The holidays can be a time of overindulging and stress. Whether you’re traveling to see loved ones, connecting via video conferencing or keeping to yourselves, you can benefit from a Yin Yoga practice to slow things down and reconnect with yourself in the process. This is an outline of a 40-minute Yin Yoga and Somatic-Inspired Movement with Guided Meditation sequence. The video demonstrating the practice is below.
For Yin Yoga props, you could have a pillow, blanket and/or block ready.
For an introductory discussion on Yin Yoga, how it can help improve the Fascia and the science behind the practice. Read Part 1 here. Then, follow with Part 2. Otherwise, you can jump to the bottom for the video.
The Yin Yoga Sequence Outline
-5-10 minute meditation (you can follow a guided meditation, use your breath as an anchor or do a body-scan. Option to keep eyes open or relax them closed).
-Gomukhasan for 2 minutes (Switch sides)
-Windshield wiper bent knees slowly to release from stretch
-Paschimottanasan for 2 minutes
-Windshield wiper bent knees slowly to release from stretch
-Janu Sirsasan for 2 minutes (switch sides)
-Somatic-Inspired Dynamic Deer Pose. Rest in Deer Pose for 2 minutes (switch sides)
-Supine Figure 4. Right ankle on left thigh. Interlace left hand with right foot. Slowly rock hip. Release grip. Thread both hands behind left thigh. Pull towards chest for 2 minutes. (switch sides)
-Constructive rest and/or Savasan
The Yin Yoga Video
To watch my 40-Minute Yin Yoga and Somatic-Inspired Movement (with Guided Meditation), check it out below.
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