonda Gerhard, LMFT and Certified Yoga Therapist, will guide you through this deep relaxation practice where the conscious mind is in a state between waking and sleep. It is designed to help relax and resolve symptoms of sleeplessness, anxiety, fear, depression, chronic pain, post-traumatic stress, and many other things we encounter as human beings. This practice is an ancient, transformative meditative technique that can help people release self-destructive patterns and achieve psychological, physical, and spiritual healing.
We will begin with an inquiry into a particular theme or intention for the practice. The main part of the time will be given to the practice of Yoga Nidra. There is often time to briefly journal a word or two, so that you can refer back to your discoveries in the days and weeks to come.
The size of the group is limited to 8 or less so that we can maintain close and committed interactions with one another. Here’s what one person shared-“I leave each Yoga Nidra session better informed about myself and often with some thought provoking revelation that eventually provides additional insight. Thank you Rhonda for deftly guiding these discoveries. It's a wonderful practice.” -Pat Martin, Certified Massage Therapist
A one hour Yoga Nidra session is offered
the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month
Meetings begin promptly at 4:30 and ends at 5:30pm
Cost is $25,-$10. Sliding scale
Please call ahead to reserve a space.
707-763-4679
Also
Coming Soon
Join me, Rhonda Gerhard, and Jean Grant Sutton, Director of
Bodyworks Yoga and Stress Management Center in Petaluma, in
our collaborative workshop entitled:
The Alchemy of
Desire
Look for more information on this upcoming workshop in
future announcements on this website or check out
www.bodyworksyoga.com
Other Sessions, Classes and Workshops offered may include:
Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra is an ancient, transformative
meditative technique that can help people release
self-destructive patterns and achieve psychological,
physical, and spiritual healing. It uses a form of deep
relaxation where the conscious mind is in a state between
waking and sleep. It is designed to help relax and resolve
symptoms of sleeplessness, anxiety, fear, depression,
chronic pain, post-traumatic stress, and many other things
we encounter as human beings.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR is the therapeutic technique of bilateral
stimulation - stimulation to both sides of
the brain through eye movements, hand taps, tactile and
auditory stimulation, guided by the therapist, while the
client concentrates on disturbing or upsetting emotional
material. The movement is thought to affect the way memory
is accessed and treated. The words "desensitization" and
"reprocessing" refer to the fact that disturbing affect is
rendered neutral by the technique. As noted by psychologist
Dr. Laurel Parnell, EMDR "processes and releases
information trapped in the body-mind, freeing people from
disturbing images and body sensations, debilitating
emotions, and restrictive beliefs." (from
Transforming Trauma: EMDR, By Dr.
Laurel Parnell, 1997).
Authentic Movement
Authentic Movement is a
completely self-directed form of expression in which
individuals discover a pathway that offers a bridge between
the conscious and the unconscious.
With eyes closed, the mover listens inwardly and finds a
movement arising from a hidden prompting, impulse,
sensation, gesture, image or memory, following the inherent
wisdom of the body. Thus, form is given to the content of
direct authentic inner experience.
Authentic Movement explores the relationship between a
mover and a witness, being seen and seeing. The witness
brings a receptive quality of clear attention to the mover.
Though personal shadow issues may emerge for both the mover
and the witness, the witness accepts the mover without
analysis or direction and speaks only when the mover asks
for a response.
The mover and witness together can achieve a level of
perception that evokes deep respect and empathy toward self
and other.
Art Therapy
Art Therapy is a form of expressive therapy that uses art
materials, such as collage materials, paints, chalk and
markers. Art therapy combines traditional psychotherapeutic
theories and techniques with an understanding of the
psychological aspects of the creative process,
especially the affective properties of the different art
materials.
