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I was recently asked the following questions: Hello, Isn't rounding the back counter indicated for low back pain and general posture? We spend so much time rounded forward in life with devices, etc., it seems like this compounds the problem. Isn't hinging at the hip with a long supported spine more ...

I recently received the following request: Hello, I have chronic muscle pain since spinal fusion surgery, variously diagnosed by various docs and PTs as spasms in the quadratus lumborum, gluteus medius and minimus, erector spinae, multifidus muscles, etc, only on the right side of my back. Multiple ...

Thanks for letting us know, we just added a few links to this concern.

Hi Maureen,

You are correct, we are offering a discount for the recorded version of Mediation Revealed to all those who have taken our Yin Yoga course over the years. So there is a 40% discount to past YYTT participants, which brings the cost for this course to $376.95 US.

Cheers,
Nathalie

Hello Claire Thanks for the post. While I do like pulsating movements in my yang practice (something I learned from Desikachar), I don't think it "prepares" the fascia. It warms up the muscles, which can be good or bad for the yin practice that follows, depending upon whether you are targeting the s...

Hi and thank you for letting us know about the broken link.

It is now fixed. I will now ask Bernie to answer your question.

Nathalie

The practice of Yin Yoga can generate many heartfelt opinions, from the euphoric to the demonic. Many students who have been practicing yin for years rave about the benefits they have received and how much they love it. But there are also many students, teachers and studio owners who believe the pra...

My favourites websites are:

Banyan Botanicals for lots of knowledgable content,
Maharishi Ayurveda for great content and herbs,
John Douillard's Life Spa for articles on Ayurveda vs Science and more

Nathalie Keiller
www.natk.ca
Ayurvedic Health Consultant and Teacher

That is the practice....noticing what is happening within. These qualities of yin/yang are not unique to the Daoist philosophy. The Buddha said "find the middle path". Hatha yoga often talks in similar terms: balancing Ha and Tha (sun and moon, or moon and sun depending upon which text you read.) So...

I was recently asked the following question: Hi Bernie: I am a RMT and have just finished YTT. While other students and my instructor were teaching I often noticed that while guiding class into Butterfly pose they would say that it was a hamstring stretch. This did not make sense to my brain from an...

I recently received the following: Hello dear Bernie, When you have a moment, I would so appreciate your insight and expertise into this issue. A student who has been practising Yin yoga with me for over a year now, has come to me experiencing a new sensation... She has been working through a lot of...

I recently received the following questions: I teach a lot of Yin. 2 classes a day seven days a week... and I am noticing an alarming trend. We are getting people that are becoming addicted to Yin. They are coming once a day and sometimes twice a day almost every day of the week. They are typically ...

I was recently asked the following question: Hi Bernie. Just wondering if you can point me to any research explaining how the compressive stress of yin poses effects hyaluronic acid ( creation of more or attraction & absorption of water) or the effect of these molecules forming strings/energetic pat...

From Mimi Moncier at Giggling Lotus Yoga. I remember the first time I took a Yin Yoga class and was completely blown away at how differently I felt afterward. I always feel transformed after any yoga class but this was a transformation that was much deeper, more essential, and longer lasting. After ...

I personally have not had such an experience, but if your acupuncturist suggests strengthening the Spleen, Liver and Kidney channels, there are a few poses that may help. All three of these lines are yin: they begin in the toes and run along the inside of the leg and the Liver and Kidney lines flow ...