A yin yoga class featuring a meditation, wrist and shoulder release, twists, and hip opening. The theme for this short practice is digestion. Consider all of the ways you assimilate and take in the world around you: how do you feel? What are you taking in these days in terms of information and experiences? How are you processing each event? The invitation is to go into each pose and explore how it receives the shape. Breathe deeper to see how it might change your appreciation and sense of each posture.
As you go into each pose, explore how your body feels and receives the shape. Breathe deeper to see how it might change your appreciation and sense of each posture.
Style: Yin Yoga
Duration: 35-minutes
Level: open
Props: 1 Bolster, 2 Blocks, 1 Blanket, 1 Eye pillow
Focus: twists, hip openers
Location: Vancouver, BC
Music: Now We Lay Down Spotify Playlist
** If you do not have the props mentioned above for this class, feel free to do without.
Meditation
Come to sit or recline on your mat. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths into your lower abdomen. Consider all of the ways you ingest each experience. What is feeding you right now? How does your body feel?
Stretch 1
Wrist release from a tabletop pose
OPTION:
OPTION:
Stretch 2
Shoulder release
Stretch 3
Twist from child’s pose
Stretch 4
Cat/cow from tabletop
Deer pose or 90-90 legs
Benefits of deer pose:
Savasana with props