Collective Rest: Our Ancestral Rest Inheritance w/ Cassandra Lam

In this experiential workshop, we'll examine how our ancestral rest inheritance – what our ancestors, family, and society passed down – has influenced our beliefs about rest. Through reflection exercises, community shares, an introduction to the cultural erasure of rest, and a somatic rest practice, participants will reframe what they've learned about rest to heal shame and guilt.

Collective Rest is a judgment-free space where you can reflect on your relationship to rest (or lack thereof), discover what you need to feel safe enough to slow down, and practice rest in community.

The restlessness in our lives, minds, and bodies began long before we were born. In this experiential workshop, we’ll examine how our ancestral rest inheritance – what our ancestors, family, and society passed down – has influenced our beliefs about rest.

Through reflection exercises, community shares, and an introduction to the cultural erasure of rest, participants will reframe what they’ve learned about rest to heal shame and guilt. We’ll close with a guided somatic rest practice to receive much-needed messages from our lineage – the people, places, and beings we come from and belong to – for ancestral strength, guidance, and protection. By rooting into these relationships, we remember that we are never walking our path or doing our work alone.

This workshop is open to folks who struggle to rest or slow down and to anyone who wants to take better care of their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing through rest – fidgety skeptics, beginners, or experienced meditators alike!

Please bring a journal or piece of paper, pen, and any items you’d like to infuse with the energy of our rest practice.

For more information on Collective Rest, please see Cassandra’s website and bio here.

Cost: $30
Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk, call, or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org. PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.

Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop: 

  • A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop.

  • If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided. 

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at  kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org 

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