GREETINGS FROM YFL, AND HAPPY MONDAY!!!

This week we will be emphasizing the other half of yoga, which is referred to as Yin in Asian modalities, and as Sukha in Sanskrit. This practice brings you into a state of intense focus as prescribed in Patanjali’s 8-limbs of practice. It leads toward meditation through the deeply profound stretching of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia.

Yin will be preceded with a warmup via the Anahata Namaskar (Heart Salutation), which will ensure an adequate warming of the body for a safe yin practice.

This week’s mudra is Shunya. It involves the bending of the middle finger to the ball of the thumb, and a light pressure application of the thumb to the finger. The remaining fingers are extended. This mudra promotes healthy hearing.

Our Sanskrit focus is Anahata, or the “heart chakra”, or Unstruck Sound. It is the seat of compassion, love, and our soul.

Come on in, beat the heat, open your heart, and relax into meditation with Yin.—Namaste’, Deb