YIN YOGA FOR ATHLETES WORKSHOP

Are you interested in learning more about YIN YOGA and how it can support your athletic performance and recovery?

This 4 weeks workshop is for anyone who wants to stay in peak condition, maintain a healthy range of motion in their joints, find more ease in their bodies, remain injury and pain-free longer or simply need a bit of ‘me time’ away from their busy life.

The reason that this style of yoga is effective for physically active people, is it counterbalances the effort required and tension created by high-intensity training. Yin yoga gives you the opportunity to focus on recovery over strain and flexibility over strength. It is designed to alleviate stiffness and restore healthy range of motion so that we can fulfil our athletic potential.

The principle behind Yin Yoga is to change the pattern of the fascia (which surrounds our muscles, joints ligaments, tendons, and organs) and apply moderate stress to these connective tissues, holding passive stretches for several minutes ( usually 2-5 mins) allowing the muscles to relax and the connective tissues to release deep held tension. This promotes flexibility, joint mobility, circulation, and energy flow through the body's meridian pathways, aiming to grow healthy and hydrated tissue, enabling us to move with comfort and ease in the long term.

During these 4 weeks we will target the areas that tend to get tight and stiff from athletic activities; the hips, hamstrings, quads, lower back, and shoulders.

The benefits go beyond the physical. A meditative practice, spending time in stillness, Yin Yoga creates an opportunity to  examine the nuanced sensation of the tissue as it receives the benefits from the long holds, as well as to observe the tendencies of the mind. It’s a chance to be still and feel at home in your mind and body.

This practice draws inspiration from Traditional Chinese Medicine and the concept of balancing the body's Yin and Yang energies.

Yin yoga is the perfect complement practice to any rigorous ( yang ) athletic training program.

4 consecutive Mondays 7-8.30pm

22nd April

29th April 

06th May

13th May

Everyone is welcome ( Not Only for athletes) No experience is needed. 

*Bring your mat and any  props you might have,  *Wear comfortable, not restricting movement  clothing.

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