3-Week Morning Challenge
Winter Yoga
Explore the Inner Landscapes
November 18 - December 6
Monday - Friday
8:30 - 10:00
Yellow Yoga, Sonne Studio at Sonnenallee 67, Neukölln, Berlin
Monday - Friday
8:30 - 10:00
Yellow Yoga, Sonne Studio at Sonnenallee 67, Neukölln, Berlin
Winter is the energy of the element Water, the time of rest and hibernation, when nature retreats to build up its reserves for its next cycle of seasons. This is a quieter, more reflective time of year, a time to slow down, to allow the stillness to guide you to the places in your body and psyche you may have neglected. During the darkest time of the year, allow the quiet practices to offer you the rest you need to build an inner reservoir and let these practices guide you into deepening your self-knowledge. This is the time for introspection, as all the answers we seek are within us – we just have to be quiet enough to listen and be empty enough to be filled. The main emphasis will be to dive into these slow introspective practices together, to support each other and to let these practices support, nourish and sustain us.
There are no pre-requisites, no previous experience in anything is needed, just willingness to do less and to explore the inner landscapes. The sessions will be a combination of yin yoga, restorative yoga, gentle flow and qigong movements, yoga nidra, meditation, pranayama and long savasanas.
And last but not least - we'll be gathering and practicing in the warmth of a wood-stove oven!!
There will be more emphasis on practicing...to really be in our bodies and less theory, but some of the themes guiding the sessions will be the following:
Week 1
Why does slowing down matter?
The difference between yin yoga and restorative yoga
Main principles and techniques of yin yoga and restorative yoga
Introducing Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing)
Daily practice of yin yoga, restorative yoga, gentle flow, QiGong, meditation and pranayama
Week 2
Living according to the seasons and honouring our cyclical nature
Seasons in Taoism and how to apply it to practice
Introducing Yoga Nidra
Daily practice of yin yoga, restorative yoga, gentle flow, QiGong, meditation and pranayama
Week 3
Practical exploration of the definition of yoga: Citta vrtti Nirodhah
Why does stillness matter?
Now that we’ve cultivated some techniques, bringing in silent practices with minimal instruction, where you have space to develop your own personal practice.
Embodiment and slowing down in the context of today's world and the crises we're facing ...
Daily practice of yin yoga, restorative yoga, gentle flow, QiGong, meditation and pranayama.
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