In This Issue:
- Yoga cramps: what causes them and what to do about them?
- Meditation Revealed – the course will be offered live, online June 13-19
- Attend a weekly online Yin Yoga class with Bernie
- Discounts for online courses
- What’s new in the Forum?
- The Yin Yoga Teacher Directory
Yoga cramps:
What causes them and what to do about them?
Shavasana is coming, but not quite yet. After 90 minutes of a delightful, sweaty practice, you just have a couple of more pose to do, starting with headstand. You position your head between your hands, walk you feet towards you, heels lift while your toes press into the floor ready to lift up with straight legs. With the feet plantarflexed your legs are about to rise…but, instead you collapse to the floor, grab your calf, cry, “Ow, ow, owowowow…”, while vigorously massaging your rock hard muscle. Your teacher walks over and in his Australian accent says, “ouch, a corky!” The student beside you from England calls it a “chopper”. “Charlie Horse!” suggests someone from across the room. Whatever it is called, all you know is that your calf muscle has cramped and it is damn painful.
Meditation Revealed
The 40-hour live course is now available online
with Bernie Clark and Nathalie Keiller
We are happy to announce that Meditation Revealed will be offered live, online from June 13-19, 2022
This course will examine what meditation is, why we do it and how to do it, from a variety of viewpoints: From Eastern Yogic and Buddhist views to Western Philosophy and Psychotherapy. The course will include training in Deep Meditation to give the student an experiential basis for the practice of meditation. This course will be a balance of theory and praxis but the course will also delve deeply into the context of both yoga and meditation and will show how this has 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.
Attend a Weekly Online Class with Bernie Clark
Welcome to the Yin-side!
Every Sunday morning at 10 am PST (Vancouver time zone), join Bernie for a live 70-minute Yin Yoga class followed by an optional 20-minute meditation practice. Or, if this time or day does not work for you, you can take the class at your preferred time by watching the video reply. In fact regardless of when you choose to attend, you can take the class as many times as you like, until the next class becomes live. (The class costs $4US.) Each class will include
- 3~5 minutes of centring/arriving
- 55 minutes of yin asanas
- 8~10 minutes of Shavasana
- An optional 20 minutes of guided mindfulness meditation
- A suggested Spotify Playlist
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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