NEPA Yoga Fest

Yin & Sound: A Journey Into Stillnesswith Heather Lyon
There is a quiet intelligence in the body that only speaks when we slow down.
In this deeply nourishing Yin & Sound experience, Heather weaves long-held yin postures with immersive sound healing to guide you into the subtle layers of being. This is not about stretching muscles. It is about softening the fascia, calming the nervous system, and opening energetic pathways so prāṇa can move freely.
Rooted in the wisdom of traditional yoga, yin invites us into sthira and sukha — steadiness and ease — principles described in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Through surrender and stillness, we begin to dissolve the habitual tensions that veil clarity.
As you rest in each posture, Heather will bathe the space in healing frequencies from crystal bowls and sacred instruments. Sound has long been honored in yogic and Vedic traditions as vibration that reorganizes the subtle body. In Nada Yoga, the yoga of sound, it is said that creation itself began with vibration. When we immerse in sound consciously, we attune ourselves to that original resonance.
Expect:
• Long, supported yin holds to gently open the hips, spine, and heart
• Breath awareness to regulate the nervous system
• Layered sound frequencies to guide the brain into meditative states
• A closing integration to anchor the experience
You may feel heaviness melting. You may feel emotion rise and release. You may feel as if time has slowed to a sacred pause.
Yin asks you to soften.
Sound asks you to listen.
Together, they create a portal inward.
Come as you are. Bring layers, a blanket, and a willingness to surrender into stillness.
This is your permission to be held — by the earth beneath you, by vibration around you, and by the quiet wisdom within.