Journey Description
An introduction to the practice and theory of yin yoga.
Yin yoga is a slow practice where postures are held passively for several minutes to stretch into the fascia and connective tissue. Throughout the course, we'll be exploring the many benefits that yin yoga can bring us on every levle, along with some philosophy and theory around the practice. In each session, we'll learn a new posture and we'll put them all together at the end into a longer sequence.
You'll learn how and why to practice yin yoga and understand what's happening in your body as you practice. You'll also learn some yin yoga postures which you can continue to work with into the future.
You will need a yoga mat, and you might find it helpful to have some other props too. Yoga blocks are great, but cushions or pillows can also be used and blankets are always handy.
Journey Tracks
1. Welcome to the Course
The first session goes over some safety considerations to ensure that your practice is fully beneficial for you and so that you know how to avoid injury. You'll also make sure that you have everything you need props-wise to continue with the course.
This session ends with a meditation to tune into your body and prepare to practice.
2. Yin And Yang
This session introduces the theory of yin and yang and looks at some of the factors that make yin yoga yin. We'll also explore the first principle of practicing yin yoga: finding your edge, which we'll practice in butterfly pose.
3. The Connective Tissues
In session three, we take a look at the connective tissue: what it is and how to safely stretch into it. We also explore the second principle of yin yoga: finding stillness in the pose, and we learn and practice caterpillar.
4. Taking a Yin Approach
In this session, we explore how to approach our practice with a yin attitude. We also look at the third principle of yin yoga: committing to holding the pose, and we learn and practice banana pose.
5. Emotional Release During the Practice
In session five, we look at how stored emotions can be released from the body as we release physical tension, and at how to encourage and facilitate a smooth emotional release as you practice; and we learn and practice a reclining twist.
6. Chi and Meridians: the Liver and Bladder
This session introduces the concept of chi and the meridian lines (energetic pathways,) and we explore how out practice can encourage a smooth flow of chi through the meridians. We also learn and practice dragonfly pose.
7. Chi and Meridians: The Spleen, Heart And Lung
We continue our exploration of the meridian lines in this session, looking at the spleen, heart and lung and the posures that benefit each of these. We also learn and practice child's pose.
8. Yin Yoga as Meditation
Session eight explores how we can approach yin yoga as a meditation, and the benefits of practicing in this way. We learn and practice sphinx pose.
9. Evolving Your Practice
As we approach the end of the course, we take a look at some things to consider as you continue your practice into the future. We also go more deeply into savasana, your relaxation posture.
10. Putting It All Together
In this final, longer session, we put all of the postures we've learnt together into a full sequence. Be ready with your pat to practice as soon as the session begins.
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