Sunrose Yoga

Compassion inspired today’s practice.  Whenever I reconnect with compassion, my mind travels to the bumper sticker that reads “Peace begins at home”.  Such is the case with compassion; we must begin by letting go of harsh judgment of ourselves before we give that gift to our fellow travelers on this wheel of life.

This is an all-levels class that lasts about 40 minutes.  We practice some of my favorite yin yoga postures in this episode.

What is yin yoga?

In a word, yin is delicious.  Yin yoga is a Taoist system of yoga that emphasizes our connection to the joints and connective tissue (or fascia) through sustained, passive postures.  Oftentimes, yin postures are held for 30 seconds to 8 minutes (even up to 20 minutes, in some cases) in order for uptimal stretching of the connective tissue.  This modality works with the Chinese medicine system of meridians, and each posture has a particular effect on one or more organs.  In addition to the physical component of sustained holding of passive postures, confronting tension in this way allows us to confront tensions in our minds as well.  You may notice your mind begin to race in any posture once you’ve been there for longer than five breaths.  This is where the real juice of the practice lies– we are able to drop into uncomfortable situations on the mat in order to practice bringing the yoga into difficult situations out there in the world.

If you are interested in learning about yin yoga, I absolutely recommend Sarah Powers’ book Insight Yoga .  

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Asanas

Luminous seat.

Easy seated twist.

Chakravakasana- table.

Adho mukha svanasana- downward dog.

Anjaneyasana- low lunge.

Badda konasana- cobbler- butterfly.


Saddle.

Gomukhasana- cow face pose.

Navasana-boat.

Ustrasana.

Upavista konasana- dragonfly.

Setu bandha sarvangasana- bridge.

Supported viparita karani- legs up the wall.

Snail.


Hip rolls.

Savasana.

Thank you for sharing your practice with me!  Blessings.

Kelly