Yin Yoga For Beginners

Welcome to the course! In this first session we'll go over some safety considerations to ensure that your practice is fully beneficial for you and so that you know how to avoid injury, and we'll make sure that you have everything you need prop-wise to continue with the course. And today's session ends with a meditation to tune into your body.

This session introduces the theory of Yin and Yang, and we'll look at some of the factors that make Yin Yoga Yin. We'll also explore the first principle of practicing Yin Yoga: finding your edge in the posture, which we'll practice in butterfly pose. The video demonstration of butterfly pose is called 'Yin Yoga: Butterfly Pose'

In session three, we'll take a look at the connective tissue: what it is, and how to safely stretch into it. We'll explore the second principle of holding the Yin Yoga postures: finding stillness in the pose, and we'll learn and practice caterpillar. The video demonstration for caterpillar is called 'Yin Yoga: Caterpillar Pose.'

In this session, we'll explore how to approach our practice with a yin attitude. We'll also take a look at the third principle of holding the Yin Yoga postures: committing to hold the pose, and we'll learn and practice banana pose. The video demonstration for banana pose is called 'Yin Yoga: Banana Pose.'

In session five, we'll look at how stored emotions can be released from the body as we release physical tension, and at how to encourage and facilitate a smooth emotional release as you practice. And we'll learn and practice a reclined twist. The video demonstration for this posture is called 'Yin Yoga: Reclining Twist.'

This session introduces the concept of chi and the meridian lines (energetic pathways), and we explore how our practice can encourage a smooth flow of chi through the meridians and a release of energetic blockages. We'll look in more detail at the liver and bladder meridians, and we'll learn and practice dragonfly pose. The video demonstration for dragonfly pose is called 'Yin Yoga: Dragonfly Pose.'

We'll continue our exploration of the meridians in this session, looking at the spleen, heart and lung meridian lines, and the postures that benefit each of these. We'll also learn and practice child's pose. The video demonstration for child's pose is called 'Yin Yoga: Child's Pose.'

Session eight explores how we can approach Yin Yoga as a meditation, and the benefits of practicing this way. We'll also learn and practice sphinx pose. The video demonstration for sphinx pose is called 'Yin Yoga: Sphinx Pose.'

As we approach the end of the course, we'll take a look at some things to consider as you continue your practice into the future. We'll also go more deeply into savasana, your relaxation pose. The video demonstration for savasana is called 'Yin Yoga: Corpse Pose (Savasana.)'

In this final, longer, session, we'll put all of the postures we've learnt together into a full sequence. Be ready with your mat to practice as soon as soon as the session begins. The video demonstration for this session is called 'Gentle Yin Yoga For Beginners.'