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Are you feeling a bit taxed by your everyday obligations?

Allow yourself this special opportunity to completely ease your body and mind with yoga and meditative music. Through this grounding experience you will cultivate the ability to release the stress of the non-stop modern world.

• The guided meditations will center you.
• The long-held postures will release unhealthy holding patterns habituated in the body.
• The live music will assist you in finding peace of mind and spirit. You will leave this workshop with tools for daily life.

Date: Sunday October 21, 2018

Time: 3:00-5:00 PM

Location: Quincy Yoga & Massage, 1245 Hancock St, Suite 33, Quincy MA

Cost: $30 ($25 if you register before October 10)

Why Yin?

Yin balances the more active, robust style of yoga with slower, longer-held poses that target the connective tissues in our bodies. The tools necessary to cultivate a tranquil mind are developed in this highly meditative practice. Furthermore, practitioners are asked to embrace discomfort with the intention of maintaining mental ease.

Why Restorative?

Restorative Yoga lowers stress levels, blood pressure, slows heart rate and supports digestion. Scientifically speaking, the fight or flight response – active during daily living – turns off as the Parasympathetic Nervous System activates to mitigate stress hormones and initiate the inherently revitalizing functions of the body.

This workshop is taught by QYM Instructor Tristan Stewart

Tristan is a student of Music Therapy at the Berklee College of Music and an adamant practitioner of Bhakti (love and devotion) Yoga, of which Kirtan (musical meditation) is a large component. His ardent personal practice inspires him to teach through a lens of personal transformation, spiritual growth and therapeutic healing. He incorporates musical mantra throughout his classes with the deliberate intention of guiding his students into a deeper experience.

This workshop is designed for first time yogis, like Yoga 101. Learn the fundamentals of yoga in a group where everyone is new. You can consider it a prerequisite to your first group yoga class (like Yoga Basics or All Levels Vinyasa class).

Throughout this class we will introduce you to:

• The Quincy Yoga & Massage studio
• You’ll get a brief history and overview of yoga
• Overview of different props often used in the classroom
• You’ll be shown common uses for yoga props to help avoid injury and keep body alignment
• You will be introduced to common standing poses including Warrior I and Warrior II
• Instruction on the basic sequence of postures in yoga.
• You will practice the entire Sun Salutations sequence

If you have no idea what those bullet points mean, this is the class for you!

Getting ready for this workshop, here’s what you should bring:

• A yoga mat. If you do not have one, you can rent one for $2 at the studio.
• If you sweat a lot, bring a towel and some water.
• Wear comfortable clothes that you can move in but that also allows your teacher to see your alignment.

This workshop is designed for first time yogis, like Yoga 101. Learn the fundamentals of yoga in a group where everyone is new. You can consider it a prerequisite to your first group yoga class (like Yoga Basics or All Levels Vinyasa class).

Throughout this class we will introduce you to:

• The Quincy Yoga & Massage studio
• You’ll get a brief history and overview of yoga
• Overview of different props often used in the classroom
• You’ll be shown common uses for yoga props to help avoid injury and keep body alignment
• You will be introduced to common standing poses including Warrior I and Warrior II
• Instruction on the basic sequence of postures in yoga.
• You will practice the entire Sun Salutations sequence

If you have no idea what those bullet points mean, this is the class for you!

Getting ready for this workshop, here’s what you should bring:

• A yoga mat. If you do not have one, you can rent one for $2 at the studio.
• If you sweat a lot, bring a towel and some water.
• Wear comfortable clothes that you can move in but that also allows your teacher to see your alignment.