If your ankles are complaining, try a blanket under them. If there's pain in the knees, skip this one. Start with sitting on the heels and notice how this feels. Rest your head on the floor or on your right upper arm. Twist your right shoulder toward your left knee, stretching your left arm back. Repeat on the other side.įrom a kneeling position, push back toward your hips, spreading your knees as wide as they will allow without straining. For more depth, come down on the elbows or rest them on a bolster or block. Keep the hands on the front knee or on blocks for support.Ī deeper option is to place both hands inside the front foot and walk hands forward, lowering the hips. Slide the back knee backward as far as you can. Walk the front foot forward until the knee is above the heel. Sit on a blanket to support this pose if needed.īegin either on hands and knees or in Down Dog. Knees slightly bent, fold forward over the legs, allowing the back to round and hands resting on the floor. ~Hold each pose for a minimum of three to five minutes~ġ. Gently remind yourself like any period of change, it is the opportunity to reflect, observe and move with an awareness that creates the space for transition and growth. The following Yin Yoga sequence allows us to let go of what no longer serves us, with the poses designed to gently open our chest and lungs as well as supporting digestion and promoting elimination.Īs you move through this practice, holding each pose for a minimum of three to five minutes, attempt to let go of any judgment that may rise. Through the breath, the lungs take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide and the large intestine absorbs water, nutrients and eliminates any waste. Our lungs and large intestine are connected to this season through their purpose of purification and elimination. Like the decaying leaves adding the much-needed nutrients to the soil, we also need to nourish ourselves, enhancing our cooler yin energy to balance the warmer yang period of summer. We see this in nature, with the falling of the leaves and the coming into cooler and quieter days. We recognise our place within the cycle of nature and with it the opportunity to reflect, prepare and move into the new season ahead.Įach season brings it’s own energetic quality, and in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Autumn identifies with the metal element, which cultivates the movement of letting go and enriching our selves, by pulling inward and finding meaning.
Yin Yoga Sequence to let go and release into Autumnīy Sarah Cargill - Yin Holistic TherapiesĪs the slow long days of summer come to a close we are reminded that with every end welcomes a new beginning.
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