A healthy mind is a healthy body. With the demands of a busy life, time and stillness seem like rare gems. But this time taken, to sit in stillness and observation, has this profound ability to "give you back time”. It creates deep-rooted connection and clarity that leads to greater concentration, healing and understanding.
Yin yoga is the perfect balance to the very YANG world many of us live in. Yin is designed to create stillness, presence and a deep state of release, targeting the the connective tissues (fascia, ligaments, tendons and joints). Without force, poses are held for (3-5 minutes), allowing the muscles of the body to relax to enable the connective tissues of the body to be positively stressed and lengthened. The sustained time is the perfect opportunity to enter a meditative state of personal inquiry, reconnect to your centre, your truth. These classes are infused with ancient wisdom and philosophies from India (Chakra System & Yogic Philosophies) and Chinese Medicine principles.
Benefits of yin & meditation have been well documented and backed by years of scientific research including:
- Increased mobility and flexibility
- Decreased inflammation and pain
- Sense of calmness and clarity of mind, improves focus
- Decreased depression and anxiety by increasing positive emotion
- Increased parasympathetic activity decreasing stress
- Able to better manage emotions
- Improved connection with self and loved ones (improves sex life)
- Increased immunity thus enhances health
