Imagine hundreds of people moving through a vinyasa more or less in sync, lowering into chaturanga, arching into upward-facing dog then pushing into downward dog, following the flow of a teacher's instructions, only there's no voice to be heard. There's also no music playing and no dimly lit studio. It's just an outdoor pool, a grid of brightly colored yoga mats and a bunch of people performing yoga while wearing wireless headphones. This is Silent Savasana.
Founded by yoga teacher Dray Gardner, Silent Savasana creates a personal yoga experience out of a group class by adding headphones. Like increasingly popular silent discos, where people dance to music transmitted via headphones, the instruction and soundtrack is entirely broadcast via LED headsets, which encapsulates each person for a more private yoga practice.
Starting on April 13 at Green Valley Ranch, both it and Red Rock Resort will host monthly, sunset Silent Savasana sessions poolside with doors opening at 6 p.m. and instruction beginning at 7 p.m. Both resorts will offer drink and food specials for attendees at select restaurants after each event.
Open to anyone 21 or older, Silent Savasana classes are free. Not having to listen to your neighbor's dramatic breathing? Priceless.