5 Elements
Online Yin Yoga & Myofascial release class series
6. January - 3. February 2025
Yoga Alliance accredited
Dates: Mondays, 6., 13., 20.,27. January and 3. February
Times: from 18.00-19.30h
Recordings included
Early bird discount of 15% for bookings until 31. December!
5 Elements Yin Yoga & Myofascial Release
Dive deeper into the practise of Yin Yoga and learn about Taoist Philosophy, Meridians and acupressure points in combination with Myofascial Release techniques to enrich your own self-care practise or enhance your teaching skills.
This is a series of 5 Yin Yoga classes that are based on the 5 Elements (Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal) and their related Meridians combined with learning about Fascial lines and Myofascial release techniques.
Yin Yoga originates from Taoist Yoga and is a slow and gentle form of Yoga. The practise serves as an antidote to a busy, active life style and naturally helps you to restore your energy levels. Yin Yoga Positions are typically held between 3-5 minutes for a deep release of physical, mental and emotional tension. Yin Yoga is a mindfulness practise and a great way to calm a busy mind and act as an antidote to stress and tension.
Myofascial release is a therapy practise that evolved in the 1960s for treating skeletal muscle immobility and pain by relaxing contracted muscles, improving blood & lymphatic circulation and stimulating the stretch reflex in muscles. The practise involves compression that is held for a certain period of time and released so tension and trigger points can resolve - typically with Props such as yoga bolsters or blocks and Massage Balls and Rollers.
In combination the two methods will give you a deeper understanding of your holding patterns and help you to evolve a therapeutic approach to releasing tension, increasing range of movement and erasing pain.
In this course you will:
practise and modify Yin Yoga poses and evaluate when yoga props are needed.
understand where and how you should feel the effects of the poses.
understand how emotions affect us and their relation to the connective tissue (fascia).
In addition you will learn:
5 Elements and related Meridians according to traditional Chinese medicine.
Acupressure points to increase or decrease flow of blood and chi and their benefits.
Fascia lines and how we can address them - Anatomy trains
Myofascial release techniques (applying pressure and stretches with props (such as Tennis- or Massageballs, Yoga blocks, Bolsters or Blankets.
Breathing Relaxation techniques.
Course content:
Spinal health, back body & feet - Water element (Kidneys & Urinary Bladder)
Digestive health, side body - Wood element (Liver & Gallbladder)
Cardiovascular health, upper body - Fire element (Heart, Pericardium, Small Intestine, Triple Warmer)
Mental health & emotional health, core - Earth Element (Spleen & Stomach)
Respiratory health, upper body
Yin Yoga & Myofascial Release comes with many Benefits, these are just a few…
Release of physical tension, exercise or stress-related soreness and pain.
Increase movement, flexibility, muscle and joint function and endurance.
Improve digestive health and blood circulation.
Improve interoceptive and proprioceptive awareness.
Support your mental wellbeing and resolve emotional issues (anxiety, frustration, grief, worry, fear…) and many more…
This course series is for you if…
You want to learn how to practise yin yoga and integrate it into your self-care practise.
You have been practising yin yoga and want to move to the next level, learning more about embodied Anantomy and the daoist view and traditional Chinese medicine.
You are looking for a therapeutic, comprehensive, safe, well-structured and intuitive approach to practise or teach Yin Yoga in combination with Myofascial Release techniques.
Earn 7,5 continuing education credit points if you are a registered Yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance on Techniques, Training and Practise, Anatomy & Physiology and Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle & Ethics.
Please note: For the participation you need
a bolster or thick blanket
pillows
a yoga block
a set of 2 yoga tune up Massageballs or equal (can be 2 tennis balls and a sock).
ONLINE course series - includes live sessions VIA ZOOM & recordings
Investment: 60€
early birD 15% DISCOUNT FOR BOOKINGS UNTIL 31. DECEMBER!
APPLY DISCOUNT CODE: YINYOGA15
CANCELLATIoN POLICY
If you cannot participate in a class of the series you will receive the recording of the session.
Find out more about the Yoga teacher, Johanna Hellinger by clicking on this link: YOGANA
