1.1 Introduction to Yoga Through the Practice of Yin

This course for you, if:

• You are yoga-beginner and would like to get a structured picture of this tradition;
• You are overweight, of advanced age, or have any other limitations for a more intensive practice;
• You practice dynamic styles of Hatha yoga and would like to try an alternative tool to complement your Sadhana;
• You would like to prepare your body for long meditations (i.e. holding the body in a static position for extended periods of time, which is exactly what we do in Yin Yoga).

Course program:

• Course structure, class structure, yin yoga asanas;
• Universe in terms of yoga;
• Basic laws of the Universe: karma, tapas, reincarnation;
• Origins of Vedic culture;
• The four main types of yoga;
• Raja Yoga by Patanjali;
• History of Yin Yoga;
• The physical effects of Yin Yoga;
• The mental impact of Yin Yoga;
• Principle of building a Yin practice

Each module consists of:

• Video lecture on a new topic;
• Instructions explaining the Yin yoga asana technique;
• Yin yoga practice (each time a new flow);
• A reinforcement test (6 questions);

Contraindications:

• Restrictions from the attending physician on physical exercise and sports;
• Recent mental breakdown;
• Epilepsy attacks;
• Recent stroke or heart attack;
• You are under 18 years of age;
• Pregnancy.

Before enrolling the course, it is mandatory to read the terms of the public offer.

“Due to the fact, that I have a very tight (not elastic) body, I realized at the time, that Yang Hatha yoga practice alone would not be enough for me to loosen it up. In order to move even a millimeter deeper into a particular asana, I had to linger much longer than it was classically provided. Fortunately, I came across this methodology, which has qualitatively complemented my personal Sadhana“. Mihhail Duzenko