Rejuvenate: A Somatic Yoga + Sound Healing Experience
Saturday, July 18 9:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Led by Gayla Downey, RYT-500 (she, her)
Founder of Grateful Heart Rituals
Class Description
This session is an invitation to step away from the noise of daily life and return to a place of deep rest, nourishment, and renewal.
Rejuvenate is a calming, restorative experience designed to support nervous system regulation and replenish your energy from the inside out. Through gentle somatic yoga, breath awareness, and sound healing, you’ll be guided into a state of deep relaxation where the body can reset and restore.
This session emphasizes slowing down and softening—creating space to release stress, quiet the mind, and reconnect with a sense of inner ease. Movements are slow, supported, and accessible to all bodies, with a focus on how each posture feels rather than how it looks.
The experience will conclude with a soothing sound bath using Himalayan singing bowls, gongs, and chimes, allowing the vibrations to calm the nervous system and support deep, restorative rest.
This offering is perfect for anyone experiencing stress, burnout, or fatigue—or simply in need of intentional time to pause and receive.
This session is 1 hour and 45 minutes; 9:00 to 10:45AM.
What to expect:
• Gentle, slow somatic movement
• Breath practices for relaxation and grounding
• Restorative postures supported by props
• Extended sound healing for deep rest
What to bring:
• Water
• Yoga mat or props (if you have your own) We have some here.
• Optional: journal for reflection
Equity Pricing
At Empowered Spaces we value community care, we are committed to making our offerings accessible, and we believe in leveraging our privilege and resources when we can in order to support one another. This Equity Pricing Scale acknowledges that as a result of systemic injustice our ability to pay for services, and access those services, varies. Choosing a rate that is accessible and meaningful is a justice-oriented practice that honors our interconnectedness.
Choose your rate below:
Sustainer Rate - "I can pay my way" - $40 - Use discount code: SUSTAINER$40
Community Rate - "I can use support from my community" - Use discount code: COMMUNITY$30
Supporter Rate - "I can help support my community" - “I can help support my community.” - $50 as listed
Rest deeply. Restore fully. Rejuvenate from within.
Full & Partial Scholarships:
At Empowered Spaces, we believe healing spaces must be intentionally accessible—not just in theory, but in practice. Our Equity Scholarships prioritize access for Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BI&POC), as well as others who have faced systemic or financial barriers to participating in yoga and other healing modalities. This is part of our ongoing commitment to equity, collective care, and justice-rooted healing. To inquire about the Empowered Spaces Equity Scholarship, please contact Kelly at kkcaul@yahoo.com.
Health and Safety Precautions
We value community care and showing up for one another. Currently: Masks are optional. Please stay home if you have symptoms, test positive, or were exposed to someone with COVID-19. We use a HEPA air purifier in the studio. If anyone would like to participate and would only feel comfortable if everyone is masked, please email Kelly kkcaul@yahoo.com.
Accessibility
The Empowered Spaces studio is located on the ground floor. There is a 12-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.
Questions?
Email Gayla at gayla@gratefulheartrituals.com
Meet Gayla
My path to healing began more than eight years ago and continues to shape the way I support others today. Through my own recovery journey, I discovered the power of holistic healing practices to reconnect the mind, body, and spirit—and I now feel deeply honored to guide others as they navigate their own paths toward wholeness.
As a holistic recovery coach and trauma-informed practitioner, I offer compassionate, integrative support for individuals healing from substance use, trauma, mental health challenges, stress, and burnout. My work weaves together somatic practices, yoga, mindfulness, sound healing, nervous system regulation, and compassionate self-inquiry to create space for meaningful and lasting transformation.
I believe healing happens by cultivating a felt-sense of being safe, seen, and supported. Whether you are beginning your journey or deepening your healing process, I strive to hold a supportive and nourishing space where you can reconnect with yourself, cultivate resilience, and move toward a more grounded and empowered life.
I am currently continuing my professional training in Somatic Experiencing® at the Intermediate Year level, deepening my understanding of nervous system healing, trauma resolution, and embodied resilience.
*Coach for SHE RECOVERS® Foundation, which means that I am trained in, and my work aligns with the SHE RECOVERS® Intentions & Guiding Principles. I support the foundation as a volunteer facilitator and trauma-informed yoga teacher.