Yin Yoga Lessons: Learning To Stay

Season 8 | Ep. 6Yin Yoga Lessons: Learning to StayIn this episode, I'm diving into something I've been thinking about a lot lately, the lost art of staying. Like, actually being able to sit with yourself without immediately reaching for your phone or looking for the next distraction.I talk about how Yin Yoga, with its longer holds and quieter pace, is honestly one of the best tools I know for learning how to stay with sensation, with boredom, with restlessness, with whatever's showing up. And why that matters way beyond the Yoga mat.As a mid-Gen Xer, I have a pretty clear memory of life before smartphones, and I think that frame of reference has been really eye-opening for me lately. I've been craving a more analog life, and I think a lot of us are feeling that, even if we can't totally name it.We also get into:Why boredom isn't actually the enemy (spoiler: it's where creativity lives)The rebound/resonance after a Yin shape — and why it's actually the hardest part of stayingHow the inability to stay shows up in our bodies, our emotions, and our attention spansA little guided reflection you can use yourself or with your studentsIf you're a Yin teacher, there's also some good stuff in here around how to weave this theme into your classes, either as a full theme or just in little cues you drop in throughout practice.Enjoying the pod? You can support the show through PayPal Here: Want to support my work? Leave me a tip.Or leave a five-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, leave five stars and drop a comment on Spotify, or share this episode with someone who needs a little reminder to slow down.See all episodes at a glanceYoga Teachers: Join The Waitlist for my Therapeutic Yin Yoga Training at the bottom and top of the PageTo Join my Yin Yoga Classes on ZoomTo subscribe to my On-Demand Video Library:Anatomy for Yoga with Paul GrilleyHang Drum Music by Fred Westra Find me on Instagram @nykdanuyoga@YinYogaPodcast