Befriending Your Nervous System
Retreat Highlights
- Learn practical tools for navigating and regulating your nervous system
- Explore the impact of yoga on the Vagus Nerve through various modalities
- Engage in yoga, meditation, sound therapy, and writing for self-reflection
- Create a personalized "Befriending Your Nervous System" workbook
- Immerse in ashram life to support and sustain nervous system regulation
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Details of this retreat
This class aims to help you explore through yoga and other practices, what best supports, encourages, and helps you and your nervous system to flourish and sustain itself. What supports my nervous system in my own experience and in my life? What parts of the ashram experience might help me every day? What can I take off the mat and into my daily life? We hope you can join us in this weekend of education, exploration, and relaxation.
This Program Includes:
Nervous system education with Rachel Jensen, trauma informed massage therapist and somatic educator
Sound sessions with John Vivekan Ferguson
Writing workshop with Erin James
Yoga, Pranayama, and Meditation with Satya Greenstone, e-RYT- 500, c-IAYT, Senior Integral Yoga Teacher
Befriending Your Nervous System Workbook- built to help participants explore and build practical resources for navigating their nervous systems at the workshop and beyond
Testimonials:
I cannot say enough good things about the Trauma Informed Yoga Program. I attended because I was in need of healing due to having had a past trauma triggered. Raji and Vivekan are the best. I cannot wait for the next one when I can deal with my lesser issues. Satya
Raji and John brought their knowledge and energy in the most perfect way for all to accept and receive. Bharati G.
Calming and supportive environment, what more do we need? I am very grateful for the experience. Past Participant
Tentative Schedule
Thursday
3–5 pm
Registration
5–6:30 pm
Mixed Level Hatha
5–5:45 pm
Yoga Nidra
6–6:30 pm
Meditation
6:30–7:15 pm
Dinner
7:30–9 pm
Welcome and Introductions with Staff
Friday
6–7 am
Integral Yoga Meditation OR
6-8am
Meditation and Yoga with Staff OR
7:10–8:40 am
- Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 1
- Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 2
8–9:15 am
Breakfast
9:30-11:30am
Nervous System Regulation, Meditation and Expanding the Window of Tolerance with Rachel Jensen
11:45 am
Van to LOTUS
12–12:30 pm
Meditation at LOTUS
12:45–1:30 pm
Lunch
3–5:30 pm
Exploring the Survival Responses through Writing and Movement with Erin James
6–6:30 pm
Meditation
6:30–7:15 pm
Dinner
7:30–9 pm
Pranayama with Satya Greenstone and Sound Bath with John Vivekan Ferguson
Saturday
6–8 am
Meditation and Yoga with Staff OR
7:10-8:40am
Integral Yoga Level I or Level II
Joint Free Series with Hope Mell
8–9:30 am
Breakfast
9:30–11:30 am
Movement and the Vagus Nerve with Raji Jensen
11:45 am
Van to LOTUS
12–12:30 pm
Meditation at LOTUS
12:45–1:30 pm
Lunch
3–5:15 pm
Sound Therapy with John Vivekan Ferguson
5:30–6:15 pm
Dinner
7:30–9 pm
Satsang (gathering of seekers of Truth):
- Kirtan (Music & Chanting)
- Video of Swami Satchidananda
- Speaker
Sunday
6–7 am
Integral Yoga Meditation OR
6-8am
Meditation and Yoga with Staff OR
7:10–8:40 am
- Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 1
- Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 2
- Or Meditation and Yoga with Staff
8–9:30 am
Breakfast
10–11:30 am
Closing Session with Staff
12–12:30 pm
Meditation
12:45–1:30 pm
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Getting Here
Directions
Accommodation
Availability of complimentary accommodations is determined by the order of booking.
Dormitory
The most popular accommodations we have are Dormitory Accommodations – shared room and shared bath. We have two dormitories, Vivekananda Vihar and Ramalinga Nilayam, which are centrally heated and air-conditioned and convenient to meals and programs.
Lotus Guest House (Private Room)
Each room in our six unit guest house is equipped with a small refrigerator, queen size bed and full bath. Each room in our nine unit guest house is equipped with a queen sized bed and full bath, and no refrigerator.
Tenting
Set off in a quiet, wooded area adjacent to the Lotus Guest Houses are twelve campsites. Campers have use of the bathroom, shower, and laundry facilities nearby Vivekananda Vihar dormitory. Camping is available from March 15th to December 1st.
Shared Dormitory: Bottom Bunk
Private Dormitory
LGH: Full Bed
LGH: 2 Twin beds
LGH: Queen Bed
Tent-Site
Venue & Amenities
Meals
Menu Types
What's Included
- Accomodations
- Meals
- Meditation Sessions
- Yoga Classes
What's Not Included
- Transportation
- Airfare