The Power of Stones

Healing stones are a holistic, natural approach to maintaining harmony within the body mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally. For thousands of years, ancient civilizations have used the structure, wavelength, and frequency of these naturally formed stones to match the different frequencies of the various parts of our body.

Combining nature's natural healing stones with the energy centers in our body is important to cleanse, revitalize, and balance our health. 

We carry many of these stones in our boutiques in Roseville & Folsom, so please stop by and pick up a few after your next yoga class or spa treatment!

Pick A Chakra, Then A Stone

Source: http://infographicjournal.com/the-power-of-stones/

Healing With Reiki

Reiki, pronounced ray-key and is a Japanese term that translates to universal (rei) and life force energy (ki).  This is an energy-centric healing technique with Japanese roots that has only officially been around since the 1920s. Reiki is a simple and natural healing method that reduces stress, induces relaxation and promotes deep healing within oneself.

When you experience illness, depression, anxiety or any other sickness, it's because your life force energies are off balance. Reiki Masters can work with you to tune into those energies and re-balance the body so it can heal itself.  This is done by placing their hands on, or slightly over the head, torso and legs in a series of positions near the body's major energy meridians and centers. Energy is then transferred through these centers allowing your body to self-heal. 

Reiki's Roots

Reiki was created by the Japanese scholar Mikao Usui who developed it after a 21-day fasting meditation trip to Mount Kurama.  Following this spiritual revelation, he returned to develop the practice. He worked with locals, healed his neighbors and "gave away" his energy.

During this time, he trained reiki's next grand master: Chujiro Hayashi, a naval officer and physician. Hayashi then opened a reiki clinic in Tokyo, where he worked with many sick individuals, including Hawayo Takata, a Japanese-American woman from Hawaii. She became the third grand master and is credited with introducing the practice to the Western world in Hawaii in the early 1940s. Over the last 70 years Reiki has become more common, with countless certified students and masters.

Managing Misconceptions

It's important to understand what reiki isn't. reiki is different from massage because it is the movement of energy, not tissue or muscle.  Also, reiki practitioners don't diagnose or treat medical or psychiatric conditions. They simply offer supportive therapy that can promote balance, comfort and pain relief during treatment but is not to be a primary source of care for health concerns.

Book a Reiki Ritual Today!

LIVE! Madison & Manas Show

Join us for the premiere episode of LIVE! Madison & Manas Show on
Friday, July 22nd @ 7PM.

Come meet the faces of Serenity Spa | Soul Yoga! Madison & Manas will be talking about the topic of Ayurveda in the current Pitta Season and how it effects your mind, body and spirit!

Madison

Instagram: @thesagespirit

Manas

Instagram: @ayurvedaman

We will be filming the live premiere at our Folsom Palladio location.

Enjoy the show and participate in Q&A.

Important Notes:

Waivers must be signed by all members of
the audience, before filming begins.

You MUST have one ticket per person
for admission into this premiere event.
Doors close at 6:30PM, and filming begins
promptly at 7:00PM. Be sure to get there
early enough to get the perfect seat!

Primordial Sound Meditation: June Weekend Retreat

At Serenity Spa, we offer instruction in Primordial Sound Meditation, a powerful meditation technique rooted in the Vedic tradition of India. Doctors Deepak Chopra and David Simon have revived this ancient practice of sound meditation and made it available in a format that is easy to learn.

Practiced for thousands of years, meditation is a tool for rediscovering the body’s own inner intelligence. Primordial Sound Meditation uses individually selected sounds of nature called mantras to disconnect us from the activity of life. These primordial sounds are based on the vibration the universe was creating at the moment of your birth. This is such a special gift and is yours for a lifetime. The mantra is sacred to you, and for you to hold deep within the heart. This is the mantra that you will use in all of your meditations and your meditation practice. We will need your birth date, time and place in order to retrieve your personal sound.

Practicing Primordial Sound Meditation on a daily basis will help you:
• Manage stress & reduce anxiety
• Create inner peace
• Improve your relationships
• Lower your blood pressure
• Enhance your sleep patterns
• Connect more deeply to spirit

Included in the Course:
• Personal Mantra
• Handbook / Guide for new meditators
• Meditation Door Hanger
• Pocket Guide to practicing the 7 Spiritual Laws of Success
• Certificate for a $100 Reiki Session for only $75
• Light morning snack and beverages served each day

This month, we are offering a 2-day weekend retreat!

June 29 and June 30

2pm-6pm

$450

Call (916) 797-8550 to reserve your spot.

Morning Yoga

morning yoga - 15 minutes to wake up for a beautiful day from zev tambor on Vimeo.

Here's a lovely video with a 15-minute yoga routine for morning. A great way to start your day!

Inspiring Yoga Video: Finding Your Flow

Yoga: Weekend Flow from KC and Sara on Vimeo.

Check out this yoga video. Isn't she graceful?

There is something so illuminating about finding your flow during the practice. 

Youthful Yoga Workshop

Youthful Yoga Workshop

Introduce your teenager to the practice of yoga! This 2 hour workshop was created for teens and children ages 8 to 17 and will not only define the meaning of what yoga is but will encourage the self exploration of postures. By engaging in the practice of yoga, the student will gain a greater sense of body awareness, which increases coordination, strength and flexibility while building self-esteem. Included in the Course: Workshop-Meaning of Yoga Sun Salutations-12 asanas, sanskrit mantras, english translation, take home worksheet Knowledge of basic postures, which organs are directly affected and Savasana  Group Activities Guided Meditation

Monday, June 10, 2013 1:00pm-3:00pm

$35 per student Register Today 916-797-8550 www.serenityspaonline.com 3984 Douglas Blvd. #150 Roseville CA 95661

Celebrate Dads, Grads and Grooms

Have you thought about celebrating Father's Day, upcoming graduations, and weddings this summer?

Here at Serenity Spa, we're offering an amazing deal to celebrate dads, grads and grooms!

Gift Certificates Available 90 minutes of bliss $139  Drench him in our indigenous therapies that will take him where the sun fires the SOUL while the sea settles the MIND. Relax with a Hot Stone Balinese FOOT SCRUB with the citrus of the sun & the salt of the sea. Flow into a 30 minute TANDEM MASSAGE with two therapists working in synchronicity on the neck, head, face, shoulders, legs and feet. This is followed by 45 minutes of DEEP TISSUE THERAPY, with attention to the back. All infused with camphor, clove, and cardamom oils to soothe and restore tired muscles.

serenity spa 3984 Douglas Blvd. #150 Roseville, California 95661 916-797-8550 www.serenityspaonline.com

Thoughts on Yoga

You cannot do yoga. Yoga is your natural state. What you can do are yoga exercises, which may reveal to you where you are resisting your natural state.

Relaxing the Mind

"If you work with your mind, instead of trying to change everything on the outside…that’s how your temper will cool down."

-Pema Chodron

Today, in meditation, sit quietly with yourself. Be gentle. Discover where there is tension, and where there is ease. See if you can let go.

Yoga Inspiration

Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.

-The Bhagavad Gita