JANUARY 2020
SOUNDS FOR THE SOUL EVENTS
JANUARY 2020
At Sounds for the Soul, our meditations honor all paths. There is no required belief system.
We honor each person’s individual spiritual path.
We hold a vibration of unconditional love and gratitude for each one present.
Tuesday, January 7, 14, 21 and 28th, 2020
Mid-day Sounds for the Soul Meditation
Connect with your source of inner peace in this weekly meditation. Regular meditation is so beneficial for health and well-being. Join Sounds for the Soul players for an hour break from rushing and stress-filled day-to-day activities and spend your lunch break luxuriating in the peaceful Sounds for the Soul meditation energy. 12:00-1:00 p.m. Relax, refresh, renew and restore! We invite you to set aside your electronics, all your tech, calendar, your thoughts, your stress…and take that journey from your head to your heart. We offer you the opportunity to invite in inner peace, relaxation, restoration, renewal, compassion, loving kindness, unconditional love and gratitude. Put yourself first for this hour and feel the benefits for much longer. If you have been feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or anxious, this mindfulness meditation accompanied by the sounds will help you reach deep meditative states. As we do this inner work, our healing begins. As we heal ourselves, we heal our planet. And as we heal our planet, we heal ourselves. We are all connected and we invite you to come connect in this experience with us. For more information, contact Deb Jennings at 515-371-0725, or soundsforthesouldj@gmail.com Website http://soundsforthesouldj.com/ Energy Exchange: $15 per person. You may pay on line at the website above via PayPal or credit card in PayPal at http://soundsforthesouldj.com/tickets/ or cash or personal check at the door.
Location: Unity Center of Des Moines, 414 31st St., Des Moines, Iowa
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Restorative Yoga and Sound Meditation
We will bring the benefits of restorative yoga poses and sound meditation into one unified experience in this special monthly class. Please wear your most comfortable clothes and bring your own pillow(s) and blankets. Some yoga mats and props, such as blocks, will be available but if you would like to use your own, please bring them.
Benefits of restorative yoga and sound meditation include:
Reduces stress, tension, and anxiety.
Balances body and nervous system energy.
Stimulates removal of toxins.
Promotes body, mind and spirit harmony.
Enhances your flexibility.
Deep relaxation.
Boosts the immune system.
Develops qualities of compassion, loving kindness, and understanding toward others and self.
Encourages good self care habits.
Improves mood states.
Science has confirmed that these practices can directly affect mood, brain waves, the nervous system and body chemistry. The vibrations of gongs, singing bowls, flutes, and percussion instruments stimulate the body to help produce the alpha waves that are present in the brain in deep relaxation. As you ease into each restorative yoga pose, the sounds will support you, inviting deep connections with your breath, body, mind and spirit.
INVESTMENT/ENERGY EXCHANGE
$20 per person. Reserve your space at www.mary-mccarthy.com/shop/
If drop in space remains available, $25 per person at the door.
TEACHER. Yoga taught by Mary McCarthy. mary-mccarthy.com
Sounds provided by practitioners from Sounds for the Soul by Deb Jennings. www.soundsforthesouldj.com
CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY
This special class is non-refundable and non-transferable. By enrolling, you are taking ownership of that spot. This guarantees your space in class and prevents someone else from being able to register into that slot. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation of this policy.
Location: Unity Center of Des Moines, 414 31st St.
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Full Moon Gong Meditation
The full moon is an excellent time to release what is no longer serving you. The gong meditation enhances the releasing process. Members may bring a yoga mat and other items (i.e. pillow, blanket, eye cover, bottle of water) for their comfort. Many enjoy bringing a journal to jot down guidance and messages received during the meditation. You will be “bathed” in sound during this session. The gong sounds will help detoxify the body. (Be sure to drink plenty of pure water following the session.) The sounds of the gong will remind you of your inner ability to be in bliss, as well as take you into a state of deep relaxation and peacefulness. At the time of the full moon, the energy supports us in releasing anything that no longer serves us, perhaps a behavior, a belief, thought pattern, whatever you are ready to let go of, to make room for the new that you wish to create. At this group meditation, we will combine our intentions with the frequencies of multiple gongs, crystal singing bowls and other instruments to bring about the healing process within each of us. As we do this healing work on ourselves, we help to heal our world. As we heal our world, we heal ourselves. We will work with our breath and the vibrations of unconditional love and gratitude 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Contact Deb Jennings for more information. 515-371-0725 or soundsforthesouldj@gmail.com. Website: http://soundsforthesouldj.com/ Energy Exchange: $15 per person. Tickets may be purchased at http://soundsforthesouldj.com/tickets/ You may also pay by cash or personal check at the door.
Location: Unity Center of Des Moines, 414 31st St., Des Moines, Iowa
Monday, January 20, 2020
Mindfulness Meditation
Join us at the Downtown Wellmark YMCA for a mindfulness meditation, accompanied by the Sounds for the Soul Instruments. It is open to all Y members and cancer survivors. Sponsored by the YMCA and Above and Beyond Cancer. 4:45 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. in the Body, Mind, Spirit Room. Led by Hollie McClay Johnson. Free event.
Location: Wellmark YMCA, 501 Grand Ave., Des Moines, Iowa
New Moon Gong Meditation
At the new moon, it is the perfect time to create what you want to manifest in your life. We set intentions on how we want things to look in our lives. The new moon gong meditation assists us to stay connected with our mind, body and spirit, utilizing the moon energy as a healing experience. The sound of the gong “re-tunes” us on many levels, bringing us into harmony and deep levels of inner peace. These sounds work on a cellular level as well as an emotional level. Participants may bring a yoga mat and other items for their comfort (i.e. blanket, pillow, eye cover, bottled water, journal). You will be “bathed” in sound during this session. The gong sounds will help detoxify the body. (Be sure to drink plenty of pure water following the session.) The sounds of the gong will remind you of your inner ability to be in bliss, as well as take you into a state of deep relaxation and peacefulness. 6:30 p.m. Contact Deb Jennings for more information. 515-371-0725 or soundsforthesouldj@gmail.com.
Website: http://soundsforthesouldj.com/
Energy Exchange Fee: $15 per person, You may pay online at the website http://soundsforthesouldj.com/tickets/ via PayPal or credit card through PayPal. You may also pay cash or personal check at the door.
Location: Unity Center of Des Moines, 414 31st St., Des Moines, Iowa