Sound Bath August

The Chinese New Year is based on the lunar calendar, which follows the cycles of the moon rather than the sun, meaning it falls on a different date each year, usually between late January and mid-February. In 2025, the lunar year begins on January 29 with New Year’s Eve celebrations on January 28. The festival lasts for 15 days, concluding on February 12 with the Lantern Festival.

Each Lunar New Year is associated with one of the 12 zodiac animals, each paired with one of the five traditional elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water) in a 60-year cycle. The year 2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake, blending the qualities of the Snake with the characteristics of Wood.

The Snake is the sixth animal in the 12-year Chinese zodiac, associated with traits of wisdom, mystery, introspection, and elegance.With Wood as its element in 2025, the Wood Snake brings an added layer of growth, resilience, and forward-looking energy. This year may focus on personal growth, relationship building, and a steady pursuit of long-term goals, making it an auspicious time for reflection and thoughtful action.

Of all the dreams I've pursued this in this life, the one theme in common is an appetite for mystery. Since childhood there has been a nagging feeling that something bigger is just beyond the obviousness of reality. I believe there are endless ways to dance in these liminal spaces, and that one of the most accessible to all people is the non-doingness of sound bath. One of my favorite parts of these gatherings is the potential for collective healing as community, through wordless connection and no expectations.

All that is required is a willingness to relax and explore.

Sound healing goes back thousands of years. Greek physicians used musical instruments to heal patients; tapping into the power of vibration to calm discord in the body and return it to deep coherence. Most indigenous cultures use singing, chanting, and drums as part of the sound healing process as well as a gateway to connection with the spirit world. Westerners are just catching up as studies show clearly the healing effects of intentional sound vibration, finding that it can lower blood pressure and assist the work of the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps our body calm down and recover from stress. All of this sets us up for new growth! Wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat.

Wisdom Flow Yoga was founded in 2007 by Jennifer Lynn. With an engineering background, Jennifer appreciated the inner engineering outlined in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. The Wisdom Flow style blends precise physical and mental alignment with free and joyful flow of spirit through the asanas. Structure must align with the divine laws of nature in order to be strong and sustainable, yet too much dogma can pinch off the organic flow of joyful growth. Wisdom Flow Yoga embodies a balance of precise alignments and core-centered movement with a playful dynamic flow that keeps the pathways clean, clear and strong, and the song of the heart coming through. Our classes and trainings offer a set of elegant alignment principles based on the sacred geometry of the human body. We learn to balance these principles in all poses. We learn to ride the flow of breath as the vehicle of awareness to keep us revealing and sharing deeper layers of our true nature. Wisdom Flow Yoga embraces all expressions of love that rise from inclusion, compassion and unity.

Sunday February 2, 2025

5:00 - 6:30 pm

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