EcoNIDRA event

EcoNIDRA is a deeply relaxing and restorative practice that enables us to reconnect with ourselves and with the earth. It is a blend of the ancient practice of yoga nidra and forest therapy.

Like yoga nidra, you lie down in a comfortable position and follow the voice of a guide. During the session, you bring your attention to your breath, various sensations, and different parts of your body, helping you enter a state between wakefulness and sleep. Then you are taken on a journey through the earth, listening to natural soundscapes and allowing the imaginal sense to take you wherever you wish to go.

Unlike some forms of meditation that require active concentration, EcoNIDRA allows you to simply let go and be guided into a state of deep relaxation. It brings us to a deep state of non-doing that helps us sleep better, reduce stress, and restore profound peace, relaxation and rejuvenation to the body. EcoNIDRA practice can have the same effect as 3-4 hours of deep, restful sleep.

The session will last for 45-50 minutes, with a few minutes for sharing and connection afterwards. All you need to do is be in a comfortable lying position, preferably the Savasana position, and allow yourself to be guided by my voice. I recommend wearing comfortable clothes, and please bring a yoga mat, perhaps a light cushion for under your head and/or knees, a blanket to keep you warm, and a water bottle if desired.

I also invite you to partner with a nature being for the session. This can be a physical being that you bring with you, like a stone, pine cone, shell, or flower, or a nearby tree, plant, etc., or something non-physical like an element or ecosystem. This nature partner acts as a witness of your practice and intention.

Mindy Lockhart is a Nature and Forest Therapy Guide and founder of Rooted Presence whose mission is to help us remember that our natural state is ease and rest, and that the truth of who we are and how to live is uncovered when we are well rested and connected to the earth and its natural rhythms. Through embodied nature connection practices, their goal is to help people feel alive, fall in love, and take good care of the world in such a way that it benefits all beings.

May 10th from 6:30 - 7:45 pm