Setting an intention for your yoga practice is simply bringing your attention to a quality that you would like to emulate for your time on – and off – the mat. That quality could be gratitude, strength, awareness of breath – whatever you want to cultivate. Yoga nidra or yogic sleep is a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping, like the “going-to-sleep” stage, typically induced by a guided meditation. There is evidence that yoga nidra helps relieve stress. Through this session, the instructor will give the participant the tools to practice mindfulness and promote wellness through stress relief. View this session on Facebook or Youtube.

• Margo Buchanan, Greater Richmond SCAN