OmYogaMagazineFebruary2019

Yoga Alliance

Certified Courses

Yin Yoga & Mindfulness:

Weekend Course (40 CPD’s.

registered with Yoga Alliance).

Friday 5TH - Sunday 7TH April

Friday 7TH - Sunday 9TH June

£295

200 Hour 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training

(8 weekends)

Commences Friday 20TH

September 2019 until Sunday

January 26TH 2020

£2,595

(£2,195 before

MMay 1ST)

yogateachingacademy.com

For information and details email

[email protected]

or call 07748375922

Studio 19 | 8 Hornsey Street, London N7 8EG

0207 700 3363 | [email protected] | http://www.theyogaquarter.co.uk

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attention to the things we would not even notice and becoming
aware of our present moment experiences as they arise, non-
judgmentally, and with kindness and compassion.”
Yoga is about being present, without the prejudices of past or
future. It teaches us not to identify ourselves through our body,
and move towards a realisation that we are part of something far
greater, at one with the universe.
We often chant ‘Om’ in class, the universal sound of resonance.
Yoga means ‘’to yoke’’ or to reconnect. This refers to both the
practice and the goal of the practice. It is remembering who you are,
one’s connection to the supreme source, eternal happiness itself.

Yin & Yang
Yin yoga is based on the Taoist concept of yin and yang, opposite
and complementary forces in nature. Everything has both yin and
yang qualities. The yin/yang symbol has a swirl rather than a line
through the centre, a representation of how the two essences are
intertwined; there is never one without the other. Yin is the dark swirl
and represents femininity and shadows.
Yang represents the passion, brightness and growth. A yoga pose
is neither yin nor yang, but it is the way in which we practice that
determines whether we target yin or yang tissues.
We are born in a soft, pliable body with an excess of moisture, and
a minimum of rigidity. This is yang. We take on more elements of yin
stability as our bones become firmer. Gradually our yang mobility is
balanced with our yin stability, bringing us into our physical prime
in our late teens. As we age, we reach the yin phase, our tissues are
dryer as synovial fluid in our joints becomes less viscose, causing
our movements to be less smooth. We become more prone to injury
and it takes us longer to heal. Damaged joints inhibit the flow of ‘chi’
(energy), not only affecting movement, but the correct functioning of
our organs and overall health.
Yin yoga helps to restore the space and moisture in the joints,
preventing joint rigidity, as well as enlivening the degeneration of
other tissues, and nourishing the meridians.

By Paula Ahlberg of the Wellbeing Warehouse
(wellbeing-warehouse.com)

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