Static Progressive Stretch and Yin Yoga
It would be great to find scientific studies that verify and explain why so many people have found Yin Yoga to be beneficial, or to warn us against doing the practice due to injuries and pathologies that could arise. Unfortunately, there are no studies to my knowledge of Yin Yoga that prove or disprove its physiological efficacy. If there are no studies, then we must evaluate the practice through analogy and reasoning: are there other investigations that use similar techniques to Yin Yoga that can help us understand what might be happening? Fortunately, yes there are. While these are not the highest levels of proof we would love to see, they do lend credence to the claims many people make about Yin Yoga and matches their own personal experiences. Recently one branch of therapy caught my eye because it uses techniques very similar to those employed in a yin class. The therapy is called static progressive stretch (SPS)…
Podcast interviews with Bernie Clark
about Your Spine Your Yoga and Yin Yoga
J Brown talks to Peter Blackaby and Bernie Clark about the nature of human anatomy and the process of affecting change. Initiated by Peter after he listened to Bernie’s last talk with J, this probing conversation was an opportunity to clarify points of agreement and hash out some areas of departure. They discuss whether the spine is primarily a source or stability or mobility, what poses do to our tissues or patterns, and the intents and purposes that forge a deeper understanding.
Colette Darville of Yin Yoga Lifestyle Radio, a yin yoga specialist and long-time meditator, interviews Bernie. This is a two-part interview: Part 1 is called Yin, the nature of things. Part 2 is called Your Spine and Yoga. You can join Colette each week to explore a variety of real-life experiences and practical applications. Find a comfy chair, take a calming breath, and learn how to change your world..
Joe Pace a world-class yoga and sport professionals is the founder of Icewater Yoga. In his many podcasts the talks about yoga, sports, and life. In this episode, called The Wisdom of Yin Yoga, Joe and Bernie discuss discuss the many benefits of Yin Yoga from Eastern and Western perspectives. Make sure you also listen to the follow-on episode where Joe talks to Paul Grilley!
Kathryn Bruni-Young and Bernie get into some hot topics that are being discussed in the yoga community: stretching vs. stressing the body, how to teach yoga when considering human variability, hypermobility and thoughts on the spine. The conversation begins with Bernie talking about yin yoga and the difference between stretching and stressing the body’s tissues. He talks about how this practice can stress the deeper layers of the body, which is beneficial to the health of our tissues.
Yin is In! Yin Yoga has been with us since the beginning of Hatha Yoga centuries ago. But since the early 19th century, yoga has become more and more yang-like in nature. Everything requires balance: yin completes yang. Yin Yoga is the balancing practice for the more active, muscular yang yogas. There are more and more teachers offering Yin Yoga today, and more workshops and opportunities to learn how to become a Yin Yoga teacher. If diving deeper into the yin-side of life is on your bucket list, there are lots of opportunities for you
This course will examine what meditation is, why we do it (its many benefits, spiritually, psychologically and physically), and how to do it, from a variety of viewpoints: From Eastern Yogic and Buddhist views to Western Psychotherapeutic understanding. The course will include personal, one-on-one training in Deep Meditation, as well as group instruction, to give the student an experiential basis for the practice of meditation. Held at the Semperviva Yoga Studios – Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
The final training offered is the 8-hour online Yin Yoga for Your Body video classes lead by Bernie Clark and hosted by Yoga International. 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
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