The key benefits of practicing Yin yoga include increased flexibility, released tension, and the ability to achieve a mindful relaxed state. Yin is such a wonderful break from our fast-paced lifestyles. This class encourages the student to slow down and be aware of one’s stillness. Soft music is played, and Gong Bath and Healings Sounds during the class.
The 60 min class is immediately followed by a 15-minute session of Nidra yoga.
Nidra means “consciuos sleep,” and is described as the mental state between wakefulness and sleep. Students lay on their backs and are guided through a methodical relaxation series. As mental and physical rest begins, students are invited to give themselves a positive affirmation or suggestion to meditate on throughout the exercise.

The class ends in blissful, relaxed silence. It is very common for some students to drift off to sleep for a few deeply restorative state.