Celebrate the Autumn Equinox At Nectar Yoga Retreat On Bowen Island with Crystal Healing Bowls

Where: Nectar Yoga, Bowen Island

When: 6:30 – 8:30pm on September 23, 2024

Event Overview:
Celebrate the Autumnal Equinox in community at Nectar Yoga.

We are transitioning from the illuminated Summer season and waning towards the darker days of Fall. The inherent shifts that are happening all around us are becoming more visible each day. If we listen and become more attuned, we can also witness an echoing of the seasonal rhythms occurring within us.

The Equinox is an auspicious time to honour the light and the dark and allow the welcoming arms of Autumn to embrace you. This gathering led by Nectar Creatrix, Andrea, will offer you the opportunity to slow down, move in communal space, feel the vibration of sound, and relax.

Andrea will lead you through a 90-minute Yin class curated to sync with the energies of the Equinox.

Following the intentionally slow movement practice, will be a crystal bowl sound bath and a guided silent relaxation period to close.

Items to bring:

• Journal

• Pen

• One Community Altar Item

What’s Included:

• An introduction and group introduction

• A seasonally curated yoga practice

• A 30-minute crystal bowl sound bath

• Closing gratitude circle

About Sound Baths

A typical bath involves a person immersing themselves in the medium of water, a sound bath attempts to envelop a person in the medium of sound. In most cases, the bath involves singing bowls, which are instruments made out of metal or crystal that create a resonant tone (much like a bell) when a practitioner strikes them.

Sound baths convey an immersive sound that fills the entire room and the bodies within the space, transmitting sound waves throughout the entire body, including memories and sensations stored in the cells. The resonance activates both theta, alpha, and gamma brain waves, states that are associated with relaxation, the letting go of mental and physical stress, and emotions relating to wellbeing and compassion.

Other Resources

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Parking

• Parking is very limited so please come early + carpool if possible.

Investment

In keeping with Nectar’s efforts to remain as accessible as realistically possible, this offering is available at a sliding scale to reflect your economic reality and capacity, within the range of $25-55.

Contributions meeting or surpassing this amount significantly aid us in expanding accessibility to our facilities for all.

Limited spaces available
All Payments non-refundable