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THE FIRE ELEMENT & HOW TO STAY BALANCED
Is the busyness of the end of the year and Xmas season creating anxiety? Do you finish the holidays feeling like you need a vacation from it? According to Chinese Medicine, this could be explained by an imbalance in the Fire element. Read this post for some tips on how to get back to balance and how can Yin Yoga support you.
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EARTH ELEMENT AND AWARENESS OF THE SELF - YIN YOGA THEMES
The Earth Element in Chinese medicine is associated to the stomach and spleen meridians. Earth is about stability, grounding and clear foundation of our lives. It is also about nurturing and interconnectedness. A balanced Earth element and a healthy stomach and spleen meridians will manifest in sociable personality with a strong foundation in life. When this element is out of balance we can experience physical diseases associated to the stomach and spleen meridians and mental or emotional disturbances. -
A STORY ABOUT LETTING GO - A SCRIPT FOR YIN YOGA
Are you going through changes and finding it difficult to let go of something or someone? Are there ideas you have about who you are or how your life should be that are keeping you in a place of resistance and rejection of reality, not allowing you to be fully present with what is? Are you clear on how you can "let go" and how you can guide your yoga students to observe, reflect and get clarity on this theme?There is a story that illustrates the meaning of "letting go" and provides a clear path for this process. I invite you to check it out and use it for your own yoga practice or to guide your students into a deep and enlightening reflection for the benefit of their own mental and emotional wellbeing. -
BALANCING THE METAL ELEMENT - SCRIPT FOR YIN YOGA
Are you currently going through changes and finding it difficult to navigate them? Are you so identified with ideas about who you are and how things should be that they are affecting your peace and happiness? Are you holding onto something that is no longer there or that it is time to release?
Chinese Medicine uses elements and seasons to explain the nature of our beings. The characteristics of the elements and energies of the seasons help us understand our own mental and emotional tendencies and identify imbalances. The metal element and season of Autumn are associated to the Lungs & Large Intestine meridians. When these meridians and the element are out of balance we can't let go of things or people or ideas and become stuck. This text will inspire your own reflection and will give you ideas to explore to get back to balance. If you are a teacher, you can use this script to guide your students in a Yin Class as it clearly shows the WHAT the theme is, WHY is releavant and HOW you can work on finding balance.
