Yoga & Sound Healing

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New Moon Circle
& Sound Bath

We gather in community to harness the intention setting energy of the new moon and gain greater clarity about the path ahead. Held at the new moon:

Sun, June 14 @ 6pm

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Sound Bath Sessions

Monthly: I offer monthly Full Moon Sound Baths at Circle Yoga to connect with the energy of letting go, releasing, and creating space for what we want to bring forward in our lives.

Sat, May 30 @ 4pm

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Group Sound Baths

I offer sound baths for groups and organizations. Sessions can be held at Circle Yoga, at your work, at a retreat centers, or other event spaces. I also offer virtual sessions. To learn more and discuss details, scheduling, and pricing, email me: eloise@eloiserusso.com

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Restorative Yoga with Sound Bowls

Weekly: In-person or online at Circle Yoga every Friday at 6pm.

Close out your week with calm and rest with a 60 minute restorative yoga class with sound bowls. In restorative yoga, your body is generously supported by props and poses are held for longer to support relaxation and release. This practice can deeply calm your body and mind, support stress reduction and relaxation.

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Private Sessions

I offer private individual or group gentle, restorative, and/or sound healing sessions (or a mix of the above) at Circle Yoga Cooperative, virtually, or at another location that works for you. Sessions are tailored to you and your interests.

To learn more and discuss details, scheduling, and pricing, email me: eloise@eloiserusso.com

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Full Moon Restorative Yoga + Sound Bath

Monthly: In-person at 1440 Health Collective

Sun, April 26 @ 3pm

75 minute restorative yoga & sound bath to support deeper levels of relaxation and ease. Sound baths can reduce stress and support healing and overall wellbeing. We gather at the full moon to connect with the energy of letting go, releasing, and creating space for new beginnings.

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Rest. Relax. Restore.
Reconnect with Yourself.

After many years of burning the candle at both ends, I hit a point where the time off stopped working. My vacation ended and I was still exhausted and unable to function at the level I needed and wanted to. I knew something needed to change. And so, slowly, I learned new habits and practices, I prioritized rest and relaxation, I learned about new ways of being in the world and in my life.

Over time, I changed my life, and am still changing my life. I want to live a vibrant, healthy, abundant life, and I now know that for me, this includes time for deep rest and relaxation, cooking nourishing meals, time for regular healing practices, time in nature, and time for play.

Along the way, certain practices stood out to me as particularly healing. A common thread is a focus on reducing stress as well as grounding and calming my nervous system. These are the practices that I now teach and share, as they have been so important in my life - restorative yoga, sound healing, and Ayurveda.

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Sound Healing & Sound Baths

I first started attending sound baths when I was running an organization and busy 24/7. I found that sound baths helped to calm my body and mind in a way that almost nothing else could. In just 45 minutes, I felt myself move out of overwhelm and return back down to earth. I was hooked and would search out sound baths wherever I was. When I made a career switch and moved into coaching and wellness, I decided to train as a sound healer. I completed my initial training with a focus on crystal bowls, and completed an additional 200 hour training to continue to build my skills and intuition as a sound healer.

What is Sound Healing?

Sound healing is a full-body meditative experience using instruments like crystal singing bowls, chimes, and gongs. The sounds and vibrations help to slow and relax brainwaves and bring a deep sense of grounding, calm, and peace into the mind and body. This relaxed state supports people in reducing mental chatter and overwhelm and creates a healing environment in the body. People often share that they leave feeling more relaxed, have better sleep, and increased focus in their lives. 

Free Mini Sound Meditation

LEARN MORE

Listen to this mini sound meditation to support you in relaxing, unwinding, and aligning your body with it's natural state of balance and vitality.

Download Sound Meditation

About My Practice

The foundation of my practice combines restorative practices, supportive movement, and deep relaxation.

I have been practicing yoga for 20 years and am a certified 200 hour mindful yoga teacher through Circle Yoga and am currently undertaking my 500 hour certification through Kripalu. I've completed additional training in teaching restorative yoga with Jillian Pransky at Kripalu, Yoga for Active Aging through YogaWorks, along with numerous other yoga, meditation, and mindfulness trainings which inform my practice and teaching.

I completed my first sound healing training at Thrive Yoga and am currently undertaking a 200 hour course in sound healing to deepen my practice and offerings. In addition, I recently completed a 600hr course in Ayurveda, often called the sister science of yoga, through Shakti School and am now a certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor. An Ayurvedic teaching that very much rings true for me is that the root of disease, or dis-ease, is when we forget our true nature. The teachings and practices of Ayurveda have been deeply healing and supportive for me, and I am honored to share what I have learned.

Yoga, sound healing, and time in nature have been great healers in my life. As a practice of liberation originating in India, yoga is a lifelong practice and I am always learning and unfolding more. In my teaching, I share what has been most restorative and life affirming for me, and am honored to share these practices with you.

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 FAQs

  • Sound healing is a practice that uses sound vibrations to promote relaxation, stress reduction, and overall wellbeing.

    A sound bath is a full-body meditative experience often involving singing bowls, gongs, chimes, and other instruments to “bathe” people in vibration and sound. Prior to the sound bath, people will often get comfortable in a lying down position supported by blankets and props. During the sound bath, a variety of instruments are played to support deep relaxation and calming of the mind and body. 

  • Sound healing works by stimulating slower brainwaves that support relaxation, deep meditative states, and healing in the body. By moving into a state of deep relaxation, sound healing can shift the body into the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest), which helps to lower heart rate, blood pressure, and stress hormones. 

  • Sound healing helps with moving out of stress, anxiety, and overwhelm and into deep states of relaxation. In doing so, an environment for healing is created that can support a reduction in the stress hormone cortisol and an increase in our natural endorphins. 

    Sound healing helps quiet the mind and mental chatter and can support people in accessing deep states of meditation and peace. It can slow brainwaves to the state where healing and regeneration happen (theta), and can support recovery from poor sleep. Sound vibrations can also support the movement of stagnant energy in the body and support emotional release and wellbeing.

  • If at yoga studio with lots of props:
    Wear something comfortable and just bring yourself! All of the blankets and props will be ready for you when you arrive.

    If at a place without blankets / props:
    Please bring anything that may support your comfort such as a yoga mat or blanket to lie on, a pillow or folded blanket for your head and a blanket to place over you. It can also be nice to have a folded blanket or pillow under your knees.

    If you have access to limited props, please bring something to lay on and something to cover yourself with. (blanket, towel, scarf, sweatshirt, etc.)

  • If you have any questions related to your health and whether this is a good fit for you, please check in with your doctor.

  • Sometimes people fall asleep during sound baths and that’s absolutely ok and normal. If you are snoring loudly, I may come over and gently touch your foot or ankle to wake you up and encourage you to roll onto your side.

  • Blankets and bolsters and sandbags, oh my! Restorative yoga is a nourishing, meditative practice where the body is supported by props in each pose. Restorative poses are held for several minutes to encourage continued release and deeper levels of relaxation. The purpose is to soften and release the grip and tension that may be present in our bodies, and to feel fully supported and held in each pose. This practice can deeply calm your nervous system and provide a sense of nourishment and ease.

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