Yin Yoga: Bitter Practice, Sweet Result (Episode 7)

I often get the sense that when students come to a Yin Yoga class they want to feel good throughout the class, start to finish, particularly when it's a class that seems on the surface to be "gentle" and "quiet" and "meditative". And yet, that is not the average newcomer's experience. At some point during the second or third pose of the sequence, newcomers often evince a grimace of distaste and concern. And this needs to be acknowledged.
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In this episode, I discuss my favorite phrase for describing what Yin Yoga is: A Bitter Practice, With Sweet Result. This phrase sums up what is so difficult about practicing Yin Yoga, but also points to the wonderful qualities that develop as a result of practicing Yin Yoga.

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