Yin Yoga for Mental Health
Learn how to effectively use the practice of yin yoga to improve your mental health so you can live life feeling good more of the time!
This course will take your practice beyond the physical aspect of yoga, to deepen your connection to your inner, spiritual self. You’ll discover how to layer asana with mental, emotional and energetic practices, allowing you to release stress and anxiety and increase happiness, joy and your sense of purpose in life.
There are 6 full length classes in total (30-60 min long) and they are all yin yoga combined with affirmations to a specific mental health related theme.
We’ll go over:
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Gaining Confidence for self-esteem and to belief more in yourself
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Releasing Stress & Anxiety for calmness and peace of mind
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Finding Kindness & Ease for self-love and acceptance
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Increasing Happiness for joy and optimism
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Initiating Emotional Healing to balance the way you feel
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Cultivating Inner Peace for inner awareness and emotional freedom
This is a very special series that allows you to take your (yin) yoga practice deeper than just the physical aspect. I’ll see you on the mat!
How to Practice Yin Yoga
The Method behind Yin Yoga for Mental Health
Gain Confidence
This 40 min yoga class was designed for you to gain confidence and self-esteem. The poses work with the solar plexus chakra like side bends and reclined twists. Optional: a blanket and 1-2 blocks. Don't forget to print out the journaling pages in the 'Resources' tab before starting your practice.
Release Stress & Anxiety
This 40 min yin yoga class intends to assist you in releasing any kind of stress and/or anxiety. You can expect poses that are associated with the root chakra and that are close to the ground to give you a sense of security and grounding. Optional: a blanket and 1-2 blocks. Don't forget to print out the journaling pages in the 'Resources' tab before starting your practice.
Find Kindness & Ease
This half hour yin yoga class let's you find more kindness & ease for yourself and others. The poses are soothing in nature, leaving you feeling at ease, refreshed and deeply relax. Optional: a blanket and 1-2 blocks. Don't forget to print out the journaling pages in the 'Resources' tab before starting your practice.
Increase Happiness
This yin yoga class is designed to increase and evoke feelings of happiness, joy and contentment. Optional: a blanket and 1-2 blocks. Don't forget to print out the journaling pages in the 'Resources' tab before starting your practice.
Cultivate Inner Peace
This hour-long yoga class has the intention to help you cultivate and invite inner peace into your body, mind and soul. You can expect poses that are naturally introspective like forward folds and gentle inversions. Optional: a blanket and 1-2 blocks. Don't forget to print out the journaling pages in the 'Resources' tab before starting your practice.
Initiate Emotional Healing
This 50 min yoga class is designed to initiate emotional healing within you. You can expect poses that nourish the heart center and in the area of your hips to allow new light and energy to move through you. Optional: yoga bolster, a blanket and 1-2 blocks. Don't forget to print out the journaling pages in the 'Resources' tab before starting your practice.
Yin Yoga for When Your Short on Time
This short 10 min yin yoga class is especially useful for when you short on time. It's only one pose - Caterpillar, a restorative forward fold which is both great to relief stress or anxiety fast AND to get rid of any upper back and lower back pain or tension.
Need to de-stress? Then this 20 min yin yoga routine for relaxation, stress relief and anxiety is perfect for you! Doing yoga poses that are close to the floor are especially great for releasing any stress, since they have a grounding energy
