08/02/2026
The • A U G U S T • I N S I G H T
YIN YOGA ☯️
I have a precious passion for yin yoga, making it one of my favourite classes to lead. I’ve curated a comforting practice that draws on the major principles of yin philosophy AND science. Let’s talk about it:
Yin yoga draws from the eastern Taoist Yin/Yang symbol ☯️. Yang, the left side, is loud, energetic, bright, and warm; its counterpart Yin, on the right side, is quiet, still, dark, and cool.
Yin yoga envelopes all of these properties in its practice. We favour the right side body first. The playlist is quiet and calm, we hold poses in stillness, the room is dark and cool. This allows us to fully settle into our bodies and the shapes we create.
Here’s the fun part: these properties scientifically aid our bodies in bringing health to our physiological systems:
Nervous system
Respiratory system
Musculoskeletal system
Circulatory system
The calm and quiet allows our systems to regulate. The dark allows our sensory system to focus on our body. The cool allows our muscles to stay relaxed so the focus can shift to our connective tissues - fascia, tendons, ligaments.
All of this amazing work in one practice! And all you have to do as a student is show up, be still, find calm and restoration.
If this sounds like something you need, August Yin is now bookable for Friday the 28th at 7:00pm. Are you in for Yin? I hope to see you 🥰
xo, Yogi Jen
