EVENTS

 
 

SOUND HEALING: DECOMPRESS & RESET

Saturdays: April 5th 3pm-4:15pm Jiva Yoga Center- Hilton Head, SC

Investment: $45

Join Jessica on this journey as she takes you on Sound Healing Decompress & Reset which will guide you to a place of inner peace.  The sound vibrations will relax both your nervous system and brain waves, enabling your body to go into a self-healing mode and enter back into harmonious equilibrium.

The ancient art creation of sound healing spans cross-cultures & traditions throughout time.  It is a powerful therapy combining sounds, frequencies, and vibrations of various instruments to tap into and improve our multidimensional well being, guiding us into a deeper state of meditation.  During this meditation, through sound, the vibrations have the capacity to change you at a cellular level by healing the accumulation of stress you’ve been storing in your body, returning you back into balance.  It is through this experience, in which our luminous energy field (body, mind, soul spirit) can be gently awakened and be lovingly restored, reset, and activated.

This journey is extremely relaxing when you allow your body to soften into the harmonic sounds, giving you therapeutic healing & respite from our high-stress, anxiety-ladened environments.

Please come Reset & Activate your luminous vessels and realign yourself back into peace and harmony.

SACRED BREATH + CACAO + SOMATIC MOVEMENT

COMING SOON TO YOU!

Sacred Exchange: $55

Join me for an ecstatic afternoon of Cacao, Breathwork, and Somatic Movement. First we will awaken our senses through a delicious dose of ceremonial cacao as we set our intentions for our journey of exploration. You will then be guided into a transformational journey of conscious connected breath-work. Explore your inner awareness, learning to harness the potency of your breath, as it helps you to access parts of yourself and physiology that most people, never realize possible. Breath-work is a transformational practice which gives you control over your state of mind and your body’s chemistry and helps you to release trapped & stagnant energy. The combination of ceremonial cacao and breath-work will enable you to access and open your heart to receiving even more love and support. Followed by the breath we will add in an additional energizing dose of cacao (if you so choose) and some somatic movement will be guided and initiated by my intentional cues. This movement exploration will help you to shake off any residual and stagnant energy from the breath sequence, tapping into the deep layers of your soma as you move through feeling, not thinking, eventually leading you into your own unique dance & expression. Somatic movement has the capacities to take you into the great depths of innate wisdom and intelligence, that you already hold within, while also grounding you back into your true authentic self. This will be an ecstatic energetic offering, creating space for you to release, transform and alchemize as you open your heart and deepen into gratitude.

BLOSSOM INTO BALANCE: A Vernal Equinox Ceremony

Blue Lotus Tea + Balancing Breath+ Sound Journey Experience

Jiva Yoga Center, Hilton Head SC

Investment: $60

Join Jessica Golden of Sovereign Essence, in ceremony, as we celebrate the Vernal Equinox.  The Vernal Equinox, unofficially marks the Spring Season, it is celebrated & honored by many cultures as the first day of The New Year.  This day is traditionally observed as a time of Rebirth, Renewal and a time to find Balance & Harmony within.  With the passing of winter, we can come out of hibernation, seizing the opportunity to harness the new resurgence of energy, created by nature; utilizing it as a catalyst as we breathe new life into our vessels and Blossom into Balance.

Blue Lotus is a sacred, mystical and wise flower.  Dating back to ancient Egypt, the Blue Lotus, is often seen as a symbol of rebirth & renewal.  Its daily cycle of opening and closing its petals mirrors the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. This symbolism resonates with the idea of shedding old layers and embracing new beginnings on our spiritual journey.  Blue Lotus has the capacities to guide us into deep relaxation and through a state of lucid dreaming & altered consciousness.  The natural resonance of this beautiful flower will be enhanced through a balancing breath sequence and a beautiful melodic soundscape of various instruments, filled with scents and subtle sounds.

As we feel the shift in seasons, outside of us, this shift will also be echoed within us.  The potency of this ceremony will support you in letting go and also help you to usher in whatever you’d like to cultivate more of, as you journey forward on your path.

*Please wear comfortable clothing.  You will be sitting and laying down for this entire experience.  Please sign up ahead of time. Space is limited.

200HR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

BEGINS February 28th at JIVA YOGA CENTER, Hilton Head, SC

Join Jiva Teacher, Jessica Golden of Sovereign Essence, at Jiva Yoga Center this winter, in 2025, for an incredible journey through a 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. This comprehensive, in person, program will span across 3 months (8 weekends), creating a road map for you to dive deeper into the practice. We will make stops and spend time in yoga philosophy, anatomy, meditation, pranayama, styles of yoga, asana & sequencing, mantra & kirtan, the chakras, embodiment off the mat, and so much more! Our program is not only for aspiring yoga teachers but also those who want to develop a deeper awareness of self and their own practice.

Learn from certified and qualified expert instructors as you earn your 200hr Yoga Alliance Yoga Teacher Certification and become a Certified Yoga Teacher, yourself!

200 HOUR TRAINING INCLUDES:

  • Different topics of exploration each weekend

  • Yoga Philosophy: Intro to Yoga Sutras and

        The Bhagavad Gita

  • Meditation, pranayama, mantra & kirtan incorporated throughout.

  • The biomechanics of postures: forward bends, back bends, twists, hip openers, inversions, and arm balances. Learn the functions of each asana family as well as functional anatomy of the body.

  • Receive the tools to embody and teach classical asana: Sequencing and creating a safe and inspiring environment for your students to practice and learn.

  • Cultivate confidence in verbal alignment cues and also somatic cues.

  • Build conscious awareness through a somatic approach.

  • Explore the potency of connection between breath and movement, while also in stillness.

  • Learn the Chakra System and its application to the practice.

  • Develop empathy and deep compassion for holding space for your students as you learn how to address their individual needs both physically & emotionally.

  • Dive deeper into your understanding of Spirituality, Integration, Embodiment and Life as Ceremony.


CONNECTION: Deepen into self, your training cohort allies, and those around you on your journey.

SELF - INVESTMENT INCLUDES:

  • 200 hours of training with experienced instructors.

        Yoga Alliance Certification.

  • In depth-manual.

  • Weekly reading & writing assignments based off of required reading (Books NOT included).

  • Discounted classes at Jiva Yoga Center, during period of study.

  • Sound Healing & Ceremony surprises along the way ;)

SCHEDULE:

Weekend 1:
Friday 2/28/25 6pm - 9pm
Saturday 3/1/25 8am - 5pm
Sunday 3/2/25 8am - 5pm

Weekend 2:
3/7/25 - 3/9/25 (same times each weekend)

Weekend 3:
3/21/25 - 3/23/25

Weekend 4:
3/28/25 - 3/30/25

Weekend 5:
4/11/25 - 4/13/25

Weekend 6:
4/25/25 - 4/27/25

Weekend 7:
5/2/25 - 5/4/25

Weekend 8:
5/16/25 - 5/18/25

INSTRUCTORS:
Jean Rioux, owner of Jiva Yoga Center, will be the director of this training and Jessica Golden will be the primary facilitator. You can also expect other guest teachers to join us, to ensure that you are receiving the highest caliber of information, knowledge, and support.

Jessica holds 500hr+ YTT certifications. She completed her initial 200hr training from Jean Rioux & Vicki Rickard at Jiva Yoga Center in 2016. She went on to complete her 500hr YTT “Yoga & Somatics and Expressions of Yin” with Carlos Romero of Livin’ Inspired in Bali, Indonesia. She has immersed herself within several others trainings from Baptiste Yoga with Baron Baptiste & Paige Elenson, Buti Yoga, Conscious Connected Breathing with Jon Paul Crimi, virtual immersions with Janet Stone, Sound Healing Apprenticeship with Kennedy Oneself at Soul Medicine Vibrations, Sound Healing Academy and has also earned her Level II Shamanic Reiki certification. Her wide range of experience & certifications and devotion to the practice has helped to shape her into an eclectic, embodied yoga teacher, who draws from several modalities to present to you this thorough & comprehensive training program.

INVESTMENT:

EARLY BIRD: $3,200 (paid in full by November 1, 2024)
REGULAR: $3,500 (with a non-refundable $500 deposit due by January 31, 2025)

Payment Plans:
Regular tuition can either be paid in full or in multiple installments. Please contact the studio to set up a payment plan.
*Please include either the full payment or your first installment with your application. Training must be paid in full prior to receiving certification.

APPLICATION:   Email me at info@sovereignessence.com to request your application.

Our intention for this training is for you to leave feeling awakened, evolved, educated, inspired and confident in your own practice and in the potentiality of teaching/guiding or sharing with others. You will receive a Yoga Alliance 200hr YTT certificate, if you complete all the training requirements. This is going to be a transformative journey filled with support, community, deep wisdom, creativity, healing and most importantly fun! We hope you can join us!

Namasté