Gratitude Yin & Gongs

Gratitude Yin & Gongs

Relax, renew, and fill your heart with gratitude with a blissful two-hour Gong Yoga Workshop. There will be Yin Yoga, light Pranayama (breath work) and an extended gong bath journey with 7 planetary gongs, 1 for each chakra, that will take you on a journey of transformation and healing.

We're so blessed to have gong master, teacher and Sound Healing Non-Profit owner, Wayne Marto up from Seattle to co-create this sound experience with Ruby Koa.

After an introduction to the gongs, you’ll be guided through a gentle yin sequence for the heart chakra in which the postures will be held for 3-5 minutes while simultaneously being bathed in the healing frequencies of the planetary gongs. They will be delicately played during the hour long Yoga and Pranayama segment and then will include build and release cycles during the 45-minute gong bath journey (which you'll experience lying down) to leave you feeling full of gratitude, refreshed and connected with your intuitive personal power. The event concludes with snacks, tea, and community.

Benefits:

Promotes relaxation and stress relief

Restores vibrational balance and mind-body harmony

Stimulates immune system and glandular functioning

Encourages the movement of life force energy

Clears habitual negative thought patterns

Supports deep spontaneous meditation

Improves concentration, creativity and will-power

Advances spiritual exploration and self-discovery

With: Ruby Koa and Wayne Marto

Cost: Early Bird Rate until 11/15: $40, $45 after. 15% off for autopay members. Email Ruby to get the code.

Location: Presence Studio, 1412 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225

What to bring: Yoga mat/camping/Pilates mat-the floor is very hard, (eye pillows, bolsters and blankets are available to borrow but feel free to bring your own if desired).

About the Facilitators:

Ruby Koa:

Ruby, founder of Inspire Studio has been teaching yoga in Bellingham since 2009. She offers a variety of classes including various forms of Vinyasa Flow, Gentle Flow, Yin, Restorative, and Kundalini Yoga. Her intention is always to teach from her heart, with an emphasis on accommodating you wherever you're at. Ruby’s aim is to cultivate a sense of community and she loves working with the divine feminine as well as the medium of sound healing. She has crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, a Chau and a Moon Gong. In addition to her Kundalini Yoga and Vinyasa Yoga 200 hr. certifications, she has completed a level 1 & advanced gong training and is now a 500 hour RYT.

Wayne Marto:

Wayne is a life-long musician who has studied the gong extensively under Gong Master Mehtab

Benton. His authentic style of playing, infused with passion and intention, promotes deep

relaxation and transformation. Wayne is the Founder-Director of Beneficial Sound, a 501(c)3

public charity committed to bringing wellness to the mind, body and soul through sound and

vibration. He has a degree in Psychology, is a Certified Gong Practitioner and is a member of the

American Sound Healers Association.