Berlin  Yin  Yoga

JANUARY 26, 2019

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Mindfulness & Yin Yoga Workshop:

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Deepening Connection

Body, Mind & Heart

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Through yin yoga and mindfulness meditation, we will explore ways to open ourselves up to all that we are allowing for more authentic connection.  Instead of continuing on automatic pilot, doing our best to get from one thing to the next, we will pause, soften, and connect.  We will tune into our bodies through long held yin postures.  This time in stillness will also give us a chance to lean into our minds and hearts; seeing/feeling/being with how they really are at this moment. With curiosity and kindness, we will explore our complexity and depth. These practices, although challenging, offer us more energy and space to fully meet the joys and sorrows of life.  They bring more vividness and ease into our physical, emotional, and mental lives.

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Morning Session: 10:00-13:30

Mindfullness Meditation:

Softening into now through (Anapanasati) breath awareness

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Landing in the belly:

Through shorter held yin postures, we will feel into our lower body.  We will tune into our intuitive center: the Hara. Cultivating our awareness of what is here at the moment.

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Tea break

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Landing in the heart and mind:

In this class, we will focus on upper body.  This practice releases tensions in the shoulders and neck and also opens the chest: stimulating chi flow in the heart and lungs. It helps us breathe smoother, allowing our body to go from  fight and flight (sympathetic nervous system) to rest and digest (parasympathetic nervous system).

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13:30 - 15:00 Lunch break

Lovely cafes nearby for a delicious meal.

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Afternoon Session:

15:00-18:30

Mindfullness Meditation:

Opening ourselves to now through (vipassana) inquiry  meditation

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Feeling the body, heart and mind:

We will slow down into long held yin postures that help open the front and back of the body. In the stillness of the postures, we will engage in  inquiry practices and visualizations.

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Tea break

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Surrendering into stillness and silence: 

Continuing with long yin holds, we will twist and practice hip openers to target the middle layer of the body.  We will allow the power of the physical practice and silence to do their magic.