about:

We sit in circle, talk, share, play, practice, rebalance, and most importantly FEEL.

Learning to listen to what we sense and feel in our bodies allows us to use yin yoga poses effectively, rather than striving to achieve a ‘perfect pose’. Everyone’s body has different needs, everyone has different fluctuating emotions, so to be effective yin yoga poses must be adapted and modified to suit each individual in the room, tuning in to their own uniquely beautiful physical and energetic structures.

Our focus, The Wuxing - The Five Elements, or Phases - is made up of Fire, Wood, Water, Metal and Earth, each complimenting and interacting, supporting and reacting to one another in negative and positive ways. This scheme is at the heart of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and living in harmony with nature is at the heart of Taoism - a system used to facilitate a deeper and more honest understanding of our human connectedness with nature, and the root of our existence.

Elemental Yin takes these principles and guides us to not only bring harmony to our physical and energetic bodies, but to our relationships and reactions within the world around us. Each element and meridian line synchronises with an organ and an emotion, so we can use theories from TCM to bring balance into our systems, embrace emotional shifts, and revitalise our energy. Elemental Yin is at the core of this healing, allowing us to create space and bring movement into deep layers of our body, diving into embodiment practices, mobilising tissues and fascia, facilitating deeper breath, better movement, and steady reactions through our nervous system.

Investigating work from Yin Yoga founders like Paulie Zink and Paul Grilley, we will learn to understand the unique capabilities of individual bodies, and dive into using props and modifications of poses. Combining anatomy and physiology, yoga practice, Qigong, meridian theory and more, we’ll use these pathways to gain deeper insight into our own bodies, create classes to guide and harmonise energies, tailor sequences to individual needs, and promote overall well-being… Ultimately optimising a flow of Chi.

This course counts as continuous education hours with the Yoga Alliance, and you will receive a certification signed by lead teacher Miz Deshannon. You will be required to submit your 200-hour training certificate on application.