The Power of Words: Why It’s Time to Update the Language of Yin Yoga, by Josh Summers MaOM In Yin Yoga, our words hold just as much weight as our actions. The way we speak about the practice can deepen our students’ understanding, offer clarity, and encourage self-compassion. Or, our words can create confusions, misunderstandings […]
Yin Yoga with Josh
Siobhan’s story: Integrating the Four Foundations
Siobhan’s story: Integrating the Four Foundations of Yin Yoga In the vibrant city of Cork, Ireland, amidst the hum of life, we find our Yin Yoga student, Siobhan. A devoted yoga practitioner with a thirst for knowledge, she had explored every style from power vinyasa to restorative yoga. Yet, despite her dedication, she often felt […]
The Four Foundations of Yin Yoga
Yin Yoga is an elegantly simple style of floor-based postural yoga. But Yin Yoga’s simplicity rests upon a foundation of at least four simple-yet-also-sophisticated principles of practice: safety, relaxation, receptivity and creativity. With the growing popularity and interest in Yin Yoga, a revisiting of these four foundational principles will hopefully be of benefit […]
How Yin Yoga Harmonizes Qi: A Holistic Model – Part 1
This essay series will draw out some of the many hypothetical mechanisms of how the practice of Yin Yoga can be a powerful tool for harmonizing one’s Qi.