YOGA NIDRA & HEALING TRAUMA
A workshop with Lynn Fraser
October 21-23, 2022, Fri-Sun (4 pm PT/ 7 pm ET)
Experience staying grounded in the present – the only moment where we can breathe, relax and heal.
Yoga Nidra offers deep nourishing rest, and the experience of stillness in the mind. It is a state of conscious sleep in which a person is both alert and deeply relaxed on a physical, nervous system, mental and emotional level. It supports and improves physical and mental health and it calms our nervous system survival responses of fight/ flight/freeze/fawn. By quieting the mind, it can help enable a transformative shift in consciousness.
“If you as a human being transform yourself, you affect the consciousness of the rest of the world.” Krishnamurti
Understand the basics of “ordinary” trauma.
Trauma arises from the pain of human life. Many of us don’t know we are scared, hurt or only just coping, because these feelings are the water we have always swum in. We don’t know we have ordinary trauma, or that we are living with core beliefs of unworthiness. What we don’t know and can’t afford to feel, we can’t heal.
We process collective fear and grief on top of our own individual pain. In this time of crisis, it is more urgent than ever to settle our nervous system, and to cultivate kindness for ourselves and others. When we look at life through a trauma lens, it becomes easier to understand the intensity of people’s actions and beliefs, and to have compassion.
“Trauma is not what happens to us. Trauma is what happens inside of us as a result of what happens to us. The effect of trauma is that we disconnect from ourselves, our sense of value, and the present moment.” Dr Gabor Mate
The Facilitator:
Lynn Fraser is a trauma specialist and meditation teacher. She is the founder of the Stillpoint Method of Healing Trauma and specializes in holding a safe, trusted space for healing trauma in her online groups, classes and private sessions. She also is a senior teacher in the Himalayan Yoga Meditation tradition and a Certified Facilitator of the Kiloby Inquiries, a somatic mindfulness approach to healing developed by Scott Kiloby.
Lynn has been interviewed on major podcasts in her field and is the author of Healing Ordinary Trauma, the Stillpoint Method, a suggested resource for this workshop. Her website https://lynnfraserstillpoint.com/ includes trauma education, links to recent podcasts and interviews, and the latest on classes, small groups and working with Lynn. She lives near family, ocean and forest in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Three 90 minute sessions.
Each session includes a talk, resource materials, guided practice and time to share your experience and ask questions.
Recordings will be available for review or anyone unable to attend a session.
Fee: $80 CAD
