Welcome to the Yin-side
Online Yin Yoga Classes with Bernie Clark & Diana Batts
Every Sunday morning at 10 AM PDT (Vancouver time zone), join Bernie for a 70-minute Online Yin Yoga class and an optional 20-minute meditation practice. Or, join Diana Batts live every Friday morning at 10 AM PDT for a one-hour Yin Yoga practice. If these times do not work, you can take the class at your preferred time by watching the replays collected in our archives and hosted by Asana at Home Online Yoga.
If you are unsure what time this is in your time zone, try this Time Zone Converter. Simply type 10 AM and Vancouver in the right-hand box, and you will see your local time in the left-hand box.
If, for any reason, you have trouble registering, send an email to [email protected] for help.
Bernie’s Online Yin Yoga Class Includes
- 3~5 minutes of centering/arriving at the start
- 55 minutes of yin yoga poses (asanas)
- 8~10 minutes of Shavasana
- An optional 20 minutes of guided mindfulness meditation
- A suggested Spotify Playlist if you wish for music with your practice
Welcome to the Yin-side with Bernie combines 70-minute Yin Yoga Class and a 20-minute guided meditation. Students who need a longer Shavasana can turn off the video and continue as long as they like. Students who prefer only to do the meditation and are watching the replay can skip ahead to that section. Remember, you can re-watch the whole offering for up to one week, so you can choose to re-do the Yin Yoga practice alone, only the meditation, or both. Many students prefer to save the whole practice until later in the evening to help ease their way into sleep.
Themes for the Yin Yoga classes will vary each week and may include:
- Focusing on the physical body
- Targeting the energy body
- Developing the mind-body
- Musings on more esoteric topics like mythology and psychology
For the first 30 minutes of each Online Yin Yoga class, Bernie usually combines thoughts on the week’s theme with guiding students into and out of each posture and offering options for those not receiving the appropriate juiciness (too much stress or too little). However, by the end of the practice, he will become quieter, focusing solely on guiding the postures. Once the student has fully settled, the final Shavasana will be pure silence.
Price for the Weekly Yin Yoga Class and Class Recording Archive
The subscription (or membership) cost is based on the recurring payment frequency that works for you.
- Weekly – $5 US.
- Monthly – $18 US.
- Three Months (quarterly) – $52 US.
- Yearly – $200 US.
Each subscription provides access to the two live stream Yin Yoga classes and the archive of recorded Yin Yoga classes for as long as your subscription lasts.
You Can Cancel at Any Time (Even after One Weekly Payment). Details on How to Cancel can be found HERE.
Joining this Week’s Yin Yoga Class
You will be taken to Asana at Home when you click on the subscription button above. Below the main picture are four tabs. Click the last one, called Events. You will be taken to a calendar of Yin Yoga classes. Click on the date, and you will be taken to the registration page for that class. Note: you do have to register every week for the live-stream class. Return to this page a few minutes before the class begins to watch the live stream. You will be guided through a signup process if you have not yet subscribed to the class.
Remember your props!
Props can be useful (see this article on how props can be used and what you can use as props), but they are unnecessary. It is okay if you don’t have any. But, if you have never done Yin Yoga with props, trying them at least once or twice may prove instructive. You don’t need anything fancy. A rolled-up yoga mat (or two) can be a perfect bolster. Folded towels or blankets are also handy. A book, a willing pet, or a family member can be used as a block. Get creative.
Suggested Music
Each Yin Yoga class has a suggested playlist of music accessible on Spotify. Of course, you do not have to play any music if you prefer to practice in silence. However, if you decide to use the playlist, start it as soon as the class begins — when Bernie greets you with “Welcome.” You will find the link to the live stream playlist below and in the Chat section of the live stream. For the replays, it will be shown in the class description. Ensure the Spotify repeat and shuffle settings are turned off, and the volume is low enough that you can still hear Bernie speak.
The playlist on Spotify for the April 20th Live Class is Yin Yoga — Chants.
View the weekly music list Yin Yoga — Moby Check out these eight playlists To take the classes in the playlist log into Asana at Home Online Yoga, select your Dashboard, and then click on My Products, select Welcome to the Yinside and click on the Playlist Tab. From there you can choose the playlist you prefer. Browse the Archive of all Past Classes This is a list of all the Welcome to the Yinside Archive Yin Yoga classes. Scroll down to find a class that interests you, and then note the date. When you have subscribed to these classes, log into Asana at Home Online Yoga, select your Dashboard, and then click on My Products. Select Welcome to the Yinside and search for the date you are interested in. The main theme for this week is mindfully consuming a piece of chocolate. The main theme for this week is experiencing the breath through several slow pranayama practices. The main theme for this week is karma, as explained through three stories. The stories can be found in the book Shiva Dancing at King Arthur’s Court. The main theme for this week is proprioception and interoception. The main theme for this week is winding down before bed. The main theme for this week is developing awareness of the inner sensations that arise at your edge and relaxing with the Ocean Breath. The main theme for this week is to prepare the legs for spring. The flow focuses on stretching the hamstrings, quads and calf muscles through seven dragon variations. The main theme for this week is paying attention to the inner release that happens when you linger at your edge. The idea is to notice when, where and how the body softens and releases. Can you determine what has changed? The main theme for this week is listening to the breath. The flow starts a bit yang with some Ocean Breathing and then morphs into deeper yin with silent breathing. The main theme for this week is feeling the spine and relaxing it. Our mantra is to “soften often”. The main theme for this week is adding little eye exercises while we yin. The main theme for this week is stimulating the Kidneys and describing their functions from both an Eastern and Western medical point of view The main theme for this week is “undoing”. Wintertime is a time of hibernation and doing less. Today’s practice focussing on no effort, relaxing, undoing The main theme for this week is exploring the rebound, the moments right after the postures, and enhancing the feeling of energy flowing through the target areas. The main theme for this week is relaxing and allowing the wall to do all the work for us. The main theme for this week is building contentment (samtosha) and serenity for a new year. The main theme for this week is learning to place the locus of your attention outside the body to minimize hypervigilance, which can sometimes lead to anxiety. The main theme for this week is staying at a minimal edge for more time. In this practice we do yin for the lower body and gentle movements for the upper body. This practice focusses on all sides of the hip. The main theme for this week is understanding jing and the cycles of life. The main theme for this week is reviewing how to practice yoga functionally, which means to have an intention for each pose and then to pay attention. The main theme for this week is avoiding the second arrow of dukkha. Sensations, pleasure and pain are inevitable in life, but our psychological reaction to these sensations is optional. The main theme for this week is optimal versus maximal. The three bears’ names are Alignment, Effort and Achievement. Goldilocks puts them in their place. The main theme for this week is deep relaxation and restoration. Some sensation or stress is desired, but not too much. The main theme for this week is coming into the practice cold, as in “I have no idea of what we will do today,” and because I have a cold. The main theme for this class is working the spine and using a 10-second breath to turn off the sympathetic nervous (fight or flight) system and turn on the parasympathetic (rest and relax) system. The main theme for this class is working the arms, shoulders and neck. As these are upper body regions, the holds will be much shorter. If you have neck or shoulder issues, please only go to your first edge and no deeper. The main theme for this class is returning to the beginner mind. In the beginner’s mind there is room for anything and everything. Let’s return to the beginning: the 3 principles of Yin Yoga; Functional vs Aesthetic yoga; the need for stress or load The main theme for this class is warming up the spine and then working it in all its 6-degrees of freedom. The main theme for this class is developing mindfulness through opening awareness, rather than focusing on a narrow anchor. The main theme for this class is tracing and stimulating the six lower body meridians as they flow through the four quadrants of the legs. The main themes for this class are savouring strawberries, developing curiosity and letting go of anything you no longer need to carry.. The main theme for this class is discussing the value of stress in generating three effects: mechanotransduction, thixotropy and stress generated electrical potentials (SGEP). The main theme for this class is sensing the body: both where it is in space and the inner feeling of sensations. Embodying the practice can be enhanced through both proprioception and interoception. The main theme for this class is silence. There will be minimal cues provided. If you are new to Yin Yoga, this is probably not the best class for you. Please choose another from the archive. The main theme for this class is stretch out the big legs muscles that get worked a lot through summer activities like long hikes and riding bikes. The main theme for this class is building both spinal mobility and spinal stability. After the yin portion, we will use the McGill Big 3 core exercises to build spinal endurance. The main theme for this class is identifying the activities of the mind, commonly known as thoughts. The main theme for this class is maintaining and regaining our thoracic spine’s extension. As we age, we lose range of motion in the T-spine, which is why it feels so good to open this area again. The main theme for this class is exploring the difference between targeting and isolating. Just because we can target certain tissues or regions of the body does not mean we are isolating them. The main theme for this class is targeting the upper body including a number of poses for the shoulders. The main theme for this class is preparing the legs and hips for the deep sensations of the Dragon pose. The main theme for this class is to let go. Letting go of tension but even more important, letting go of everything we no longer need or that doesn’t serve us well, like unskillful thoughts. Instead, we can replace those thoughts with more skillful ones. The main theme for this class is to focus our awareness on the shape of our lumbar spine, which concentrates the mind, while relaxing the body. The main theme for this class is to target the hips and legs in external rotation to prepare for the Lotus pose. Along the way we explore whether Lotus pose is a good idea, given your unique hip structure. The main theme for this class was no theme, no intention. The flow came from the live students. They asked for several specific postures and we flowed from one to another. The main theme for this is the rebound: the experience coming out of the posture, sensing the fragility of the tissues and the energetic release. The main theme for this class is stimulating the Kidneys by creating acupressure along the two Kidney meridians which run along the inner legs, the sacrum and lumbar spine and along the front of the torso. We also target the Urinary Bladder which runs along the back of the body. The main theme for this class is choosing an anchor to hold your attention and deepen your focus. There are three anchors on offer: the breath, the body and sounds. Once the anchor is chosen, we can refine our attention by increasing its granularity. The main theme for this class is moving the hips in all its six directions and sensing where either tension or compression or both arises. Along the way we will also move the spine in its six directions. The main theme for this class is chilling against a wall, relaxing the legs and listening to some quiet Pink Floyd music. Yin simple! After a long hike or after a day of being on your feet, legs up the wall can be amazing. If you do not have enough wall space to do the full class, try using a closed door as your wall. But, don’t worry, if you have no walls, you can do the full class in the middle of the room too. The main theme for this class is mobilizing the thoracic spine. As we get older, the rib cage stiffens and we lose range of motion and we lose some ability to exhale completely. Kyphosis in the thoracic spine may also increase. This flow may help to maintain our range of motion in the thoracic spine. The main theme for this Yin Yoga class is watchful waiting, but not waiting for anything. If that seems non-sensical, consider it to be a koan leading towards patient presence. The main theme for this class is working the toes, feet and ankles. Along the way we also touch the hips and spine, but the main intention is awakening the feet The main theme for this Yin Yoga class is working the neck in all its six directions while working the hips and spine as well. For many people, care must be taken when working with the neck, but everyone can benefit from some work here. The main theme for this class is working the hip in all its six directions with awareness of the restraints to its movement. What is stopping you? Tension or compression? The main theme for this class is mobilizing the shoulder joint and moving the arm and scapula in all their degrees of freedom. The shoulders are more mobile joints than the hips, so the time spent in each shoulder posture will be shorter than the time the hips are being worked. The main theme for this class is understanding and cultivating the stillness of nirodha as described in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra’s second verse: yoga citta vritti nirodha: yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind. The main theme for this Yin Yoga class is tapping into joy. Along the way we will talk about the Daoist concept of Jing, which resides in the Kidneys and helps us to put our life into a long-term perspective. The result of such a viewpoint is an abiding contentment and joy. The main theme for this class is strengthening Kidney chi to support the immune system. The Kidneys are given the “royal seat” in traditional Chinese medicine and are responsible for several key functions related to immunity. Jing, stored in the Kidneys, contributes to a robust immune system. The Kidneys produce bone marrow and regulate water in the body. It is in the bone marrow where our white blood cells, the vanguard of the immune system, are created. The main theme for this Yin Yoga class is proprioception and interoception. The mind creates a mental map of the world around us and inside us. As we move, discrepancies arise between the predicted model and the real world. With training we can evolve the prediction to more closely fit the real world. We can improve our proprioception by building better interoception. Then, we use this ability to channel our awareness into the Microcosmic Orbit. The main theme for this class is contentment, acceptance and allowing. Often, New Year’s is a time for resolutions, a commitment to change something. There is another option: this year could be a time to accept something just as it is. The main theme for this class is the stillness—the stillness of a candle’s flame. There is little guidance. Beginners to Yin Yoga are advised to choose an earlier class to learn the basics of the practice and the postures. The main theme for this class is the knees. We investigate the architecture and anatomy of the knees. We also discuss the roles of tension and compression in limiting the range of motion of the knees and why it is okay to hyperextend them. The main theme for this class is noticing our inner bhava or mood. A mood is a temporary emotional state. Bhava is a sustained attitude that can infuse our daily lives. Music can affect our mood and a particular piece of music can be selected to direct the mood. The intention of this practice is to improve awareness of our mood and cultivate bhava. The main theme for this class is the koan, “What is this?” Like all koans, it is not meant to be answered, but rather its purpose is to cultivate curiosity, openness and perplexity. When an answer does arise, let it go and return to being open and curious. Notice how much space this can create. The main theme for this class is mobilizing the hips and spine and flossing the nerves. For more background information and an introduction to neuromobilization, please review the practice on January 9, 2022: Playing with Our Nerves. The main theme for this class is silence. This will be a very quiet practice with minimal instructions. For beginners to Yin Yoga, a better starting class might be the March 13, 2022 practice called Back to Basics. Do that practice first, then come back to this week’s offering. The main theme for this class is relaxation. We explore a few techniques for doing this: focused attention, a passive attitude, and progressive muscle relaxation. We also discuss briefly the work of Dr. Herbert Benson (The Relaxation Response) and Dr. Edmund Jacobson (PMR – Progressive Muscular Relaxation). The main theme for this class is becoming still. Like a calm mountain lake after the wind has stopped; like a tall, solitary mountain; like the roots of a tree; like a candle flame in a still room; like a picture in a frame; like your breath after a gentle exhalation. Within the stillness lies a depth of experience and a palpable calm. The main theme for this class is the structure of the knee and how to appropriately exercise it to maintain its health and functional range of motion. Note for people who can not get into the Dorsi position, try the Overstepping Dragon. At the end of the practice is a short tutorial on the knee. The main theme for this class is gratitude, grace, grief and beauty. In the Daoist philosophy grief is held in the lungs, but here too resides beauty which can help us balance our grief. (There is mention of a passing, so if talk of death is unsettling for you, you may want to mute that part of the class.) The main theme for this class is on two views of energy: the Eastern Daoist thoughts about chi and the meridians, and the Western views of piezoelectricity and stress generated electrical potentials, which arise in the bones and fascia when we move and stress these tissues. The main theme for this class is taking life easy. Simply being – in this moment and in this place. Along the way, we move the legs in the hip sockets in a couple of ways that they normally don’t get to move: adduction and internal rotation. The main theme for this class is to notice how the breath can create space and allow you to relax into that space. Listening is also used to create space. The main theme for this class is to practice being in the present moment and using the breath as an anchor for our awareness. The main theme for this class is to extend the breath, focus the mind, then allow the breath and the mind to just be. The main theme for this class is staying grounded. It involves sensing the earth beneath you and letting go of thoughts that may take you away. The main theme for this class is slowing down. When life gets too hot, busy, yang – its time to slow down and chill. Secondarily, we build proprioception by sensing where the body is. The main theme for this class is listening. The primary anchor is the guitar music if you are following the playlist suggested, or the sounds around you. Listening is very yin. But, we will also add some yang exercises for your face to help keep it young and fresh. The main theme for this class is working hamstrings and expanding stillness. This is a quieter class with minimal instructions. The main theme for this class is working all areas of the legs and surfing the breath. Especially targeted are the front of the thighs (quadriceps) and back of the legs (hamstrings). The main theme for this class is developing the ability to attend, to be mindful, to pay attention. The meditation continues the theme with Savouring the Stillness. The main theme for this class is staying close to the earth and cooling the mind and body. The main theme for this class is creating acupressure along our meridian lines and understanding how it works and why this may be valuable. The main theme for this class is developing focus and letting go of thoughts. The main theme for this class is differentiating between tension and compression and why both forms of stress are valuable to different tissues. The main theme for this class is defining samadhi and developing mindfulness, which has been defined as “awareness of present experience with acceptance.” The main theme for this class is listening and touching parts we rarely target: the toes, feet and ankles. The main theme for this class is sensing compression along the spine. At the end of the class, we stiffen the spine to remove any residual fragility. The main theme for this class is sensing tension and compression, answering the “What stops me?” question. The main theme for this class is a quiet practice. The main theme for this class focuses on a new wrinkle in aging research, specifically how wrinkles in your face may cause acceleration in aging. The main theme for this class drawing awareness to the spine, sensing its position and determining what is preventing you from going further. The main theme for this class is balancing. Along the way, we also lengthen the breath. The practice is a bit challenging but the idea is to maintain an even, slow breath throughout. The main theme for this class is returning: returning awareness to a chosen anchor (the breath, sensations or sounds) and returning the nervous system to the rest & digest setting. The research of Professor Lucian Bernardi on a 10-second breath is mentioned. The main theme for this class is simplicity. This is a quiet practice with awareness directed at sensations in the hips and legs. The main theme for this class is move the spine and mobilize the spinal cord and sciatic nerves while investigating the two main causes of sciatica: discogenic sciatica and piriformis syndrome. The main theme for this class is no theme…we will just go with the flow and see what comes up. The main theme for this class is learning how to focus attention on a single spot; this is called ekagrata. The anchor for our attention will be sensations arising in the body through our postures. The practice will really be one of returning awareness to the anchor. The main theme for this class is presence through listening. It is a simple class with minimal instruction and lots of listening. The main theme for this class is noticing the breath without changing it. This is not easy! But, we can learn to allow the breath to come and go while feeling it in various areas. Begin with feeling the breath on the upper lip, then in the nostrils, then at the back of the throat, then the movement of the upper chest and the movement in the belly. Finally, zoom out and feel all of these places with each breath. The main theme for this class is the mythology of love as illustrated in the stories of Pyramus and Thisbe, and Tristan and Isolde. For the most part, the discourse for this class comes from the book Shiva Dancing at King Arthur’s Court (previous titled From the Gita to the Grail). The main theme for this class is consciousness: what is it? The role of consciousness in a dual and non-dual philosophy. The view of Samkhya versus Vedanta. Rene Descartes and David Chalmers’ hard problem. The main theme for this class is awe. The discussion includes, “what is awe? How can we experience it? What is the Buddha’s “unconditioned”? How to have a blue sky moment.” The main theme for this class is impermanence. There is a cute story of Ikkyu, a 15th century Zen erratic. Everything that has a beginning will one day have an ending. The main theme for this class is stillness. There is very little discussion and what there is focuses on offering options for those students who do not have wall space available. The topics presented in this class include directing relaxation to parts of the body, interoception and alternate nostril breathing. The topics presented in this class include discussions on how to create yin-yang fusion flows, antifragility, the development of stability and mobility for the spine, bracing and spacing, and the optimal way to apply stress to the spine. The topics presented in this class include discussions on the winter solstice and stillness, the yin of yang and the yang of yin, and a seasonal treat, the Cookie Chant. The topics presented in this class include discussions on energy, what it is, how to generate it and consciously direct it throughout the body. One particular exercise is called the Microcosmic Orbit which is done at the beginning of the meditation session. The topics presented in this class include discussions on relaxing at our edge, melting with time. The topics presented in this class include discussions on binaural beats, Ocean breath, brain waves frequencies and entraining the brain. The topics presented in this class include discussion on the various ways to identify with the “I”: self, atman, soul, purusha and simply consciousness. These are aspects of various maps to reality: dualism, idealism, physicalism, and there is also Buddhism that holds there is no self. The topics presented in this class include discussion on how build mental focus and catching mice. Meditation is not so much about stopping thoughts, or having no thoughts, but the act of recognizing thoughts and returning to the anchor of the practice. That requires dharana, or focus. The source of our thoughts is also investigated, which leads to questions about free will; do you choose the thoughts you think? The topics presented in this class include discussion on the Sit/Rise test, a definition of mobility and flexibility, the causes of hypermobility, and who should be careful if they are hypermobile. The topics presented in this class include discussion on the yin and yang of stillness. Stillness can only exist in relationship to movement, so the music for this class will provide the yang, the stillness in the postures will be the yin. Water is a wonderful analogy: a still mountain lake; a lake behind a dam; water flowing in a river, where the banks are still; thought flowing through the mind where the banks of the mind (awareness) are still. The topics presented in this class include discussion on mindfulness, experience, the Zen versus Zen Buddhism, and Zen without the Buddha. The topics presented in this class include discussion on applying yin yoga to the upper body: shorter holds are a good idea as these joints are not as dense as the in the lower body. The topics presented in this class include contrasting yin and yang, their complementary nature and the lack of absolutes; beware the binary. In the Dao De Jing it is written (verse 42) that the Dao gives birth to One; One gives birth to Two; the Two gives birth to Three; and the Three gives birth to the myriad of things. The challenge is to find the yin within the yang and vice versa, and see the Three emerging from the Two. The topics presented in this class include starting from the beginning. Zen story about our tea cups. In the beginner’s mind there is room for anything and everything. In the experienced person’s mind, there is less room for novelty. Let’s start again at the beginning: the 3 principles of Yin Yoga; Functional vs Aesthetic yoga; stress can be a friend. The topics presented in this class include the Brahma Viharas, the practice of Metta – loving kindness or good will to all, the differences between sympathy, empathy and compassion/Karuna (aware of another’s suffering, feeling another’s suffering, helping another with their suffering.) The topics presented in this class include contrasting Western versus Eastern views of what freedom means: Is freedom simply licence, the freedom to do what we want, or is it moksha, freedom from wanting? The topics presented in this class include our hamstrings are really our hamsprings; fascia can be bouncy; training fascia The topics presented in this class include where and what are the meridians? The fascial boundaries of the quads, hamstrings and adductors The topics presented in this class include allowing: Letting go (including thoughts). In Yin Yoga we let go of muscular effort; we let go of distractions. Since yin is allowing, allow thoughts to flow away. Never force them to stop. Treat thoughts and sensations like waves flowing and ebbing. The topics presented in this class include bolstering your practice! A quiet practice using a bolster in many different ways. The topics presented in this class include spine biomechanics: feeling the spinous processes and sensing the spine; spinal flossing; McGill Big 3 The topics presented in this class include anicca – the second characteristic of life; Impermanence/Time – linear and cyclical views The topics presented in this class include the difference between dukkha and suffering; identifying the first and the second arrow in your practice, then in your life The topics presented in this class include a discussion on the importance of movement and stressing all areas of the body The topics presented in this class include breathing; the design and variations of the rib cage; belly breathing versus chest breathing; changes as we age; the bucket handle analogy; the importance of exhaling fully The topics presented in this class include what to do when the teacher has Covid-19 — keep it easy and quiet! The topics presented in this class include Wolf’s Law & Davis’ Law; structure of the knee; role of the hips to knee health; it is okay to hyperextend the knees; doweling benefits/alternatives The topics presented in this class include a discussion on connecting to the earth (earthing): inflammation, inflammaging, and grounding The topics presented in this class include Dharma: The 3 temptations of Jesus and the Buddha; Dharma in the Gita; the story of Bindumati; Dharma today The topics presented in this class include the three principles of Yin Yoga and three tracks for students to follow The topics presented in this class include impermanence and “When you can no longer do what you love, love what you can do” The topics presented in this class include how to differentiate between tension and compression and why this is important The topics presented in this class include awareness of present experience with acceptance and building discrimination in attention (granularity) The topics presented in this class include all parts of the body needing stress to be optimally healthy. Not too much! Eustress, not distress. The topics presented in this class include the importance of stressing joints, including the hips and knees, and what is meant by “hip openers” The topics presented in this class include Myths and Stories from Joseph Campbell including about the guru, the tiger and the goats, and “me, me, me…” The topics presented in this class include the Buddha’s view of Suffering and Duhkha; a Zen story of holding; monitoring thoughts; candle flame visualization. The topics presented in this class include the three principles of Yin Yoga and noticing/identifying what are you feeling The topics presented in this class include strength, mobility and endurance. This class will focus on fascial strength and mobility today but also learning to relax while under pressure. Regardless whether you play golf, other sports or no sports, all this will be great for you. The topics presented in this class include eustress (good); distress (not so good); tension; compression; antifragility and we end with metta meditation. The topics presented in this class include mindfulness, or “awareness of present experience with acceptance.” The topics presented in this class include the question, “What is love?” The 5 kinds of love (according to Joseph Campbell); crazy love; 6th chakra vs 7th chakra; Shiva, Parvati and Kama; and other stories. The topic presented in this class is interoception: what it is and how to develop it. The topics presented in this class include breathing: the design and variations of the rib cage: belly breathing versus chest breathing; changes as we age; the bucket handle effect; and the importance of exhaling fully. The topics presented in this class include maps of the soul East and West, creation myths, many parts/types of soul. The views of the Daoist/Egyptian/Greek and from Thomas Aquinas to Descartes/Locke. A man on galloping horse was asked, “Where are you going?: He replied, “I have no idea; ask the horse.” You are the watcher/rider: the horse is your mind/thoughts. What is the difference between soul and spirit? The topics presented in this class include exploring energy: what it is (we don’t know!) and what it does (that we do have some ideas about). Energy is used for transportation, transformation and communication. The topics presented in this class include discussions about nerves. “By means of nerves, the pathways of the senses are distributed like the roots and fibers of a tree.” –Alessandro Benedetti, 1497. The word “nerve” was initially a Greek word meaning tendon or sinew. Our ancestors knew they served roughly two functions: movement and sensation but didn’t know how. The topics presented include New Year’s Day, Anicca — the parable of the 2 rings, a story about a Daoist farmer, Kidney Jing & Wisdom, and finally, a story about a stampeding buffalo. D The topics presented in this class include the cycles of time, the Persian revolution of linear time and historical perspectives. The topic for discussion focusses on the concepts of yin and yoga and the practice of finding balance, the middle way, within the yoga practice. The topic for discussion includes playing the edge. It starts with the 3 principles of yin yoga and review the principles of functional yoga and the importance of intention and attention (noticing what the edge feels like). Topics include the first principle, defining the edge and the Anti-fragility curve, the importance of stress to health and how the edge indicates the healthy, optimal amount of stress. To take other pre-recorded online classes, students can visit Yoga International to watch other offerings by Bernie. Or, by visiting the Yinsights YouTube Channel, you can learn more about Yin Yoga and create your own practices by linking specific postures together.
Yin Yoga — Classical
Yin Yoga — Doudouk
Yin Yoga — Cello
Yin Yoga — Pink Cuts
Yin Yoga — Drones
Yin Yoga — Guitar
Yin Yoga — Cinematic
Yin Yoga — Piano
Yin Yoga — Mixed Strings
Yin Yoga — Chants
Yin Yoga — Binaural Waves
Yin Yoga — Hania
Yin Yoga — Agnes
Yin Yoga — Max
Yin Yoga — B Tribe
Yin Yoga — PhoriaCheck out the Playlists of Yin Yoga Classes
Each playlist has several classes addressing a particular theme
Browse the Archive
Archive of Weekly Online Yin Yoga Classes
April 20, 2025: The Chocolate Challenge
April 13, 2025: The Yin-side of Pranayama
April 6, 2025: Instant Karma
March 30, 2025: Splitting the Dragon
March 23, 2025: Bedtime Yin
March 16, 2025: Ocean Breath Beginnings
March 2, 2025: Walking with Seven Dragons
February 23, 2025: Learn to Discern with the Wall
February 16, 2025: Listening to Your Breath
February 9, 2025: Spinal Tap & Soften Often
February 2, 2025: Snowy Eyes
January 26, 2025: Minding the Kidneys
January 19, 2025: Yin Yoga is Your Undoing
January 12, 2025: The Lowdown on the Rebound
January 5, 2025: Rest and Relax against the Wall
Dec 29, 2024: Serenity for a New Year
Dec 22, 2024: Directed Awareness: Inside & Outside
Dec 15, 2024: Lingering Longer at the First Edge
Dec 8, 2024: Lower Body Yin and Upper Body Movements with Diana Batts
Dec 1, 2024: Hips with Diana Batts
November 17, 2024: Jing and the Wisdom of Life
November 10, 2024: Functionally targeting the Four Quadrants of the Hips
November 3, 2024: Duhkha, the Second Arrow
October 27, 2024: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
October 20, 2024: Yin Restore with Pawanmuktasanas
October 13, 2024: Cold Yin (or Yin for a Cold)
October 6, 2024: Falling into Autumn
September 29, 2024: The Upper Body Meets the Wall
September 22, 2024: Back to the Beginning
September 8, 2024: A Mini Yinny Sun Salutation
September 1, 2024: Open Wide
August 25, 2024: Meridians of The Lower Body
August 18, 2024: Three Zen Stories
August 11, 2024: Three Effects of Eustress
August 4, 2024: Embodying the Practice through Interoception & Proprioception
July 28, 2024: Minimal Cueing
July 21, 2024: Mid-summer Legs
July 14, 2024: Spinal Mobility and Stability
July 7, 2024: Thinking about Thoughts (and thoughts about thinking)
June 30, 2024: Thoracic Extensions
June 23, 2024: Growing Bananas
June 16, 2024: Upper Body Yin with Diana Batts
June 9, 2024: Enter the Dragon
June 2, 2024: Building your “Letting Go” muscle
May 26, 2024: A Little Lumbar Love
May 12, 2024: Preparing for Lotus
May 5, 2024: Student’s Choice
April 28, 2024: Savouring the Rebound
April 21, 2024: Kidney Love
April 14, 2024: Choosing your Anchor
April 7, 2024: Sensing the Hips
March 31, 2024: Pink Walls
March 24, 2024: Mobilizing the Thoracic Spine
March 17, 2024: A Quiet Practice
March 10, 2024: Tickling the Toes
February 25, 2024: Dangling Delights for the Cervical Spine
February 18, 2024: Hippie Yin
February 11, 2024: Shouldering On
February 4, 2024: The Stillness of Nirodha
January 21, 2024: Samtosha & Joy of Yinning
January 14, 2024: Yin and Tonic
January 7, 2024: Proprioception, Interoception & the Microcosmic Orbit
December 31, 2023: New Year’s Samtosha
December 17, 2023: Silent Solstice
December 10, 2023: What the Knees Need
December 3, 2023: Bhava
November 26, 2023: Cultivating Perplexity
November 12, 2023: Neuromobilization – Spinal Flossing
November 5, 2023: Nada – The Sounds of Silence
October 29 2023: The Relaxation Response
October 22, 2023: Metaphors of Stillness
October 15, 2023: Yin for the Kneedy
October 8, 2023: Grace and Beauty
October 1, 2023: The Side Body
September 24, 2023: Changing Pace
September 10, 2023: Relaxing into Space
September 3, 2023: Be Here, Now, Backbends
August 27, 2023: Extending the breath
August 20, 2023: Staying Grounded
August 13, 2023: Summer slow down
August 6, 2023: Facing the Music
July 30, 2023: Half & Half
July 23, 2023: Bowing to the Dragon
July 16, 2023: Building Mindfulness Muscles
July 9, 2023: A treat to beat the heat
July 2, 2023: Acupressure
June 25, 2023: Meditation for Busy Minds
June 18, 2023: The Land of Dragons
June 11, 2023: Awakening to Awareness
June 4, 2023: The Walls of Silence
May 28, 2023: Spinal extensions
May 14, 2023: Sensing Tension and Compression
May 7, 2023: A Quiet Practice
April 30, 2023: Facing the Wall
April 23, 2023: Sensing the Spine
April 16, 2023: Fire and Ice Fusion
April 9, 2023: Returning
April 2, 2023: Simple awareness of the hips and legs
March 26, 2023: Neuromobilization & Sciatica
March 19, 2023: Going with the flow
March 5, 2023: Developing Dharana – Focus and Concentration
February 26, 2023: Listening to presence
February 19, 2023: Experiencing the breath
February 12, 2023: Crazy Love
February 5, 2023: Who is the watcher?
January 29, 2023: An Awesome Class
January 22, 2023: Impermanence
January 15, 2023: Wall Yin for the Legs
January 8, 2023: Winter stillness
January 1, 2023: Yin-Yang Fusion class for the spine
December 18, 2022: Solstice Stillness
December 11, 2022: Working with Energy
December 4, 2022: Stillness
November 27, 2022: Binaural Beats and Entraining the Brain
November 20, 2022: Seeing the “I”
November 13, 2022: Focus and Free Will
November 6, 2022: Mobility and Hypermobility
October 30, 2022: Stillness – the Second Principle
October 23, 2022: Zen and the Art of
October 16, 2022: Upper Body Yin
October 9, 2022: Half and Half – Yin and Yang
October 2, 2022: Beginner’s Mind
September 18, 2022: Metta at the wall
September 11, 2022: Freedom?
September 4, 2022: The Hamsprings
August 28, 2022: What are Meridians?
August 21, 2022: Letting Go
August 14, 2022: Bolstering your practice
August 7, 2022: Spine Biomechanics
July 31, 2022: Anicca and the Maps of Time
July 24, 2022: Dukkha versus Suffering
July 17, 2022: Motion is the Lotion of Life
July 10, 2022: Breathing
July 3, 2022: A Reverse Flow
June 26, 2022: Please the Knees
June 12, 2022: Wall Yin
June 5, 2022: Dharma
May 29, 2022: Back to Basics
May 22, 2022: Easy Does It
May 1, 2022: Tension & Compression
April 24, 2022: Granularity of Experience
April 17, 2022: Springtime, Easter, Passover & Ramadan
April 10, 2022: The Value of Stress
March 27, 2022: Myths and Gurus
March 20, 2022: The Nature of Suffering
March 13, 2022: Back to Basics
March 6, 2022: Yin Yoga for Golfers
Feb 27, 2022: Stress and Antifragility
Feb 20, 2022: Awareness of Present Experience with Acceptance
Feb 13, 2022: Valentine’s Day
Feb 6, 2022: Interoception
Jan 30, 2022: Breathing
Jan 23, 2022: The Soul Question
Jan 16, 2022: Energy – what it is and what it does
Jan 9, 2022: Playing with our Nerves
Jan 2, 2022: Change and Impermanence
ec 19, 2021: The Cycles of Time
Dec 12, 2021: Defining Yin and Yang
Dec 5, 2021: Playing Our Edges
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