Yin Yoga and Meditation

This welcoming and comprehensive guide provides all you need to learn, practice, or teach Yin Yoga and meditation. It will take you on a deep dive into Yin Yoga and all layers of yourself and give you the knowledge and tools to lead transformative, inspiring Yin Yoga sessions for yourself or others.

This invaluable and easy to use companion offers:

✯ Yin Yoga's root wisdom traditions, including Buddhist, Yoga Nidra, and Taoist philosophy

✯ The physiology of Yin Yoga and an investigation of the Yin tissues

✯ An in-depth exploration of the nature of your body, mind, energy, and heart and how Yin Yoga benefits each of these aspects of ourselves

✯ The fundamentals of meditation and guidance on how to lead a meditative Yin Yoga practice to nurture all layers of your being and cultivate a compassionate and mindful awareness

✯ Taoist Five Elements Theory and techniques for sensing and harnessing the power of your life energy

✯ 75+ photographed Yin Yoga poses and modifications with detailed step-by-step instructions and creative ways to use props, tailoring the poses to honor individualized needs

✯ An exploration of the building blocks of the Yin Yoga poses with an emphasis on functionality and safety

✯ 40+ guided meditations tailored to fit seamlessly into your classes, including mindfulness, Yoga Nidra deep relaxation, Taoist energy cultivation, and breathwork exercises

✯ Yin Yoga sequences of varied themes and lengths, including seasonal Taoist Yin-Yang organ flows, wall Yin, full body, Yin basics, mini flows, and ideas for creating your own sequences

✯ Yin Yoga's central practice principles and how you can integrate them for a beneficial practice

✯ Tools and inspirations for your class planning, sequencing, and theming, including the mandala map for creating meaningful and personalized practice and teaching sessions

Used widely in Yin Yoga trainings, this complete resource weaves together all the aspects of a transformative Yin Yoga practice. It will invite you on an illuminating journey into Yin Yoga and yourself to deepen your awareness of the physical, energetic, mental, and emotional layers of your being in your practice and your life.

Equal parts science and spirit, this book will help you uncover and benefit from the many possibilities of Yin Yoga and meditation for balance, self-discovery, healing, growth, and whole-self wellbeing.

For yoga teachers, practitioners, and wellness providers, this book will become a lifelong cherished resource and reference guide for your practice and teaching journey that you can return to again and again.

Also available by Sagel Urlacher: The Book of Yoga Nidra Meditation Scripts: 30 Yoga Nidra Scripts for Deep Relaxation, Inner Peace, & Manifesting Your Inner Joy.