In This Issue:
- What are the Yin Tissues? Rethinking Plastic and Elastic
- The November 2, 2020 50-hour Online Yin Yoga Teacher Training is open for registration
- Podcast chats with Bernie
- Discounts for online courses
- What’s new in the Forum?
- Other Interesting Events
What are the Yin Tissues?
Rethinking Plastic and Elastic
In Yin Yoga we target the yin tissues of the body. But what are these yin tissues? One often-used metaphor is that yin tissues are the more plastic tissues like our ligaments, while the yang tissues are the more elastic tissues like our muscles. But this analogy is incorrect in one important way: ligaments are actually more elastic than our muscles.
In his 2002 book, Yin Yoga: Outline of a Quiet Practice, Paul Grilley stated, “When we move and bend our joints doing Yoga postures, both muscles and connective tissues are being stretched. The muscles are Yang because they are soft and elastic, the connective tissues are Yin because they are stiff and inelastic.” This was my thinking for the last two decades as well, until I realized …
In this online, real-time 
course, you’re invited to learn the techniques of yin yoga in a way that will allow you to share this practice with others. Bernie Clark and Diana Batts will guide you through the theory behind yin yoga, illustrating the physiological, energetic, and psychological benefits. You’ll also dive deeply into the practice, learning how to safely do yin yoga as well as teach it to others. You will find that your teaching of all styles of yoga will be affected through the many “Aha!” moments you’ll experience. To Learn More
Recent Podcasts with Bernie Clark
Josh Summers and Bernie Clark return for a deep dive into the topic of binary, or black and white, thinking. There are many misconceptions about Yin Yoga, and many of these misunderstandings stem from binary thinking. Bernie and Josh discuss how to transcend binary thinking and how to better occupy the Middle Way of teaching and practicing Yin Yoga.
Truth Robinson of Living Yin — Yin Yoga Chinese Medicine Mediation: Living Yin is a podcast dedicated to all things Yin Yoga, Chinese Medicine and meditation related. In this episode we are going to be talking to Bernie Clark about how to practice Yin Yoga safely, what does safely actually mean, and the few times that potentially safely…. is not so good for us. And what this means for our muscles, connective tissue, nerves and our emotional body as well. Delving into how, potentially, our traumas can become embodied and a barrier to not only our practice but also our life.
Bernie together with Yoga International offers 8 one-hour, online, Yin Yoga for Your Body video classes. These hours are eligible for continuing education credits with Yoga Alliance.
Through these 8 on-line yin yoga classes you will learn
- The nature of yin and yang
- To practice with intention and attention
- The 3 principles of the yin yoga
- The reality of human variations
- To create a functional yoga practice
- To develop anti-fragility
- To develop mindfulness
Your Spine, Your Body – The Course
by Professor Stuart McGill and Bernie Clark
Up-to-Date Knowledge and Practices to Increase Spinal Stability, Mobility, Endurance, and Well-Being
Professor Stuart McGill is a world-renowned expert in spine biomechanics. In this eight-hour course, Stuart and Bernie will lead you to discover:
- The code—the science of the spine
- The art—applying the science to your body
- Practices—taking it to the mat
The Yin Yoga Forum
Recent Forum Discussions: If you have something to contribute to these topics, feel free to add your voice and experience to the discussions!
Yin Yoga Teacher Directory
If you are having trouble finding a Yin Yoga teacher near you, or if you are traveling to somewhere new, try checking out the Directory of Yin Yoga teachers. We have hundreds of teachers registered from all over the world. If you are a teacher and are not in the directory, just send us your information and we’ll be happy to add you.
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