![]() Please bring a notebook and pen – this workshop is a mix of practice and theory to inspire your practice and refine your teaching skills. We will also explore ways of adapting and modifying the postures to account for skeletal variations and differences in body type as well as ways of supporting injuries while practicing. We will engage in a Yin Yoga sequence for balancing the metal element during Autumn (including focusing on the Lungs and Large Intestine meridians). We will spend 3 hours exploring the application of Yin Yoga and Mindfulness as a way of nourishing and supporting the physical and energetic bodies, as well as the mind, during the season of Autumn. This workshop is aimed at yoga teachers and dedicated practitioners. Studio: Canberra Yoga Space, Philip, Canberra Please listen to your body, and work with a yoga teacher to ensure you are adhering to alignment and safety.Recognised Internationally by Yoga Alliance (YA)ĭates: Sunday 18 th April 2021 11.30am – 2.30pm Happy Baby: Hold onto the feet and let the knees drop open.ĭisclaimer: Please check with your health practitioner before starting any new practice. ![]() Supported Fish: Bring a bolster under your shoulder blades. Hold for: 5 minutes Supported Fish OR Happy Baby If you want a deeper stretch of chest and armpits, you can extend your arms overhead. Make sure the prop is under the boney part of the hips and not under the fleshy muscles! Relax your sacrum onto the block. Hold for: 3-5 minutes per side Supported Bridge:įrom the back, using a block or a bolster, lift the hips and slide under the sacrum / hips. Perhaps hold your left wrist with your right hand. Keep your hips and shoulders where they are, and consider bringing your arms over to the right. Hold for: 3-5 minutes per side Bananasana:įrom the back, bring your legs along the ground to the right, and cross one foot over the other if you need help holding it in place. If it feels available, extend the right leg out to the side with the toes pointing forward. ![]() Begin to melt the heart down to the ground allowing the head to your forearm. Keep your hips stacked above your knees and bring your right hand farther in front of you and bring the left forearm to the ground so you can rest your forehead upon it. Hold for: 3-5 minutes per side Half Melting Heart with Option for Gate Legs:Ĭome to hands and knees. Bring the elbows slightly in front of the shoulders. If you need more, you can extend your leg out. If it’s too intense you can lessen the angle or bring your foot closer to your opposite leg. Fold to whatever depth works for your body.įrom your belly, draw your right knee along the ground to come to a 90 degree angle on the floor. Lengthen through your spine and shift your hips forward. If needed, bring blocks under the knees for support. Feet can be any distance that’s comfortable for you from your perineum. Butterfly:īring the soles of the feet together and drop the knees open. This sequence takes anywhere from 60 to 90 minutes. “Between the stimulus and the response there is a space and in that space lies our power and our freedom.” ~Victor Frankl When in balance, there is willpower and wisdom. When out of balance, we can experience fear. The Kidneys transport and balance fluids within the body, and house jing, the essential life energy. On the other hand, when in balance, there is joy, dignity and integrity. Sometimes, our tendencies to go inwards, to hibernate and to stay warm, can leave us emulating sadness even if we don’t necessarily feel that specific emotion. The Lung meridian, when out of balance, can leave us with feelings of grief and sadness. ![]() This is a practice for late fall / early winter, and focuses on the Lung & Kidney/Bladder meridians. While yin yoga is a beautiful practice for any time of year, it’s especially lovely in the colder months as the body’s natural tendency is to curl inwards. I like to call it the time of year where Mother Nature is confused from one day to the next. on the other hand, it can be above zero, sunny and warm. Late November, early December is an interesting time of year, especially in Northern Alberta.
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