Yin Yoga with Miriam
June 2, 2025 •
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Banks Ford Pkwy
Mirriam Brown
Description
Welcome to the mat, everyone. My name is Miriam, and I’ll be guiding you through a 60-minute Yin Yoga class.
Let’s begin in a comfortable seat—hips on heels or an easy cross-legged seat. Use a block under your hips if needed. Tonight, we’ll be using blocks, a bolster, and an eye pillow.
About Yin Yoga:
Yin Yoga has been practiced for centuries in China and Taiwan as part of Daoist Yoga (also known as Dao Yin). Taoist priests shared this practice—along with breathwork techniques—with Kung Fu practitioners over 2,000 years ago.
Yin Yoga works deeply into the body through passive, longer-held poses. It targets the body’s deepest tissues: ligaments, joints, bones, and fascia—rather than muscles. Yin Yoga also provides emotional and mental clarity and ease.
We’ll begin with grounding:
Close your eyes or soften your gaze
Ground your sit bones
Stack your spine tall and light
Lift through the chest
Roll your shoulders back and down
Rest your arms on your thighs
Set your intention:
"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go." – Rumi
Breath & Gentle Movement:
Neck bends (right & left) ×3
Shoulder rolls ×3
Neck tilt up/down ×3
Ocean Breath (Alternate Nostril Breathing) ×3
Inhale through right nostril → Exhale through left
Inhale through left nostril → Exhale through right
Inhale through both → Exhale through mouth
Asanas:
Tabletop → Cat/Cow Poses ×4
Thread the Needle (Right & Left)
Baby Cobra ×3
Extended Child’s Pose – Breathe deeply ×3
Yin Poses (Hold each as directed):
Dragon Pose – 2 mins/side
Butterfly Pose – 5 mins
Sphinx Pose – 3 mins
Twisted Roots – 1 min/side
Melting Heart Pose – 1 min
Saddle Pose – 5 mins
Banana Pose – 2.5 mins/side
Supported Fish Pose – 7 mins (Use block under upper back)
Final Rest – Savasana:
2 mins to settle
7 mins full rest
Body scan and deep surrender
Smile with your heart—“Life is beautiful.”
Closing:
Take 3 deep breaths
Begin gentle stretches
Curl into a side-body fetal pose
Slowly return to seated
Inhale arms up overhead, palms together
Exhale hands to heart center
Thank you so much for supporting me tonight.
Let’s begin in a comfortable seat—hips on heels or an easy cross-legged seat. Use a block under your hips if needed. Tonight, we’ll be using blocks, a bolster, and an eye pillow.
About Yin Yoga:
Yin Yoga has been practiced for centuries in China and Taiwan as part of Daoist Yoga (also known as Dao Yin). Taoist priests shared this practice—along with breathwork techniques—with Kung Fu practitioners over 2,000 years ago.
Yin Yoga works deeply into the body through passive, longer-held poses. It targets the body’s deepest tissues: ligaments, joints, bones, and fascia—rather than muscles. Yin Yoga also provides emotional and mental clarity and ease.
We’ll begin with grounding:
Close your eyes or soften your gaze
Ground your sit bones
Stack your spine tall and light
Lift through the chest
Roll your shoulders back and down
Rest your arms on your thighs
Set your intention:
"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go." – Rumi
Breath & Gentle Movement:
Neck bends (right & left) ×3
Shoulder rolls ×3
Neck tilt up/down ×3
Ocean Breath (Alternate Nostril Breathing) ×3
Inhale through right nostril → Exhale through left
Inhale through left nostril → Exhale through right
Inhale through both → Exhale through mouth
Asanas:
Tabletop → Cat/Cow Poses ×4
Thread the Needle (Right & Left)
Baby Cobra ×3
Extended Child’s Pose – Breathe deeply ×3
Yin Poses (Hold each as directed):
Dragon Pose – 2 mins/side
Butterfly Pose – 5 mins
Sphinx Pose – 3 mins
Twisted Roots – 1 min/side
Melting Heart Pose – 1 min
Saddle Pose – 5 mins
Banana Pose – 2.5 mins/side
Supported Fish Pose – 7 mins (Use block under upper back)
Final Rest – Savasana:
2 mins to settle
7 mins full rest
Body scan and deep surrender
Smile with your heart—“Life is beautiful.”
Closing:
Take 3 deep breaths
Begin gentle stretches
Curl into a side-body fetal pose
Slowly return to seated
Inhale arms up overhead, palms together
Exhale hands to heart center
Thank you so much for supporting me tonight.