MINI RETREAT | Yin Yoga + Yoga Nidra | Spring edition (24 March 14:00-17:00)
Winter’s accumulated snow and ice are beginning to melt. Gentle rains soak the land. The earth itself seems heavy with moisture and the landscape is becoming a wellspring of life. However, the seeds that you’ve planted during winter just started to grow. You shouldn’t harvest them too early, but instead focus on creating an environment in which they prosper and grow ✨
Marijke and Erika will guide you into this promising, uplifting season. The focus will be on cultivating compassion and patience. Something we often struggle with during this season in which we rush into new directions, ideas, and plans.
SHARING CIRCLE
We start this mini-retreat with a sharing circle and time to write down your intention. Doing so, helps you to reflect, focus and connect.
YIN YOGA
Marijke facilitates a yin yoga practice connected to the wood element. Wood is the element connected to spring in Traditional Chinese Medicine, the system on which Yin Yoga is based. The wood element is connected to compassion, patience and anger.
In yin yoga, you hold lying and sitting positions for 3-5 minutes, targeting the deeper layers of your body. This deep relaxation stimulates your meridians (energy paths in the body) and organs, releasing irritation and cultivating patience and compassion.
YOGA NIDRA
After this, Erika will take you into an even more relaxed state with a Yoga Nidra practice that brings lightness and warmth. As you lie down and listen to Erika's voice, she puts you into the Deep Sleep State: empty of thoughts, full of healing and insight.
In Yoga Nidra, we work with the three doshas, the energetic forces of nature according to the Ayurvedic system. In spring, the Kapha Dosha is most present, just like during winter time. The Kapha Dosha is cold, wet, heavy, dense and slow. But just as spring melts the lingering ice and snow, it liquefies accumulated Kapha too. This results in a more dynamic rhythm, warmth, light and stimulation. This practice will lower your Kapha and bring your body and mind back into balance.
Practical information
Sunday 24 March 14:00-17:00 (3 hours)
Location: Hofplein 19, Rotterdam
Investment: €35
We provide tea, fruits, and vegan chocolate.
We provide mats, pillows, and blankets to ensure your comfort. However, feel free to bring any additional items that will enhance your relaxation, such as warm socks or an eye pillow. You’re invited to bring pen and paper too, to write down your intentions and anything that comes to mind