Yin Yoga Workshops
Is it for me?
Our Yin Yoga workshops take place approximately once a month on both Saturday afternoons and - brand new for early 2019 - Friday nights. The sessions are suitable for most people, including beginners and those with an established practice. You should be able to get on and off the ground with relative ease, and be open to pausing and resting. In contrast to a standard yoga class, there will be very little, if at all, movement; the intention being to allow gravity, props and our natural exhale to invite body and mind to soften and open. Our use of the word 'Yin' in this context indicates an approach and attitude of mind (gentle, receptive, soft) rather than a particular style or association with a specific teacher.Why take a Yin session with us?
"The modern world is very yang; life should be a balance between competition and compassion, between ambition and contentment. But this balance has been lost... Yin yoga can help bring balance to an overly yang lifestyle." - Paul Grilley, author of Yin Yoga.
Usually when we think of yoga, we bring to mind an active movement practice that relies on muscular engagement, and often a rather striving approach (although our policy at YATM is to take the pushing, striving elements out of our yoga).
There are huge benefits to an active yoga practice, but – as with everything, to maintain balance and harmony – it is important to remember the other side of the coin; the yin with the yang.
Yin yoga is the exact opposite of dynamic yoga. In a Yin yoga practice, all the postures are taken sitting, and are held for a far longer period of time, often for some minutes.
For many postures, we make use of bolsters, blankets, blocks and lavender eye pillows, to allow optimum support for the body - and a safe space in which the mind can also begin to settle.
As we hold the yin poses for some time, we are encouraged to soften, open, both physical and mentally. Whilst the body's connective tissue is very gently stretched, our minds are invited to quieten, and we can move towards a place of equanimity and calmness.
Our use of the word 'Yin' in this context indicates an approach and attitude of mind (gentle, receptive, soft) rather than a particular style or association with a specific teacher.
There are huge benefits to an active yoga practice, but – as with everything, to maintain balance and harmony – it is important to remember the other side of the coin; the yin with the yang.
Yin yoga is the exact opposite of dynamic yoga. In a Yin yoga practice, all the postures are taken sitting, and are held for a far longer period of time, often for some minutes.
For many postures, we make use of bolsters, blankets, blocks and lavender eye pillows, to allow optimum support for the body - and a safe space in which the mind can also begin to settle.
As we hold the yin poses for some time, we are encouraged to soften, open, both physical and mentally. Whilst the body's connective tissue is very gently stretched, our minds are invited to quieten, and we can move towards a place of equanimity and calmness.
Our use of the word 'Yin' in this context indicates an approach and attitude of mind (gentle, receptive, soft) rather than a particular style or association with a specific teacher.
Fast facts
Booking
We run regular Yin Yoga Workshops on Friday nights, 8-9.30pm.
Next date:
October 18, 2019, with Bessie
£22 per head, per workshop.
For more on our talented, highly trained Yin teachers, please continue to scroll down to the end of this column.