We will begin with a yin practice, guided through the poses to explore the body with reverence of self, feeling our sensations and emotions. Following Yoga, we will learn tension-melting facial gua sha to support lymphatic flow, a simple yet potent practice that serves as a map for creating a natural rhythm within ourselves. Finally, we will continue to explore our celestial bodies with a 35-minute Tea Ceremony. Our guide Maharlika will lead her practice of ritual tea and sharing her reflections on planetary alignments and reading her latest published work.
The Taosist practices of Yin Yoga, gua sha and tea invite us to slow down and notice the beauty that is around and within us in the ordinary moments.
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Cost: $45
About the instructor: Leah Adams
Leah is a passionate student of Ayurveda and is a certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor and has completed a NAMA (National Ayurvedic Medical Association) approved course of study. She incorporates this as well as Meditation, Chinese Medicine Meridian Theory, Western Science, and Nature into her teaching, bringing her love of yoga and her ever-growing knowledge of it to share with others. Leah teaches weekly classes to providers at Washington’s top Cancer Care Hospital, is serving as a faculty member for a CME (continuing medical education) course of Seattle’s Virginia Mason Hospital, and has also lead mindful yin classes at the University of Washington Mindfulness Project. In her classes she encourages students to find connection to their inner wisdom, healing, creativity and joy. She believes that every choice, every day, in every way, can add restored vitality and mind-body balance into our lives. Through her study and practice of yoga and Ayurveda, across three continents she’s learned that living in alignment with nature is the ultimate form of self-care.