Soothe & Sleep Mini Retreat
If you feel guilty resting in the day and you struggle to switch off, feeling wired but tired, discover how to
shift from from stressed & exhausted to deeply relaxed, ready for sleep in this immersive mini retreat.
We’ll explore the techniques and practices of bespoke self care to experience the shifting of your nervous system from an overstimulated (fight-flight or freeze) state into deeply restful parasympathetic (rest & digest) mode.
You’ll experience and learn massage techniques with aromatherapy oils, discover how to allow yourself to rest easily and enjoy gentle movement targeted at helping you wind down and prepare for better sleep,
Journalling practices to recognise & manage stress, a calming breath-focused meditation and a blissful guided sleep meditation.
Plus take away your own aromatherapy oil roller, a resource kit of 2 video practices, a sleep audio to download and a comprehensive sleep check list.
You’ll experience, learn and apply practices to regulate your nervous system:
Soothing aromatherapy massage techniques using an aromatherapy oil from Soothe-Me helping you tune into your body, tap into your senses and learn about the healing quality of 4 plants for stress, overwhelm and burnout
Journalling techniques to recognise and reflect on the state of your nervous system and how to shift tit so that you can be more intentional in managing stress, overwhelm and burnout
Discover how easy it is to allow yourself to rest when you’re comfortably set up with cushions and blankets in the basic Restorative pose
A gentle evening wind down sequence to ease tight muscles and joints, preparing your body for sleep.
A relaxing breath-focused meditation to calm and settle your mind.
A ‘yoga nidra’ guided relaxation to experience the blissful floating feeling that occurs just as you fall asleep.
We’ll finish with tea to come back, wake up and reset your intention
An intro to Yoga Nidra and Restorative Yoga
Yoga nidra is a guided relaxation practice, (nidra means ‘sleep’) and includes a body ‘scan’, (where attention is directed around the body), breath awareness, sensory experiences and visualisations, all of which facilitate deep restfulness and wellbeing.
Sometimes the practice is to aid falling asleep, and there is no guidance in coming back to a wakeful state as the practitioner drifts seamlessly into deep slumber.
Yoga nidra is usually practiced lying down but any restful position is okay too and the practice usually takes 15 - 20 minutes.
Restorative yoga is the use of props to place the body in positions of comfort and ease to promote deep relaxation and wellbeing. The poses or positions are more varied than in yoga nidra and are held for 8-25 minutes as the body and mind need time, comfort, quiet, stillness and warmth to drop into a relaxed state.
Both practices take you from an activated state of your nervous system, into a relaxed, restful state, slowing brain waves down into the sort of patterns we see in deep sleep.
What people are saying
What people are saying
‘Thanks for last night’s sleep workshop. The time I spent propped up against the wall in the sleep meditation was so relaxing.
I fell asleep quickly that evening, and unlike most nights I slept through to 6.15’.
Pat
‘Daleen’s workshop helped me to unwind and relax and I’ve been using her guided relaxation to get back to sleep at night.
Her lifestyle tips have been very helpful’.
Martha
The details
Sat 15 March
2 - 4.30pm
Move Studio, 1 Dane Place, London E3
£75
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The First 3 bookings receive 15% off
