Meditation, Hatha Yoga and Sound Bath with Ian Marshall

This is a session of Hridaya Hatha Yoga which is a meditative style of practice where you will be guided into postures with the intention of becoming more internally focused and really witnessing all that is moving in you.

It is a practice of moving towards "being" more and more; helping us in meditation by creating a bridge between our physical body and our essence, that part of us that can observe our thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations.

We will start with some slightly more dynamic movement as a warm up and then progress to holding asana for a period of time while observing our experience with an open attention.
There will be some sitting meditation as we draw the senses inward and I will guide you in quietening the mind and connecting with the energy of the heart.

Our time together will end with a profound period of relaxation as we allow our process to be integrated in even deeper stillness supported by the sound of the gong, singing bowls and other instruments.

Venue: The Round Tower, Black Swan Arts, Frome

£25

8 Tickets

Please note follow up details may come from Ali Hutchinson of Wildheart Wellbeing, the event organiser, as well as the individual event teacher.

Things to Bring/materials required:

Please bring a yoga mat and blanket to get cosy during the sound bath. I will have some available.

Biography

Ian first stepped on the spiritual path about 15 years ago, after growing frustrated with the lack of contentment he felt through a successful career in the corporate world. Pursuing an interest in travel and discovery he went to India to volunteer with the Tibetan community in exile in Dharamsala and while he was there took in teachings with the Dalai Lama and then decided to study Tibetan Buddhism and yoga. His first 10 day silent retreat with the FPMT school was a revelation and the teachings resonated with him deeply.
After attending classes from the Hridaya school teacher Naseem Khakoo in London he decided to embark on the three month teacher training course at the school in Mazunte, Mexico.
This was a deep dive into the self, including two 10 day silent retreats as well as a dark room retreat and 500 hours of training and opportunities to share with peers.
After this the opportunity to share his practice arose in serendipitous circumstances when he began to lead classes at the Jamyang Buddhist centre in Kennington, London, an outpost of the same FPMT school he had first studied with.
His interest in sound healing started after finding the transformational sound of the gong in sound healings in London and at various festivals in the UK. He attended trainings with Sheila Whittaker and the Sound Healing Academy and has been part of several all night gong pujas as well as sharing the gong in various settings such as workshops, retreats and more recently regular sound journeys in Frome.

He's been involved in various other healing modalities over the years as well doing trainings in Chi Nei Tsang and Swedish massage, Reiki and Quantum Touch.

Link to website for more info on you
https://ianmarshall23.wordpress.com/2024/12/18/wildheart/