Candlelight Yin and Yoga Nidra Class with Cilla

Friday, April 26th, 6pm-8pm
Soulshine Downtown | $30

Class begins with Yin postures and breath work to create a sense of ease and relaxation in the mind and body. After our yin practice we will move into the deeper, and even more restful, practice of Yoga Nidra.

Yin Yoga is a slow, still style of yoga that encourages us to find our individual edge by exploring sensation in different postures. These postures are done on your mat or a blanket, sometimes w/ props, and held for a few minutes. Yin targets connective tissues and promotes a strengthening and lengthening of this complex network. Not only does the practice tend to the body, but the stillness, concentration and introspection help us prepare for meditation.

Yoga Nidra is a powerful guided technique that utilizes the restorative powers of sleep with a deeper awareness in order to explore, understand, and expand our subconscious and unconscious mind. Nidra means “sleep” in Sanskrit, but in Yoga Nidra, we are not really sleeping, but rather reaching a relaxed state of consciousness that is in between wakefulness and sleep. This ancient Tantric method induces physical, mental and emotional relaxation, while the “self” remains awake and aware- and all we need to do is lie down, close our eyes and listen!

*The temperature for this class will be in the 70s.

SoulShine Power Yoga Burlington is located at 100 Church Street, Third Floor (above Jess Boutique).

Cilla is a long time practitioner and teacher of Yoga, Ayurveda and meditation. She studied Psychology at the University of Vermont and later attended Touchstone Healing Arts to learn massage and bodywork. She has taken many Yoga teacher trainings over the years, and specializes in Hatha, Vinyasa, Pranayama, Restorative & Yin Yoga, Marma Point Therapy, and Yoga Nidra. Cilla founded Sukha Yoga in Burlington, VT with her husband Noah in 2015 and continues to offer yoga teacher trainings, continuing education courses, and retreats around the world.