What We're Not Talking About in Yin Yoga (but should be)

Season 8 Ep. 7

What We Aren't Talking About in Yin Yoga

We talk a lot about fascia, long holds, meridians, and the nervous system in Yin Yoga. And those are all valuable conversations.

But in this episode, I wanted to go a little deeper and explore the quieter, subtler parts of a Yin practice that don't always get airtime, the things that are harder to measure, harder to teach, and maybe harder to talk about.

These are some of the most important conversations I think we can be having as teachers and dedicated practitioners, and I'm so glad you're here for it.

In this episode I cover:

• The rebound (what I call the resonance or linger) and why it's one of the most skipped and most valuable parts of a Yin class
• The difference between a rebound and a counterpose
• How my nervous system as a teacher shapes the entire room, and the role of co-regulation in a group Yin practice
• The difference between teaching students to stay still versus stay present
• Why physical stillness does not automatically create awareness
• Practical cues I use to guide students inward during holds
• Silence as a teaching tool, and why I think many of us teachers are more uncomfortable with it than our students are
• How over-talking can interrupt your students' process
• The role of boredom in Yin Yoga and why it might be a threshold worth crossing
• How Yin can challenge achievement-oriented students, and how I like to reframe it for them
• Why less intensity can actually create more awareness
• The real gifts of a consistent Yin practice that have nothing to do with flexibility

Episodes I mention:

Honouring the Rebound

How to teach exceptional classes

How to hold brave space

Trauma, the Nervous System and Yin Yoga- with Alyssa Stefanson

Mindfulness in Yin

Interoception

Do we need to go deeper

Accessible Yin

Yin Yoga is not entertainment

Constructive rest

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