Nervous System Reset:
an evening of soothing live music and lightly guided movement
Thursday, October 12
7:00-8:30pm
Music played by Steven Carlson, LPC (he/him)
Movement led by Deidra O’Loughlin, M.A., LPC, RYT-200 (she/her)
We are back to offer another evening of calming, ambient, live music and gently flowing movement aimed at helping you relax your body and ease your mind.
Each and every “reset” event will be a unique experience, because the music is improvisational and the guided movement will be different each time. Our theme this time will be on “turning inward” as we begin to feel the shift toward colder months and shorter days.
All are welcome. No need for any prior experience with yoga.
Because we would love for anyone interested to be able to attend, we offer a self-determined sliding scale as well as scholarship opportunities. See details below.
Plenty of variations and options will be offered throughout. There will be moments in which we will move and breathe together, and moments in which you will be invited to listen to your own inner guide and move or find rest in any way you would like.
Yoga mats and props (bolsters, blocks, and blankets) will be available, but feel free to bring anything that may bring you comfort (meditation cushion, a journal, crystals, eye pillow, comfy clothes).
Registration
There will be a 12-person maximum to ensure that there is enough space for all. Please register in advance to reserve your spot.
Complete this form to register. After completing registration, you will be contacted within a few days to confirm your registration. Submitting payment via venmo @Deidra-OLoughlin secures your spot. (If you'd prefer to pay with cash/check day of, please email Deidra to secure your spot: deidra@deidraoloughlin.com).
If you register but are unable to attend, please contact us to let us know when you can so we can invite another interested participant to join.
Contact Deidra with any questions: deidra@deidraoloughlin.com.
Send Payment through
Venmo: @Deidra-OLoughlin
Cash/Check payable to Deidra O’Loughlin
Contact Deidra with any questions: deidra@deidraoloughlin.com.
EQUITY PRICING:
Empowered Spaces, Deidra O’Loughlin, and Steven Carlson value community care. Given the systemic injustice in this world which affects each of us differently, this equity pricing scale acknowledges that our ability to pay for services, and access those services, varies. We offer a self-determined sliding scale based on the ways that your identity grants you access to privilege and to social capital, e.g. race, gender & sexual identity, socio-economic status, educational background, able-bodied-ness, etc.
Sustainer Rate - "I can pay my way" - $20
Supporter Rate - "I can help support my community" - $30
Community Rate - "I can use support from my community" - $10
*Full and Partial Scholarships available
**Full & Partial scholarships: Empowered Spaces is committed to doing everything possible to make offerings accessible to everyone. To inquire about the Empowered Spaces Equity Scholarship please contact Kelly at kkcaul@yahoo.com
COVID-19 PROCEDURES
We ask that those who attend in-person are vaccinated. We will follow CDC guidelines when it comes to masking. Currently: Masks are optional. If cases go up in St. Louis County and guidelines change, masks will be required throughout the practice. Please stay home if you have symptoms, test positive, or were exposed to someone with COVID-19.
ACCESSIBILITY:
The Empowered Spaces yoga studio is located on the ground floor. There is a 10-car parking lot adjacent to the studio & additional free parking on neighborhood streets. Restroom is wheelchair-accessible and ramp-accessible in the main building. Please reach out to Kelly kkcaul@yahoo.com if there is anything more we can do to make our offerings more accessible. Empowered Spaces is committed to accessibility, and strives to be accessible and inclusive of all abilities and all individuals.
Meet Deidra and Steven
Steven Carlson, LPC (he/him) will be your musical companion. Steven is an intuitive therapist, multi-faceted healer, musician, artist, nature-lover, poet, and philosopher. A lifelong learner, continually curious, Steven takes a holistic approach to health, well-being, healing, and perspective on being a conscious human being in a body on this planet earth. Inspired by the path of the Boddhisatva, he seeks to help alleviate suffering, raise consciousness and awareness, and share in a beautiful, creative and meaningful co-existence together.
Deidra O’Loughlin, LPC, RYT-200 (she/her) will be your movement guide. Deidra is a 200-hour certified yoga instructor as well as a psychotherapist in private practice in Clayton. Her work as a therapist enriches her work as a yoga instructor as she is trauma-aware, attuned to her students’ needs and she makes the yoga space feel containing and supportive. Deidra recognizes the power of a yoga practice to help people with histories of trauma, those with anxiety or depression, and people who experience oppression in any way; as a result, she is passionate about facilitating classes specifically aimed at helping folks with these struggles (re)connect with their bodies in a safe way.