Release and Restore: A Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra Class
2024-05-15 18:00 - 19:15 (America/New_York) | Senexet Grange 628 Route 169 Woodstock, CT
Yin yoga it's a stretching focused class done with a cool body. Poses are held for 2-5 mins and are all low to the ground. Poses are semi supported if the body needs it. In Yin we compress the ligaments and joints with long holds and breath work to help the fascia to open. Rebound restorative poses will be added in to allow space for cellular healing and hydration. Yin works into the fascia and aids in joint mobility, flexibility and balance. The compression (the holding of the stretch) starves the joint of fluid while stretching the fascia around the joint capsule. When compression is released the joint capsule is freed, but the fascia remains slightly stretched and more open. Fluid, nutrients, and oxygen rushes back to the joint capsule and this flood of hydration is felt in the body as the rebound. Along with this more tangible shift Yin also helps to calm the nervous system (taking you back into Rest and Restore) and clear the energy channels (meridians) of the body through the fascia. This will be a 45-50 min practice with soft, instrumental music playing in the background though class. We will close with a 25 min yoga nidra meditation each week.
