Yin yoga class - Sunday 23 October 2016



Yin Yoga - Working with Stillness

We are overjoyed to welcome Eugene who will be our guest teacher this week. Eugene has a long career in fitness, aerobics and dance. He more recently qualified as a yoga instructor and teaches regularly in Somerset West. He will be leading this week's yin yoga class at CMY.

Yin is the slowest form of yoga. It also relies completely on gravity, rather than muscular strength. Almost all yoga leans heavily to a yang nature - meaning it involves strength and exertion. Yin requires letting go, completely surrendering to the experience of the asana.

Yin's physiological benefit is that the very slow movements and deep stretches work on both the fascia and the ligaments. It is not easy to stretch either ligaments or have a sustained pull on the fascia. Normally the movement of the muscles is the focus - contracting and relaxing, drawing blood into the muscle. It is argued that fascia work may play a strong role in the human immune system. The slow pull on the ligaments (where the muscle attaches to the bone) helps strengthen the ligaments and get blood flow to this difficult spot. It is thought that this reduces the chance of tearing ligaments and also stops them from getting fragile as you age.

From a meditative point of view, yin deals with our tendency to avoid discomfort, to see body discomfort as something bad and to be avoided. Yin practice requires us to stay with the practice even in a state of discomfort - finding peace where the mind would rather react, kick about and fuss.

Come and join us for the 115 minute practice. All male, all nude yoga. Unique on the African continent. We have a great venue in the southern suburbs of Cape Town. This class is not recommended for complete beginners.

For more information contact: capemensyoga AT gmail.com
Whatsapp 082 579 6868


ALSO REMEMBER THAT  SUMMER RETREAT DEPOSITS ARE NOW DUE.

Summer retreat is 19 - 22 January 2017 in the Overberg.

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