I love this insight into Yin Yoga … from our thinking brain to our physical body, heart and spirit β€οΈ It takes us in a journey that is beyond the physical body release of fascia.
The Summer Kripalu Yin Workshop on August 12th at Watts of Yoga in Media is sold out. There is a waiting list.
Yin is about biding our time, taking care of what matters the most. Allowing and opening. Tending and releasing. Mind and body connecting and expanding through breath.
Finding the balance with Yin and Yang brings harmony to our lives π
Resiliency is key when it comes to stressful times. Often described as a plasticity, resiliency is our ability to bend with stress, but resume our original shape after the stress passes. Resiliency is not only a physical phenomenon, but a mental one as well. Psychologists have been teaching mindfulness techniques for decades to enhance our mindβs ability to cope with stress. Yin Yoga is a practice that integrates both.
Personal resiliency can be built up through many practices, habits and routines. By learning new skills, we create new neural pathways and increase our brainβs elasticity. Neuroscience is now discovering with imaging proof what ancient yogis have been saying for thousands of years. We can create new mind pathways and change the way we experience the world. Regardless of what youβre choosing to learn; a new language, car repair, home improvements, a musical instrument or a breathing technique, the act ofβ¦
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I Love Yin Yoga Val and it is exactly how she explains. So good for us. π
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Good for the wholeness of us too! Thank you Karen π
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Wonderful share Val.. May we each of us find our inner balance.
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Thank you Sue πππ
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After a few weeks of a regular practice of gentle and meditation, Yin Yoga is next. I am looking forward to it even more after reading this. Thank you. π
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It’s a wonderful way to deepen your practice. Enjoy the openng and the insights Carrie π
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Yin is a delicious and powerful experience.
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