Embodied Rest: A Sound Journey

Sunday, August 9th

2pm - 4pm

Tickets: €40

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with Sophia Pallaro & Anya Stafford

At this session we’ll begin with some gentle embodied movement to help you arrive, settle into your body, and reconnect with yourself. To take in the late summer light and the kindness the year has shown us so far.

Sophia will help you slow down into restful restorative positions while Anya will be playing crystal bowls, chimes, and found sounds to support deep listening and self awareness. This liminal sound bath and movement experience offers a space to listen deeply, allowing

the body, breath and senses to soften. As we move through Lughnasa, it’s a time to connect

with your own harvest - the seeds you’ve planted, what has come into bloom, and what you’ll carry with you into the coming season.

We’ll end by taking time to gently integrate the practice, resting together afterwards with a cup of Tilia (lime) tea foraged from an old tree in Kildare.

About Anya

Anya Stafford is an accredited sound practitioner, DJ, creative director and educator. She created The Sound Dive to bring sound baths to Barcelona and Dublin.As a DJ and vinyl digger for over 20 years, she connects moods and sounds from many eras and genres to tell a new story. Spanning spiritual jazz, cosmic disco, African rarities and deep funk, Anya has played at All Together Now, Hang Dai, Backstory and The Big Romance.As a creative leader with global tech teams, international creative studios, local charities, and Irish universities, Anya brings an understanding of today's pace of life and the importance of managing burnout to her sound healing practice.

About Sophia

Sophia Pallaro is a yoga and meditation teacher, teacher trainer, embodiment life coach, and sociologist with over a decade of experience in embodied practice and education. Since 2011, she has been teaching classes, workshops, and yoga trainings, weaving together embodied movement, restorative practices, and meditation to create safe, inclusive, and supportive spaces for practice.

She also collaborates with music producers and artists, offering immersive workshops that combine movement, meditation, and live music.Sophia works at the intersection of embodiment, education, and social inequality, particularly in community settings and with marginalised communities. She holds a PhD in Sociology exploring the social and embodied dimensions of yoga, which will be published as a book by Routledge in 2026.