Yin Yoga Podcast

CW: Trauma, sexual assault, addiction

Is Yin Yoga Trauma Sensitive? This is a nuanced and complex conversation. I hope that this conversation will give some clarity on what trauma-sensitive Yoga is, and what it's not. And the difference between trauma-sensitive Yoga and trauma-informed Yoga is. This episode will help teachers learn how to make their Yin classes more trauma-informed and have a better understanding of how traum...

CW: Trauma, addiction, domestic abuse

When I started planning this podcast and the topics I wanted to cover, I knew we had to have an episode on trauma but as it turns out we will have three. This episode with Alyssa Stefanson will be the first in a three-part series on trauma starting first by laying the foundation of what trauma is and an understanding of our nervous system. As soon as I started planning this episode I knew tha...

I wanted to talk about today's topic, because not only do I see it come up in my classes with my students, I see it come up with teachers that I've taught in my teacher training. But also, in the yogaverse in general on Facebook groups, etc. But I also think it's sort of rampant in our world in general. So today's topic is: Are You Practicing/Teaching Yin Yoga with your Yang attitude? Now, if Yin and Yang are ...

What we are talking about in this episode is what in Yin Yoga is known as the Rebound.

Due to Yin Yoga’s ability to affect the fascia of the body, coming out of a Yin shape can be quite a different feeling than a more movement- based practice. Therefore, the urge to moan and groan, to move slowly and mindfully, is normal and, in fact, a good sign. Some teachers tend to skip over the rest between Yin Shapes when they teach Yin.

Or ...

Is Yin Yoga 'safe' for Moms to be? Or what about Moms who have recently had babies? What do Yoga teachers need to know about Pre/Postnatal and Yin Yoga?

I'm excited about today's guest. I'm stoked about it, not only for the subject matter but because Clare is an expert in her field. But also selfishly because our guest is a fellow Canadian and a fellow, Albertan.

So my guest today is Claire Newman. and Clai...

How Do We Hold Brave Space? I think first it's important to explain what I mean by Brave Space. We often hear about creating a 'safe space' or hear Yoga teachers say that their classes are a 'safe space'. But I would much rather create a Brave Space.  Unlike a safe space, brave spaces are designed to handle risk and discomfort. The people within them might be dealing with discomfort there may be a moment when...

Hypermobility and Yin Yoga What You Need to Know

Hypermobility is a word that is unskillfully tossed around the Yoga-verse like confetti. Teachers labelling their students as Hypermobile with a good understanding of what Hypermobility actually is.

Hypermobility is a term often used when a person’s joints appear to have more range of motion than “average” and is sometimes referred to as being “double-jointed.” 

Some people who app...

Today's episode is highly requested. So today's topic is Sequencing Yin Yoga First, I want to mention that these are just my opinions.

I will say that my framework for sequencing comes from a few different places. 1) My original teacher training was in the Iyengar Yoga tradition, which does have some different sequencing rules than those of you who were trained in the Vinyasa Ashtanga system. I will dive into that mo...

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In this episode, I'll discuss whether or not you should theme your Yin Yoga classes.

I think that sometimes when you graduate from your teacher training program you feel like there are these gaps in your knowledge and then you look around and you see all these, fancy classes that people are doing with themes and all this extra stuff, it can feel like a lot of pressure.

So, let's talk about that. Let&#...

When we're a teacher that has moved from a movement form of yoga into a quieter form of yoga. There can be this awkward feeling about all the silence.

There can be discomfort with not talking as much and allowing space for quiet exploration. Sometimes this comes just from it being a habit from having taught a more movement form of Yoga.

And so as teachers, we can think that we want to talk, all the time in class in these quiet...

This is Part 2 of a Two-Part Series Why I Boycott Yoga Alliance  In this episode, we hear from two guests:

Brea Johnson of Heart and Bones Yoga

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And

Alex Crow of  Yoga Physics

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This is the beginning of a little mini-series on the subject of the Yoga Alliance.

I always meant to do an episode on Yoga Alliance because there are so many misconceptions about Yoga Alliance, what they are, what they aren't, and whether or not you need to be registered with Yoga Alliance to teach Yoga (spoiler alert the answer is no).

My Therapeutic Yin Training is not registered with Yoga Alliance and neither am I.

So I'...

For this episode, we have a guest interview, which I'm doing a little bit differently than how I've done. Guest interviews in the past. Typically speaking when I do guest interviews, I get their whole origin story. We talk about the topic, and then we do some sort of icebreaker questions at the end. The reason that I'm doing this one differently (and I have a feeling there'll be a couple more like this) is because ...

If you are newer to Yin circles, then you may not know. That we don't follow these kinds of "alignment" rules in Yin Yoga. If you're not familiar with the work of Paul Grilley my teacher. He has what was a DVD (and is now an online streaming presentation) called Anatomy for Yoga. and one of the geniuses of Paul, and one of the biggest contributions he's made to the yogaverse is understanding that skeletal var...

In this episode, we will dive into this question what is an advanced Yin Yoga?

So in the yogaverse, which we are all probably part of Yoga has been taken from its original intent and has been turned into a bunch of funny shapes that you make with your body.

So most of the time when teachers are asking this question, they're talking about the Asana or the shapes.

They're talking about these pretzel poses that we make with ou...

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, it would be unwise to set New Year Resolutions.

Winter is the yin-est of the yin. So in a yin time of year, the element for winter is water. And this time of year is meant to be a time of year when you go inward. Where you slow down, where you cozy up, and where you go inside. So it's meant to be more reflective.

You're meant to be more introverted, meant to sleep more, meant...

In this episode, we go over the difference between Yin Yoga and Restorative Yoga. Yin versus restorative, same, same, but different? So one of the reasons I think this is important to talk about is because there's often confusion between these two styles, both with the teachers and with students. And so if you are a teacher or a studio owner who has never taken specific, specialized training in either yin yoga or restorative...

While I am on a small holiday break from the podcast, I thought it would be fun to re-share some of the episodes of other people's podcasts where I have been interviewed about Yin Yoga. 

This mini-series of episodes is what I'm calling - Share The Love!

This Share the Love Episode Is with Pamela Crane from the Yoga Pro Podcast

About Pamela Crane:

Pamela Crane (MS-Yoga Therapy, C-IAYT, E-RYT, RYT-500, YACEP) is a Certified ...

While I am on a small holiday break from the podcast, I thought it would be fun to re-share some of the episodes of other people's podcasts where I have been interviewed about Yin Yoga. 

This mini-series of episodes is what I'm calling - Share The Love!

In this episode, I'm interviewed by Addie deHilster host of the Moved To Meditate Podcast whom I interviewed just a few episodes ago in the Mindfulness in Yin Episode.

A...