New Year/New You: A Members-Only Guided Meditation

Wednesday, January 17, 6:00-7:00 p.m. ET

WMG members only; Free (Zoom)

Please join us for a special members-only, 45-minute bliss-out that is yoga nidra. Despite the word “yoga,” there will be no downward facing dogs or triangle poses. This is a guided, very visual meditation that makes it hard for your mind to wander and is designed to put you into the deeply relaxed, creative state between sleep and waking. 

Yoga nidra is done either lying on a yoga mat or seated on a straight-back chair. Your camera will be off. We'll begin with a few simple breathing exercises and then begin this deeply restorative practice, which promotes both relaxation and inspiration. Warning: You might end up having a great night’s sleep.

WMG member Dawn Raffel is a developmental editor and the author of six books, including The Strange Case of Dr. Couney: How a Mysterious European Showman Saved Thousands of American Babies and the forthcoming Boundless as the Sky. When not staring at words, she leads yoga nidra sessions. She is a 200-hour Yoga Alliance certified teacher with an additional 100 hours of certifications in teaching meditative practices. She has taught yoga and creative writing at the Center for Fiction in New York, and has been leading regular online yoga nidra sessions since the spring of 2020.