Yin Yoga

What is Yin Yoga?

The mental, emotional and physical stresses of modern living tighten up the soft tissues of the body. We have to coax our bodies to open every day.

Our muscles will respond to the repetitive movement of our regular yoga classes. They will become stronger and more elastic. It is a wonderful benefit of yoga, and everyone should take advantage of it.

Now forward looking yoga teachers from all over the world are making us aware that our connective tissues (ligaments, tendons and fascia) which are more dense and less supple don’t stretch like muscles. They don’t respond to brief stresses.

To “exercise” connective tissue we have to hold simple, modest postures for a long time in a non-aggressive stretch. THIS PRACTICE IS CALLED YIN YOGA.

As you hold these postures for extended periods and allow your muscles to relax, you are putting gentle corrective tension on the deep connective tissues in your body.

The therapeutic stress is very gentle. In Yin Yoga the stress is not with force, but with time. This is what coaxes the connective tissue to yield.

“Yin Yoga postures gently stretch and rehabilitate the connective tissues that form our joints. . . . it is not muscular strength that gives us the feeling of ease and lightness in the body, it is the flexibility of the joints, of the connective tissue.”

Paul Grilley, Author
Yin Yoga, Outline of a Quiet Practice

When your connective tissue is supple and more elastic, many chronic aches and pains tend to simply disappear!

Yin Yoga is also a way to slow down and relax. After a Yin Yoga class you’ll feel more at home in your body. One of our students described the Yin Yoga classes as “better than a day at the spa!”

Yin Yoga is a way to quiet your mind. As you hold the postures, your mind becomes more and more still. Over many years of experience and with our Kripalu Yoga training, we’ve found ways to take you inward where you might experience total stillness.

After a Yin Yoga Class you will be amazingly calm and refreshed. You will be free from conflicts and may have a sense of expansion and attunement with the Universe similar to experiences you may remember as a child.

We invite you to try one of our Yin Yoga classes. It is a wonderful experience!

Click here for a schedule of our Yin Yoga & Meditation Classes.

E-mail us if you’re not a registered student but wish to be notified when we are holding Yin Yoga Classes. Put “Yin Notification” in the subject line and we’ll put you on the list.

THE YIN YOGA CLASSES ARE A BONUS BENEFIT
FOR OUR CLASS CARD STUDENTS

We hold these classes once or twice a month on either Sunday mornings or Sunday afternoons from September to May.

Our Class Card students can attend these 2-hour classes as part of their class card - which makes them virtually free.

For students in our Discounted Series Classes or anyone else, the Drop-In Fee is only $20.

We offer these classes so inexpensively because we want our students to have the Yin Experience.

You will leave these classes feeling more relaxed and uplifted than you ever thought possible!