What We're Not Talking About in Yin Yoga (but should be)

<p>Season 8 Ep. 7</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What We Aren&#39;t Talking About in Yin Yoga</strong></p><p>We talk a lot about fascia, long holds, meridians, and the nervous system in Yin Yoga. And those are all valuable conversations.</p><p> But in this episode, I wanted to go a little deeper and explore the quieter, subtler parts of a Yin practice that don&#39;t always get airtime, the things that are harder to measure, harder to teach, and maybe harder to talk about.</p><p><em>These are some of the most important conversations I think we can be having as teachers and dedicated practitioners, and I&#39;m so glad you&#39;re here</em> <em>for it.</em></p><p><strong>In this episode I cover:</strong></p><ul><li>The rebound (what I call the resonance or linger) and why it&#39;s one of the most skipped and most valuable parts of a Yin class</li><li>The difference between a rebound and a counterpose</li><li>How my nervous system as a teacher shapes the entire room, and the role of co-regulation in a group Yin practice</li><li>The difference between teaching students to stay <em>still</em> versus stay <em>present</em></li><li>Why physical stillness does not automatically create awareness</li><li>Practical cues I use to guide students inward during holds</li><li>Silence as a teaching tool, and why I think many of us teachers are more uncomfortable with it than our students are</li><li>How over-talking can interrupt your students&#39; process</li><li>The role of boredom in Yin Yoga and why it might be a threshold worth crossing</li><li>How Yin can challenge achievement-oriented students, and how I like to reframe it for them</li><li>Why less intensity can actually create more awareness</li><li>The real gifts of a consistent Yin practice that have nothing to do with flexibility</li></ul><p><strong>Episodes I mention:</strong></p><p><a href="https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-podcast/yin-yoga-super-powers-honouring-the-rebound/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Honouring the Rebound</a></p><p><a href="https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-podcast/how-to-teach-exceptional-yin-yoga-classes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to teach exceptional classes</a></p><p><a href="https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-podcast/how-to-hold-brave-space-with-grace-tempany/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to hold brave space</a></p><p><a href="https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-podcast/trauma-the-nervous-system-and-yin-yoga/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trauma, the Nervous System and Yin Yoga- with Alyssa Stefanson</a></p><p><a href="https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-podcast/mindfulness-in-yin-yoga-with-addie-dehilster/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mindfulness in Yin</a></p><p><a href="https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-podcast/interoception-and-yin-yoga-with-pamela-crane/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Interoception </a></p><p><a href="https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-podcast/yin-yoga-is-not-entertainment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Do we need to go deeper </a></p><p><a href="https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-podcast/how-to-make-yin-yoga-accessible/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Accessible Yin</a></p><p><a href="https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-podcast/yin-yoga-is-not-entertainment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yin Yoga is not entertainment</a></p><p><a href="https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-podcast/my-1-pose-for-every-yin-yoga-class/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Constructive rest</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/78PEVR5WF3ZSA"><strong>Want to support my work? Leave me a tip.</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NOyRZM7cKC-h9kOMT-rIIeuatJgOf1CKT63LjAHk2LU/edit?usp=sharing"><u>See all episodes at a glance</u></a></p><p>Yoga Teachers:<a href="https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-teacher-training/"><u> Join The Waitlist for my Therapeutic Yin Yoga Training</u></a> at the bottom and top of the Page</p><p>To Join my <a href="https://nykdanu.com/st