Setting personal boundaries in order to seek balance in my daily life.

Welcome safely home. What a great summer adventure you had!

Well...I have two that I come back to....Sleeping Swan....love the deep glute hip stretch, especially when held for 5 minutes minimum. The other us dragon fly. My low back and hamstrings benefit from this posture and my torso head and neck just continue to sink and lose tension as I remain in the pose...starting with a prop and as I soften deeper...removing.

When I first joined a Yin Yoga practice, my impression at the end was " not to sure about this long hold in a posture concept", but after the session was over, I definitely noticed how good I felt inside my body and relaxed in my mind. So I decided to keep attending. Each time, my attitude about Yin became more positive and I found myself wanting more. I was already a 200 hour RYT, subbing hatha classes..waiting for an opening to have my own class. In time, I grew even more interested in Yin to the point where I felt there was a need to share this genre of Yoga in my community. Long story short and two different trainings later coupled with continued practice as a student and on my own, I've been a Yin Yoga instructor for over 2 years now. So, I went from being a bit unsure of Yin to total embrace.

Yin yoga has helped me both physically and mentally. Physically, I feel more flexible and "bendy". I love longer holds and deep stretches. The sensation of tissue release is wonderful and sometimes triggers joint release, especially in my low back sacral area, which I have to give attention to on a daily basis. Mentally, through Yin, I have learned to slow down my busy mind, take deep breaths and be more mindful and present. I feel more at ease through my daily life and balanced. I also teach pilates, yin, and chair yoga. I often sub for a hatha yoga class and silver sneakers circuit. Additionally, I attend spin classes 2x a week and zumba 2x a week. I'm almost 71. I feel Yin yoga is my go to practice and has become my favorite.

Dim the lights or no lights; soothing playlist; calming lavender scent and props set up and ready to use as needed for that particular day and practice.

Loved the spinal focus of this practice. 

I loved this sequence.   Exactly what I needed today!  Thank you, Devi.