Spring yin yoga sequence1/2/2024 Lie on your back in a star shape – moving the arms and legs out to the side to wherever is comfortable for you. Find yourself a quiet space and enjoy!ĥ Restorative Yin Yoga Poses Restorative Yin –Pentacle Secondly, becoming still with the muscles relaxed and willing to let go physically and mentally. Firstly, coming into the posture to the appropriate edge – a place where you can feel sensation but are not overwhelmed by it. That way, you know how long you have been in the posture and can relax without clock checking! Yin teacher Sarah Powers recommends three stages to restorative yin yoga poses. If you decide to practice these at home I recommend using a timer. Here are five of my favourite restorative yin yoga poses. By placing moderate stress on the connective tissues we enable them to stretch and release. Restorative Yin yoga poses are done with the muscles relaxed and for longer holds. This means we suffer injuries, or perhaps just neglect it, having a negative effect on our joints. Whereas Yang practices focus more on movement and contraction, Yin targets the connective tissues to stretch and rehabilitate, preventing connective tissue slowly shortens and contracts as we get older. Yin consists of floor-based postures held for a longer duration of time. This is why I have decided to offer you 5 restorative yin yoga poses.Īs the name suggests, Yin yoga is a quieter, more introspective practice. Lying Butterfly and Gall Bladder 20 - good for calmingĪnd here is a Yoga Nidra based on the Liver and Gallbladder meridians and the fresh newness of Springtime.Yin is becoming an increasingly popular practice in a yoga world of predominantly yang styles. Rubbling Liver 3 - in between the big toe and second toe - good for irritability, stress, insomnia and headaches Rubbing the Liver and Gallbladder Meridians But to anger with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time for the right purpose and in the right way - that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy” Arsistotle “Speak when you are angry and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret” Laurence J Peter “He who angers you, conquers you” Elizabeth Kenny “A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them” Jung The world often continues to allow evil because it isn’t anger enough” Benjamin Franklin So flowing appropriately with our anger is the key. And if we lash out and let our anger go out of control that can have difficult consequences. For example if we repress and hold onto anger that’s normally not good for us. These emotions: frustration and anger - are not positive or negative in themselves, it’s how we respond to them and how we flow with them that makes them positive or negative. If we push when we should be going round the corner we can end up frustrated and irritated and angry. But also to know when it’s best not to push through but to travel round the corner to get to the same destination. The invitation is to feel the strength and power in the softness. This fresh spring buds are in some ways very soft and tender, but they are also strong enough to push right through concrete. The Liver is also connected to our eyes and ability to see things, literally with the physical eyes, but also seeing things in our lives and seeing how to move forwards. We could take a fresh approach in our lives maybe by changing the way we talk to ourselves - maybe being kinder and judging ourselves less harshly. We can approach our yoga practice in a fresh way by changing how we approach the poses, taking different angles, staying at a different edge, doing poses in an active or passive way, taking a different route in. The new beginnings can be fresh ways of approaching out yoga practice or our lives.
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