This month we are offering a special not-to-be-missed outdoor collaboration event with Sinead Corrigan!

We will begin the event with 45 minutes of gentle guided qigong practice (moving meditation, breathwork, & visualization) for calming the nervous system, releasing anxiety, and coming into a state of relaxation. Then, sink into deep rest with the soundhealer, Marnie Blum

What is QIGONG?

Qigong is translated as “cultivation of vitality.” Soft and gentle movements help to reset and reprogram the nervous system, while visualizations help to expand and brighten the mind.

Benefits of qigong:

*Activates the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest response)

* Reduces stress and anxiety

* Promotes quality sleep

* Balances the respiratory, digestive, endocrine, glandular and nervous systems

* Increases vital energy flow throughout cells, skin, organs, bones

* Releases self-limiting thoughts and behaviors & promotes self-affirming thoughts and positive emotions

* Restores “inner harmony” to mind/body system

After the qi gong, you’ll experience 45 minutes of sound bath, an inward meditative journey while you're enveloped in ambient sound. The harmonic notes at varying frequencies and vibrations wash over your body calming your nervous system and restoring emotional balance.

Music, sound and vibration have been used for its therapeutic healing effects for thousands of years. Studies haven proven that sound therapy can lower blood pressure, decrease pulse rate and assist in restoring the parasympathetic nervous system. 

The sounds are created from a wide range of instruments with different frequencies including: 7 crystal singing bowls, Tibetan singing bowls, Koshi chimes, solfeggio pipes, wind percussion chimes, a crystal pyramid, and gongs.

DETAILS

AGE: 12 and up; persons under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult and must be quiet and respectful

SKILL LEVEL: no skills necessary

WHAT WE PROVIDE: each person will have the use of 1 thick yoga mat, 1 blanket, and 1 small pillow; there are a limited number of meditation cushions and chairs available if you prefer to sit; we also havesome eye pillows and a few knee bolsters.

WHAT TO BRING: feel free to bring any extra cushions, pillows or blankets to make yourself comfortable on the ground outside

PRICE: $44

LENGTH: 90 minutes

OTHER NOTES: please leave cell phones and smart watches in your vehicle during sound bath, they are not allowed while in session.

Sinead Corrigan

Sinéad is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, a Universal Healing Tao Qigong instructor, Yoga instructor, and dancer. She spent the last 6 years obtaining her doctorate in San Francisco, where she also studied martial arts (WuShu/TaiChi) and dance (primarily ballet, Gaga, hipHop, and Reggaeton!). Sinead also holds a BA in Preventative Medicine from UNC-Chapel Hill. She currently teaches in-person qigong, yoga and dance classes online and in person, and holds a community Ear Acupuncture clinic in Chapel Hill. She also works as a holistic doctor throughout the Triangle Area and sees private acupuncture & herbal medicine clients both via telemedicine and in person. Read more about Dr. Sinéad at www.innerbodydata.com/bio