The Embodied Nervous System Training
Build resilience through somatic tools and mindful practices
With Stephanie Lopez
Tuesday May 11 1pm – Thursday May 13 12:00pm
The Embodied Nervous System Training is a 12 hour training designed to help you cultivate deep inner stability, strengthen nervous system regulation, and reconnect with the unchanging awareness at the heart of non- dual yogic teachings.
Through breath-work, meditation, restorative practices, relational exercises, and contemplative inquiry, you will learn practical tools to calm reactivity, expand resilience, and embody presence — not only for your own well-being, but so you can serve as a grounded, steady light for others.
These ancient yogic practices, refined over thousands of years, are increasingly supported by contemporary scientific research demonstrating their powerful effects on stress physiology, emotional regulation, cognitive clarity, immune function, and overall well-being. When we consciously regulate the body and steady the mind, we create the conditions for deeper recognition — remembering that beneath changing experiences lies an awareness that is steady, luminous, and whole.
This immersion is designed for yoga teachers, therapists, and dedicated practitioners who wish to deepen both their personal practice and their capacity to support others in challenging times.
CEUs available.
What You Will Learn
Practical, accessible tools to regulate the nervous system in moments of stress or overwhelm
Breath practices that calm activation and increase grounded vitality
Somatic awareness techniques to strengthen inner listening and self-trust
Meditation methods that cultivate steadiness and access deeper layers of awareness
Relational presence skills that support co-regulation and authentic connection
Restorative practices that replenish energy and promote deep integration
How to remain centered during uncertainty and become a steady, supportive presence for others
Ways to integrate non-dual teachings into embodied, everyday experience
Benefits of This Immersion
Participants often experience:
Greater emotional balance and reduced reactivity
Increased clarity, focus, and decision-making capacity
A stronger sense of inner stability during challenging times
Improved ability to stay present with intensity — your own and others’
More sustainable energy and reduced burnout
A deepened sense of connection to your essential nature
Renewed inspiration in teaching, leadership, and service
What Scientific Research Is Showing
Modern research increasingly affirms what yogic traditions have long taught:
Slow, conscious breathing helps regulate stress hormones and balance the autonomic nervous system
Meditation supports neuroplasticity, improving emotional regulation and resilience
Restorative practices reduce inflammation and support immune health
Mind-body practices enhance vagal tone and heart-rate variability, indicators of adaptability and stress
resilience
Contemplative practices improve attention, empathy, and relational attunement
Consistent self-regulation practices reduce anxiety, depression, and chronic stress symptoms
Science is now validating that these ancient practices measurably strengthen our capacity to remain steady under pressure — and that steadiness supports clearer thinking, healthier relationships, and greater overall well-being.
At its heart, this immersion is not only about stress regulation — it is about remembrance. As the body settles and themind softens, awareness reveals itself as steady and unbroken. Regulation becomes a doorway into recognition —an awakening to the truth that who we are is already whole.
Who This Immersion Is For
This immersion is designed for those who feel called to deepen their inner steadiness and live — and lead — from a place of embodied awareness.
It is especially supportive for:
Yoga teachers who want to skillfully support students in regulating stress, building resilience, and integrating contemplative wisdom into practice
Therapists, healers, and helping professionals seeking embodied tools to remain grounded while holding space for others
Dedicated practitioners who long to strengthen their meditation, breathwork, and self-regulation practices
Leaders and community builders who want to become a calm, steady presence in uncertain or challenging times
Those experiencing stress, transition, or overwhelm who are ready to cultivate greater emotional balance and clarity
Seekers on a path of awakening who are drawn to non-dual teachings and wish to experience their true nature more directly and consistently
You do not need to be flexible, advanced in yoga, or experienced in meditation. What is most important is a sincere willingness to explore, to slow down, and to listen inwardly.
If you feel the call to strengthen your inner ground…
If you want to respond rather than react…
If you aspire to be a steady light for your students, family, and community…
This immersion is for you.
3 Day Schedule
Day 1: Tuesday, May 11 – 1:00pm – 5:00pm
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An overview of the nervous system states, and how embodiment supports regulation. Set intentions and ground into the immersion journey.
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Discover the three organizing states of the autonomic nervous system. Learn to identify and work with these states on and off the mat.
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Through yogic practices and somatic body awareness, tune in to your body’s cues and the messages of the wisdom body.
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Learn and practice specific breath techniques that activate the parasympathetic response and build vagal tone.
Day 2: Wednesday, May 12 – 9:00am – 5:00pm
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Explore how language, pace, and sequencing create a felt sense of safety for self and others.
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Through dyad practices and mindful interaction, cultivate co-regulation and supportive presence.
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Access deep rest states that help the system restore and integrate. Includes guided Yoga Nidra.
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Break time.
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Learn to shift from freeze or collapse into empowered movement designed to mobilize without overwhelm.
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Experience centering practices that support nervous system resilience in the midst of stress or uncertainty.
Day 3: Thursday, May 13 – 9:00am – 12:00pm
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Explore the bi-directional highway of communication between brain and body—and how to gently re-pattern it with awareness and practice.
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Pause as a practice: cultivate a mindful relationship to sensation, emotion, and stillness.
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End the retreat with tools to bring your learning into daily life and teaching. Includes journaling, group sharing, and closing meditation.
When? Tuesday May 11 1:00pm - Thursday May 13 12:00pm Pacific Time.
Cost: $350
Where? You choose! At the Kabuki Hotel, San Francisco or Online. Please select in-person if you are sure you can attend as space is limited.
The zoom link will be part of your confirmation email and you will also receive a reminder email 2 days before and one hour before it starts.
After registering, you will receive 2 emails: a receipt and a confirmation email. The Zoom link will be part of the confirmation email. If you don’t receive it, please contact asap info@yogakula.com. Thank you!
Recorded Video will be available and sent automatically to all registered participants. If you cannot make the timebut would like to attend, please register to receive the video link.
YogaKula Policies : No refunds are offered on workshops. You are welcome to transfer your ticket to someone else
Stephanie Lopez
Stephanie Lopez, LISW, C-IAYT, is the Senior Advisor of Philosophy & Learning and Senior iRest Trainer for iRest Institute. With a deeply embodied understanding of meditation informed by nearly 30 years of immersion in the nondual teachings of yoga, she leads retreats and trainings internationally with a focus on living an authentic and awakened life.
As a Gestalt therapist, meditation teacher, and certified yoga therapist she bridges eastern wisdom with western psychology and neuroscience to support healing and transformation. Stephanie also serves as Vice-Chair on the Certification Committee for IAYT helping to promote standards and credentialing for the yoga therapy field. She has presented meditation at Google, Spotify, and UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. She is a contributing author of “Yoga Nidra Meditations” and “Practice: Wisdom from the Downward Dog.”