Work into the tissues all the way around the hip joint.
A lower-body practice, focusing on the support we can get from the wall.
This practice takes a full-body approach through the meridians of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Equipment needed: foam roller, blanket
This practice contains:
Centering/Opening meditation
Dynamic seated side bend
Myofascial release for the serratus anterior & lats (just under the armpits)
Reclined Shoelace/Pigeon
Banana
Reclined Twist
Closing meditation
The Five Essentials provide guidance on what to do during the stillness of a yin posture, help us strengthen our felt sense of our bodies, and gently nudge us into a state of relaxation.
Equipment needed: 2 blocks for my suggested shapes, but endlessly adaptable, so don’t let that stop you!
You can take any position you prefer for this meditation. Please take extra care to make yourself comfortable using blankets, pillows or other equipment.
This is the closing meditation from the 60-minute Supported Yin practice.
Tune in to steadiness in this extra-supported practice. We’ll use blankets, blocks, and anything else you have around that might help more of your body make contact with the ground as you soften into the shapes. Fewer cues are provided in the shapes so that you have the freedom to adjust according to your own present moment experience.
Equipment needed: a blanket, 1-2 blocks or small pillows
This practice contains:
Opening meditation
Supported Fish
Half Dragonfly
Supported Bridge
Reclined Twist
Closing meditation (available as a standalone meditation)
In our practice and in life, not everything will feel good all the time. Here, we can interact with our discomfort in a way that lets us remain fully in control of our experience, using myofascial release.
Equipment needed: foam roller, bolster, block
A simple, full-body practice with all my favorites!
Equipment needed: 2 blocks; blanket (optional)
Throughout a simple yin yoga practice, we’ll tap into both external and internal elements of our immediate experience to quiet our minds and stay anchored into our practice.
Equipment needed: 2 blocks, wall space, blanket (optional)
A low-key practice that begins with some dynamic movements to invoke the fluid quality of the Water element, and flows into longer-held static postures for the Kidney meridian.
Equipment needed: 2 blocks (or household equivalent)
Take a quick stretch after a run or workout, no equipment needed.
Our spines are made to move in many directions - they allow us to round forward, arch our back, rotate to see behind us, and stretch to each side. In this practice, we’ll explore the unique experience of our own spinal movement.
Equipment needed: peanut, 2 blocks, blanket
Whether you’ve been practicing for a day or a decade, this class is for you if you want to connect (or re-connect) with the essential elements of the Yin practice.
Equipment needed: 1 blanket, 2 blocks
My favorite myofascial release technique will work out the tight spots in your calf muscles.
Equipment needed: myofascial release ball or tennis ball; yoga block or shoebox (optional)
Inspired by one of my favorite full-body strength training activities, we’ll explore moving in various ways while holding an object overhead.
Equipment needed: a yoga block (or tissue box, empty shoebox etc)
This movement practice explores essential qualities of the familiar Tree pose (vrksasana).
Equipment needed: foam roller, myofascial release ball or tennis ball
This shorter practice targets the inner thighs, where the “yin meridian super highway” is located (kidney, liver, and spleen all run through this area), through some gentle movement and yin postures.
Equipment needed: foam roller; block (optional)
Explore a fun twist on common movement patterns through variations of side plank and bridges. This practice has plenty of love for the hips, too!
Equipment needed: block; blanket (optional)
This is an active practice focusing on strength, mobility, and myofascial release work for happy, healthy feet.
Equipment needed: myofascial release ball or tennis ball; block (optional)
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Challenge your balance in new ways with this standing sequence.
Equipment needed: none