The 20th century poet, Mary Oliver wrote, “Patience comes to the bones before it takes root in the heart.” Yin Yoga is contemplative by nature. Infusing poetics and metaphor through storytelling while stimulating body tissues lends well to calming the nervous system and tending the psyche. In this workshop, spiritual world-texts and passages from poets throughout the ages are read to participants as a way of “speaking” to the tissues of the body and the subtle psychological level of our mind. Like alchemy that alters base metal into gold, Yin Yoga revolves around the process of transformation - reconstructing the physical structure and mental/emotional state at its foundation.
The gentle but consistent stimulation to the connective tissues while invoking themes of nourishment, insight and wisdom encourages ease not only to the joints but also to the nervous system, naturally drawing the mind inward into a calm, relaxed, and meditative state.
All are welcome. No previous yoga experience needed.
Cost: $55
Machelle has 29 years of experience as a yoga teacher, massage therapist, and childbirth educator. She holds a Masters Degree in Mythology and Depth Psychology and has completed a 300-hour advanced yoga teacher training in yoga psychology. As a student of Paul Grilley (developer of Yin Yoga) for 18 years, Machelle has cultivated a therapeutic approach through Yin Yoga that weaves together yogic teachings with modern scientific research on tissue rehabilitation, traditional medicine, and psychology. This approach to the whole person aids one in feeling and understanding the bodymind connection both somatically and intellectually. Machelle is committed to serving students in a way that best fits their unique abilities and anatomic structure and combines storytelling, archetypes, poetry, neuroscience, psychology, and Five Element Meridian Theory in a way that is always aimed at facilitating a creative and grounded approach to self-development.
This special 3 hour practice is hosted by Uplift Yoga located at 3411 Olandwood Ct.
Suite 205 Olney, MD 20832