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| What is Yin Yoga? Yin Yoga combines the stillness of meditation with the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine, resulting in tremendous healing potential for your body, mind, and heart. Yin Yoga postures are floor poses held for 3-5 minutes. While holding the pose, we delicately balance strength and effort with surrender and acceptance. As we learn to relax through the vehicle of the body, witnessing but not reacting to sensation, the mind opens into a meditative state of awareness. We learn to calmly center ourselves in the midst of challenge. Many styles of yoga are Yang in nature – dynamic, moving, emphasizing muscular strength. Dynamic practices are about evolution. There is always room to grow in the postures, and the journey leads us outward, toward greater expressions of each pose. In contrast, receptive practices like Yin Yoga are about tunneling inward. We move deeper into our bodies and into our hearts, with a greater acceptance of where we are now rather than where we are going. In each pose, we pause, soften, and connect to our deepest self. It is a passive practice, yet it takes great courage and power to fully accept what is in each moment. What are the benefits? Holding the Yin Yoga poses for several minutes is like needle-less acupuncture. Life force energy (known as ‘qi’ in Traditional Chinese Medicine and ‘prana’ in Yogic theory) is unleashed and distributed throughout the meridian systems, especially the deepest yin elements of the body – the bones and connective tissues. Healthy function is restored to the joints, hips, lower back, sacrum, and shoulders. It is the long holding of deep stretches that reaches the connective tissues (ligaments, tendons, fascia), which are not as easily stretched as muscles. Stretching these deep tissues allows for more comfort while moving through life and while sitting, especially in seated meditation. What do I need? Yin Yoga is performed on a yoga mat in comfortable clothing you can stretch in. Mat and props are provided. You may want to dress in layers or long sleeves/pants to stay warm throughout the session. |
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| Mondays 5:30-6:45pm SIMPLE YOGA EnerQi Healing Arts Center, Santa Rosa CA (Class includes Yin Yoga postures) (Class is full, closed to new students) Wednesdays 12:15-1:15pm SIMPLE YOGA Parkpoint Health Club, Santa Rosa CA (Class includes Yin Yoga postures) (Drop-in rates & class cards for non-members) Wednesdays 5:30-6:45pm SIMPLE YOGA EnerQi Healing Arts Center, Santa Rosa CA (Class includes Yin Yoga postures) Saturdays 10:30-11:15am YIN YOGA Montecito Heights Health Club, Santa Rosa CA (Members only) |
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