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ONLINE SOMATIC YOGA CLASSES
MONDAYS 8am - 8:45am Somatic Flow BOOK VIA YELLOW YOGA
MONDAYS 6:00pm - 7:00pm Somatic Flow (Livestream & recording) BOOK HERE
WEDNESDAYS 7:00pm - 8:15pm Somatic Yin Flow (Livestream & recording) BOOK HERE
FRIDAYS 8:00am - 8:45am Somatic Flow BOOK VIA YELLOW YOGA
*no recordings for Yellow Yoga classes
MONDAYS 6:00pm - 7:00pm Somatic Flow (Livestream & recording) BOOK HERE
WEDNESDAYS 7:00pm - 8:15pm Somatic Yin Flow (Livestream & recording) BOOK HERE
FRIDAYS 8:00am - 8:45am Somatic Flow BOOK VIA YELLOW YOGA
*no recordings for Yellow Yoga classes
My classes are no longer listed on USC app. (Here's why)
Please consider supporting me and Yellow Yoga studio directly to take part in the classes.
Please consider supporting me and Yellow Yoga studio directly to take part in the classes.
SOMATIC YIN YOGA
Yin* is a call to be present with what is, to not rush for solutions, to slow downward and inward, to be with the direct experience as it arises in the body. In a yin yoga practice the simple floor poses, held in a longer pause with curiosity and awareness without forcing or pushing, become containers for self-inquiry and self-regulation. The slowness and stillness of the practice help to cultivate capacity to meet, be with, make contact, feel and allow what's arising internally - be it positive, negative or neutral.
Most Liina Yoga's Yin sessions also include slow and gentle somatic movements which invite you into your felt sense and feel of the body, subtle signals from the body guiding you "how" and "where" to move.
Somatic Yin Flow combines these fluid, soft, explorative somatic movements with the longer held Yin poses. The slow rocking, gliding, sliding movements hydrate the tissues and prepare the body and joints for the meditative pauses in the Yin shapes. The practice becomes a seamless flow between movement and stillness, the heightened sensory awareness being the continuous thread throughout the session (and hopefully beyond.)
Yin and somatics complement each other perfectly - encouraging curiosity, introspection, presence and feeling.
SOMATIC FLOW
Being in the movement and in the moment with heightened awareness is the key to somatic practices, therefore the term "somatic" can cover a wide range of techniques which aim to increase sensory awareness. Somatic practices use internal awareness (proprioception, interoception, kinesthetic awareness) to bring the unknown parts of yourself and your sensory experience into the known. As somatic learning makes you more conscious about the way you move and feel, it also gives you more options - how to respond, move and act both on and off the mat.
The sessions often start with a slow floor sequence to feel into the body and sense your relationship to gravity with gentle rocking, sliding, gliding movements. The Somatic Flow offers a perfect blend of therapeutic somatics together with mobility building exercises for the main joints of the body and weaves it all together into a creative flow. Even though the sessions are slow and gentle, they do build strength and stability along with freedom of movement and fluidity.
* Note from Liina:
"What does Yin Yoga mean to me?"
I often relate to Yin in a broader context. Yin is one half of a whole - the other of course being Yang. YinYang stands for the cyclical nature of life, honouring the times that call us to pause, withdraw, conserve, reflect, let go, allow, inquire and simply be, so we are able to receive the insight, wisdom and connection to be in the world when it is time to act, expand, create, build, relate, accomplish, stand up for ourselves and what we value.
We live in a yang dominated culture where only one part of a natural cycle - the doing, achieving, controlling, is celebrated. Yin yoga for me is a way to first restore that balance in my practice - along with flow, movement and strength building (yang), I'm using the slow yin holds to sense what's present on a level of body, emotions, thoughts, patterns, reactions and in this way accessing deeper and more subtle layers of my body and being.
The slowness and gentleness of the practice allows me to build capacity in my nervous system to be present with what's arising, learn to really listen to the body and the messages that it carries. This inner listening and way of orienting then spills over into my life decisions, actions, choices, relations.
One of my main core principles is that our practice is ultimately not about what happens on the mat, but how we are able to incorporate and embody the insights from the mat in our daily life. There is an urgency to the wake-up call, can you feel it? I practice yin yoga, so that I can hear and respond to what my role is in serving the bigger tapestry to life on Earth. My favorite quote illustrating this principle is: "Without inner change there is no outer change. Without outer change not change matters" (Rev. angel Kyodo williams)
"What does Yin Yoga mean to me?"
I often relate to Yin in a broader context. Yin is one half of a whole - the other of course being Yang. YinYang stands for the cyclical nature of life, honouring the times that call us to pause, withdraw, conserve, reflect, let go, allow, inquire and simply be, so we are able to receive the insight, wisdom and connection to be in the world when it is time to act, expand, create, build, relate, accomplish, stand up for ourselves and what we value.
We live in a yang dominated culture where only one part of a natural cycle - the doing, achieving, controlling, is celebrated. Yin yoga for me is a way to first restore that balance in my practice - along with flow, movement and strength building (yang), I'm using the slow yin holds to sense what's present on a level of body, emotions, thoughts, patterns, reactions and in this way accessing deeper and more subtle layers of my body and being.
The slowness and gentleness of the practice allows me to build capacity in my nervous system to be present with what's arising, learn to really listen to the body and the messages that it carries. This inner listening and way of orienting then spills over into my life decisions, actions, choices, relations.
One of my main core principles is that our practice is ultimately not about what happens on the mat, but how we are able to incorporate and embody the insights from the mat in our daily life. There is an urgency to the wake-up call, can you feel it? I practice yin yoga, so that I can hear and respond to what my role is in serving the bigger tapestry to life on Earth. My favorite quote illustrating this principle is: "Without inner change there is no outer change. Without outer change not change matters" (Rev. angel Kyodo williams)
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I appreciate your feedback and will most certainly use it to serve you better!