Yin Yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine – An Introduction
How yin yoga and traditional chinese medicine came to be…
Understanding Yin and Yang Before Starting a Journey Inward
In her song, Joni Mitchell describes the initial reaction of the human heart to seeing life from both sides. Although it feels strange, and unfamiliar, that’s why we are here, on this beautiful website to explore our life from both sides.
Embody the Ascending Quality of Spring – A Yin & Myofascial Release Practice
Explore your liver and gallbladder meridian lines in this practice focused on the wood element through myofascial release in yin yoga.
Qigong and Yin Yoga: Two Practices Compared
Qigong 气功 is a practice that has become popular amongst Yin Yoga practitioner and teacher. Perhaps you’ve tried Qigong 气功 but might not be familiar the history behind Qigong and why it’s taught together with Yin yoga. In this article you will learn more about Qigong, what it is, how Qigong works, how it relates to Yin Yoga and how Qigong can complement your Yin Yoga practice to improve your vitality and health.
Wu wei in Yoga
The concept of wu wei enters most of the yoga classes I teach. When I guide my yoga students into a pose, I often ask them to make an “effortless effort.”
Instead of New Year’s Resolutions, try this: 7 Yin Yoga poses & questions to help you embody Yin-Yang off the mat
In many texts 阴阳 Yin-Yang is often written as Yin and Yang. The reality is however, there is no Yang without Yin, and vice versa. There isn’t even an ‘and’ separating them because it is, they are, simply, Yin-Yang. Because it is a single concept made up of 2 separate words however, the closest representation that reflects the truth of this is Yin-Yang….
Earth Element | Yin Sequence – An Etymological Journey into Peace
“Peace is every step” according to dear teacher Thich Nhat Hanh…
Wood Element | Yin Sequence – Rest as a Means to Transcend
As a result of the culture that we are living in, we may have the tendency to be more attentive to the observable parts of our lives from outside, and not find ourselves diligent in the areas that are reserved just for us…
EFT Tapping for Autumn
I wanted to share some Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) inspiration for the fall season, which focuses on our metal element and the lung and large intestine meridians. The specific endpoints to tap for these meridians are on the thumb and index finger as you see below. You can tap these fingers together as you recite […]
Pose Breakdown: Dragons (Lunges + Splits)
Cat pulling its tail is a wonderful twist that stimulates the entire body. There are many variations…
