What are the 8 Limbs of Yoga? Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, & Samadhi.

DHYANA = meditative absorption
Dhyana is when we become completely absorbed in the focus of our meditation, and this is when we are really meditating. All the things we learn in a 60-minute class are merely techniques to help us settle, focus, and concentrate. The actual practice of meditation is not something we can actively do, rather it describes the spontaneous action of something that happens because of everything else.

SAMADHI = bliss or enlightenment
This is the final step in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. After we’ve re-organized our relationships with the outside world and our inner world, we come to the finale of bliss. Reaching Samadhi is not about escapism, floating away, or being abundantly joyful; it’s about realizing the very life that lies in front of us. The ability to ‘see equally’ and without disturbance from the mind, without our experience being conditioned by likes, dislikes, or habits, without a need to judge or become attached to any aspect; that is bliss.

This workshop will conclude w/ a 45min. guided meditation.

restorative yoga is a gentle, slow, still style of yoga that involves long, passive holds in a series of 4-6 restful poses.