YIN YOGA FOR LOW ENERGY, BURNOUT AND CHRONIC FATIGUE WITH ELENA (Mental-Health-Informed classes)
1. Relaxing class for a better sleep
The class is a perfect evening practice when you want to wind down just before going to bed. All of the poses are passive and mostly reclined, so you can also do them in bed. You will be offered several options to modify the poses to suit your needs, and you will need some props, like cushions, a pillow and a blanket.
2. Morning class for calm focus and concentration
This class is best practiced in the morning as it includes poses that help build concentration and some gentle chest and hip openers to fight the morning stiffness. Opening the joints has many benefits – in addition to improving range of motion and circulation, it can also create an energetic and emotional shift.
Before you start, you may want to open the windows to let some fresh air in. You won’t need too many props for this class – just a few cushions for extra support and a blanket for the final relaxation pose.
3. Balancing class ‘going with the flow’
In this class, in addition to the static Yin Yoga poses, we’ll be adding some soft movement to the spine to stimulate the flow of energy in the body, release toxins and restore the body’s natural capacity to heal itself. The class may seem a bit more active than the previous two, so if you need to slow down and rest between the poses, feel free to do so.
At the end of the class, instead of a typical body scan, we’ll have a guided meditation to balance and ground you.
ABOUT THE TEACHER:
Elena Jacinta is the creator of Back to the Body project. She spent 15 years working as a professional dance artist integrating somatic practices into her work as a performer, choreographer and a teacher. When she was recovering from a burnout, she started practicing Yin Yoga as a way to reconnect with the body and bring the nervous system back to balance. Later she completed her Yin Yoga anatomy teacher training with Jose de Groot, a student of Paul Grilley, and a mental-health-informed Yin Yoga training with Amanda Jane. She is currently studying and researching trauma healing modalities including trauma-sensitive yoga.
At the moment she is staying in Chiang Mai, Thailand and is offering face-to-face and online private sessions in mental-health-informed Yin Yoga and EFT tapping. Get in touch to book your FREE session!