Gong Therapy and Somatic Yoga

Welcome to a community gathering at Tid for Yoga in Bergen to celebrate Mental Health Day. (Global Mental Health day is on October 10th)

Suraya Sam brings her signature Somatic Yoga and Gong Therapy to Tid for Yoga in Bergen for an evening to explore both movement and stillness, gentle and nourishing practice that brings you clarity and ease. This is a 3-hour introductory practice to guide you to develop a more self-compassionate relationship with yourself and your body through breath, movement and sound.

Somatic Yoga is ‘yoga from the inside’. The focus is on sensing your way in and out of the poses. It differs from other styles of yoga because it focuses on how movements feel to you from inside, rather than how they look to anyone else. It’s about being gentle, mindful, and deeply sensing your body in every moment−without any pushing, achieving, or trying to get somewhere.

Gong Therapy offers a psycho-acoustic gateway to altered states of awareness and consciousness (alpha to theta). It’s an amazing healing tool because the frequencies surpass the intellectual part of the brain and travel to the core of the nervous system activating the parasympathetic nervous system and prompting the body to heal and detoxify. Gong Therapy is not only an auditory experience you listen to relax the mind, but a parasympathetic somatic experience that relates directly to the body’s healing. 

Relax, restore and receive with Suraya!

*Open to all practitioners

About your Facilitator:

Suraya Sam is the co-creator for House of Ascend. She is a certified Educator, Trainer and Facilitator with over 13 years of experience in Yoga, Meditation, Chakra Therapy, Pranayama, Gong Meditation, Gong Nidra and Aromatherapy. She augments elemental tools such as Mantras, Therapeutic Musical Instruments, Therapeutic Essential Oils, Botanical Flower Baths & Showers, Botanical Essences, Herbal Elixirs, and Sacred Smoke as part of her bespoke offerings. This wisdom and knowledge was passed down to her from generations of holistic practitioners in her family. Her Dharma is guided by her mother who practices Sufism, Pachamama and Huachuma Plant Medicine Ceremonial Journey in the Sacred Valley of Peru.

Before you attend this exclusive ceremony, here are a few things to note:

1) Kindly fast from alcohol as alcohol lowers your vibration which might cause negative energy to accumulate in your energy field.

2) Please come 10 minutes earlier so you will have sufficient time for the cleansing ritual and arrive at the right mind frame before we begin.

3) You may bring a journal to record your experiences, and keep track of your journey.

Should you need any clarity, please do not hesitate to reach out.