Workshops & Retreats

Upcoming Workshops....@ Balance Yoga Earth Studios Kensington, 15 Russell Gardens Mews, London W14 8EU

Yin and Meditation Workshop
Relax and Reconnect
Sunday 18th July 2010
3.30pm  6.00pm £25


Join us for a day of deep relaxation and inner connection, where we will be working with the ancient arts of taoist yin yoga and the insight meditations. Yin Yoga is a complementary yoga practice to the more dynamic and invigorating yoga styles that are predominant today. In Yin Yoga, floor postures are held passively for several minutes in order to access a safe and positive 'stress' on the deep layers of connective tissue in the body.
Physically, Yin Yoga restores and maintains the natural mobility of the joints, primarily between the navel and the knees. Energetically, Yin Yoga opens the body's meridian system, which enhances the body's energetic flow and supports emotional equilibrium.
Because this practice emphasizes stillness and silence, Yin Yoga prepares both the body and the mind for deeper experiences in meditation. Insight Meditation, or Vipassana, is a form of meditation that developed during the earliest of the Buddha’s teachings as preserved in the Theravadan school of Buddhism. In its essence, it is a simple and direct way to “see things as they are,” free of distortion. In seeing ourselves and the world with greater clarity, we begin to observe how patterns of relationship are conditioned by habits of grasping, condemnation and ignorance.
Through the sustained cultivation of mindfulness and concentration, the Mind and Heart gradually learn to let go of this conditioning and experience a kind of peace that is independent of changing circumstances.Closing with Yoga Nidra- a yogic sleep where the whole body is trained to completely relax, leaving you feeling refreshed and revitalised. .