Yin Yoga
18 October 2026 •
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
The Drift - 320 Casement Road, Whangamata
Emma Faulconbridge
Emma teaches to help yogi's find awareness, slow down and reconnect with their bodies. She is forever a student of integrating the wisdom of yoga into everyday life. Her classes incorporate breathwork and meditation, as well as incorporating styles learnt from many years of teaching abroad.
Emma is a traveler, a lover of the ocean and creative at heart. Happiest barefoot in nature or painting with watercolours.
Emma has taught in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India as well as New Zealand.
Vinyasa - Hatha - Mantra - Yin
Description
Step into stillness and discover the transformative power of Yin Yoga, a deeply nourishing and meditative practice that invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with yourself. Through long-held, passive floor postures, Yin Yoga gently targets the body's deeper connective tissues, creating space, mobility, and a profound sense of calm.
What is Yin Yoga?
Unlike more dynamic styles of yoga that engage and strengthen the muscles, Yin Yoga embraces softness and surrender. Poses are primarily practiced seated or lying down and are held for three to five minutes, sometimes longer, allowing gravity and mindful awareness to guide the experience.
Yin Yoga works beneath the surface of the body, stretching the fascia, ligaments, tendons, and joints while encouraging the free flow of energy through the body's meridian pathways. The result is a practice that cultivates both physical openness and inner stillness.
Benefits of Yin Yoga
Enhanced Flexibility & Mobility
Gently lengthen and release tight connective tissue, improving flexibility and creating greater freedom of movement in the joints.
Deep Relaxation & Stress Relief
Slow the pace of body and mind as the nervous system settles, helping to reduce stress, quiet mental chatter, and restore balance.
Energetic Harmony
Support the smooth flow of chi, or life-force energy, throughout the body, fostering a deeper sense of vitality, wellbeing, and inner peace.
An Invitation to Pause
In a world that constantly encourages movement and productivity, Yin Yoga offers something different: the opportunity to simply be. Through stillness, patience, and mindful presence, this gentle practice creates space for healing, reflection, and renewal from the inside out.
75 minute class
Suitable for everyone - no prior yoga experience necessary