In This Issue:
- Antibiotics, Steroids and their effects on Fascia
- Yin Yoga Teacher Trainings in 2023: Live In-person and Online options
- Meditation Revealed Online is available via recordings of the live offering
- Welcome to the Yinside: live online Yin Yoga classes with Bernie
- Discounts for online courses
- What’s new in the Forum?
- The Yin Yoga Teacher Directory
Antibiotics, Steroids and their effects on Fascia
Athletes and yogis both should be aware that some antibiotics and injections of corticosteroids can affect your fascia, and especially your tendons. This is rare, but for people who are experiencing tendonitis, it is something to know because your pain may be due in part to other treatments you are undergoing.
Maintaining health requires a balance between degrading and recycling older, worn-out tissues and growing new healthy tissue. These processes are referred to as catabolism (degradation) and anabolism (growth)…
2023 Yin Yoga Teacher Training
Live In-person or Online
With Bernie Clark & Diana Batts
Yes, in-person trainings are back! There will be four Yin Yoga Teacher Trainings offered in 2023. Two will be in-person in Vancouver, Canada, while the other two will be online.
Meditation Revealed Online
with Bernie Clark & Nathalie Keiller
We are happy to announce that Meditation Revealed is now available via the recordings of the live sessions. But, even though it was recorded, you cana still receive personal interaction with us and have all your questions answered via emails and through the private Facebook group.
The course includes training in Deep Meditation to give you an experiential basis for the practice of meditation. This course is a balance of theory and praxis but the course will also delve deeply into the context of both yoga and meditation and shows how they have evolved over the millennia. Understanding the historical context of these practices will help you adopt and adapt meditation to what you need for our modern times.
Special New Year’s Day Yin/Yang Fusion Class
Normally, every Sunday morning at 10am PT, Bernie offers a 70 minute Yin Yoga online class followed by a 20 minute mindfulness meditation. However, for January 1st, he is offering a 90-minute yin/yang fusion class targeting the spine and the core of the body. This class is suitable for almost all levels of students, but it is not meant as therapy: if you have back problems, please check with your doctor before doing any yoga.
Bernie together with Yoga International offers 8 one-hour, online, Yin Yoga for Your Body video classes. These hours are eligible for continuing education credits with Yoga Alliance.
Through these 8 on-line yin yoga classes you will learn
- The nature of yin and yang
- To practice with intention and attention
- The 3 principles of the yin yoga
- The reality of human variations
- To create a functional yoga practice
- To develop anti-fragility
- To develop mindfulness
Your Spine, Your Body – The Course
by Professor Stuart McGill and Bernie Clark
Up-to-Date Knowledge and Practices to Increase Spinal Stability, Mobility, Endurance, and Well-Being
Professor Stuart McGill is a world-renowned expert in spine biomechanics. In this eight-hour course, Stuart and Bernie will lead you to discover:
- The code—the science of the spine
- The art—applying the science to your body
- Practices—taking it to the mat
The Yin Yoga Forum
Recent Forum Discussions: If you have something to contribute to these topics, feel free to add your voice and experience to the discussions!
Yin Yoga Teacher Directory
If you are having trouble finding a Yin Yoga teacher near you, or if you are traveling to somewhere new, try checking out the Directory of Yin Yoga teachers. We have hundreds of teachers registered from all over the world. If you are a teacher and are not in the directory, just send us your information and we’ll be happy to add you.
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