Yin Yoga Intensive Workshop in Malaysia

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Time : Friday, October 28 at 6:30pm - October 30 at 4:00pm

Location : Love N Mind Yoga---The Strand, Kota Damansara 30-2, Block B, Jalan PJU 5/21

What is Yin Yoga? This question is asked a lot by students who have been practicing yoga for a while but have never come across this particular challenging style. Simple answers such as "It is the balancing practice for your yang style of yoga" or "It is yoga for the joints, not the muscles" are not overly satisfying. If students haven't heard of Yin Yoga, they wo't know what a yang style of yoga is. And isn't all yoga good for the whole body, including our joints? To really answer the question and get to know Yin Yoga requires a fuller explanation. This part of our journey provides a deeper look into Yin Yoga and begins with an explanation of what it is, how it evolved, and its benefits for the whole body mind.

Yin Yoga has the same goals and objectives as any other school of yoga; however, it directs the stimulation normally created in the asana portion of the practice deeper than the superficial or muscular tissues (which we are calling the yang tissues). Yin Yoga targets the connective tissues, such as the ligaments, bones, and even the joints of the body that normally are not exercised very much in a more active style of asana practice.

Suitable for almost all levels of students, Yin Yoga is a perfect complement to the dynamic and muscular (yang) styles of yoga that emphasize internal heat, and the lengthening and contracting of our muscles. Yin Yoga generally targets the connective tissues of the hips, pelvis, and lower spine.

While initially this style of yoga can seem quite boring, passive, or soft, yin practice can be quite challenging due to the long duration of the poses. We can remain in the postures anywhere from one to twenty minutes! Yin and yang tissues respond quite differently to being exercised. You need to experience this to really know what Yin Yoga is all about. After you have experienced it, even just once, you will realize that you have been doing only half of the asana practice.

Workshop including 5 sessions:

28/10 (Fri) 6.30pm- 8.30pm Hips series

29/10 (Sat) 8.30am-10.30am Spine series

2.00pm- 4.00pm Liver/Gall Bladder Series

30/10 (Sun) 8.30am-10.30am Stomach/Spleen Series

2.00pm- 4.00pm Kidney/Urinary Bladder Series

Fees:

All 5 sessions : RM280

4 sessions : RM240

3 sessions :RM210

2 sessions : RM150

1 session : RM80

(early bird get RM5 discount for each session payment before 1st of Oct)

Kindly register before 16/10/2011. Do contact swee seng ( swee_seng@yahoo.com / 016 237 2433 )