Yin Yoga Sequence for Late Summer & Autumn Equinox

£25

Manor Farm studio, Fenny Compton

You may have noticed a shift in temperatures, air pressure and the sweetness of your surroundings. We are now immersed in Late Summer, perhaps referred to in the West as an Indian Summer. A season of abundance and harvest, it corresponds to the Earth element and the Spleen/Stomach (Sp/St) organ systems. A sweet time of year, nature is bountiful, the Earths luscious fruits and vegetables are bursting for harvest.  That sweet quality is no coincidence!, it is a disharmonious Sp/St that causes that craving for sugary goodies. Late summer is an important transitional season, slowly preparing us for the yin seasons ahead. You may struggle with fatigue as a response to this season, triggered by over-exertion or emotional stress from the activities of Summer Fire. Priorities rest, yoga and eating nourishing, earthy foods to boost your energy.

The Spleen is the largest lymphoid organ and responsible for filtering blood. It plays a major part in our immune and lymphatic system. In Traditional Chinese Medicine it is responsible for lifting the energy of the body, specifically to keep the organs in place. It creates a lightness of the mood, which is the easy going attitude of a person.  

In this practice we will draw on the meridian theory of TCM, paying attention to target our Heart, Kidney, Spleen and Stomach Meridians through the Yin poses.

The session will conclude with a yoga nidra as we transition from summer into Autumn.

Yoga nidra, or yogic sleep as it is commonly known, is an immensely powerful meditation technique, and one of the easiest yoga practices to develop and maintain. While the practitioner rests comfortably in Savasana (corpse pose), this systematic meditation takes you through the pancha maya kosha  (five layers of self), leaving you with a sense of wholeness.