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Resting Dream Face: A Somatic Workshop (IRL)

  • Margate Yoga Studio 160 Northdown Road Margate, England, CT9 2QN United Kingdom (map)

Resting Dream Face

A slow, somatic, nervous-system-led practice focused on deep rest — not aesthetics.

A somatic evening practice for facial release, nervous system rest, and deep settling

 

What happens in the session

Through gentle facial, jaw and neck release, breath awareness and guided rest (often weaving in yoga nidra), we support the body to soften out of held tension and mental overload.

What it is not

This is not a beauty treatment or face-fixing practice.

It’s about regulation, rest and coming back into the body.


Resting Dream Face is not a beauty ritual or a face-shaping practice.

Many of us hold unintentional tension in the face, jaw and throat — especially under stress. When we soften these areas, the nervous system receives a powerful signal of safety.

Resting Dream Face is a slow, grounding invitation to soften the places we hold emotion, effort, and unspoken experience — particularly through the face, jaw, neck, and shoulders.


What to expect

🌀 Gentle facial and neck release
Slow, mindful touch to support ease and circulation in the face and neck, helping the body move toward rest rather than effort.

🌀 Jaw, neck, and shoulder unwinding
Simple movements and awareness to release habitual holding patterns and the weight of the day.

🌀 Nervous system regulation
Practices designed to stimulate a parasympathetic response, supporting calm, safety, and emotional settling.

🌀 Yoga nidra for deep rest
A guided practice to integrate the session, allowing the body and mind to fully soften and restore.

🌀 Breath and somatic awareness
Gentle breathwork to reconnect face, body, and inner state — noticing sensation rather than striving for change.

🌀 Optional reflection and intention-setting
Space to pause, notice, and reflect if journaling feels supportive — without pressure or expectation.

No mirrors.
No sculpting.
No “fixing.”

Just rest, release, and reconnection.


£25

This workshop sits outside the membership and is in collaboration with Margate Yoga Studio. As part of our commitment to accessibility, a few Community Access spaces are available. No questions asked.

Please note: By clicking the button below you will be taken to the MYS booking page, via Momence to save your space.


What to bring

  • A yoga mat (optional)

  • A cushion or bolster for comfort

  • Blankets for warmth and support

  • Water and/or a warm drink

  • Clean hands

  • A natural facial oil or serum (optional)

  • A notebook or journal (optional)

This is a mostly floor-based, deeply restorative practice.
Please set up somewhere you can lie down comfortably. If seated, avoid joining from your bed — you may fall asleep.

No mirror needed.

For online sessions: a quiet space and stable internet connection.

Phones off where possible.

 
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