YIN YOGA MEDITATION & PHILOSOPHY - PRACTICE & THEORY
"The definition of yoga unveiled"
This immersion explores the vision and intention of yoga in classical writings such as the Yoga Sutras and the Vedas, known as Dhyana Yoga or the Yoga of Meditation. They converge towards an understanding of the nature of the mind. The qualities that characterise the practice of Yin Yoga, such as calm, introspection and observation, are conducive to meditation and its study.
With its calming, relaxed approach, Yin Yoga naturally leads us into a meditative experience. The asanas are designed to open the lower body, allow for extended periods of sitting, reduce discomfort, and encourage a deeper meditative and mindful connection. This bridge between Yin Yoga and meditation brings insight and nourishment to practitioners.
IMMERSION PROGRAMME
FRIDAY 23 MAY 2025 - 17.30 - 19.30
Practice: Yin Yoga & The Tao of Yoga.
This class combines breathing techniques, Qi-Gong exercises, anchoring techniques, and Yin Yoga postures. A harmonious blend brings us back to the centre, to the point of the Tao, our space of balance.
SATURDAY 24 MAY 2025 - 9.00 - 12.00
Practice - Yin yoga for the spine.
This sequence targets the spine by exploring its six directions. It combines asanas and diaphragmatic breathing throughout the practice to decompress the intervertebral discs and release deep tissue tension and stagnation around the lumbar segment and along the spine.
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Theory - The definition of yoga
Deciphering the definition of yoga presented in Patanjali's sutras: “Yogash Citta Vritti Nirodhah—Yoga is the control of the conceptual mind. This first lecture will lay the foundations of Maharishi Sri Patanjali's approach, based on the Samkhya philosophy used by Sri Patanjali as a framework for his presentation.
Lunch break - 12-14.00
14.00 - 17.00
Theory - Citta
Or our field of perception, in which the Vrittis (fluctuations of the mind) manifest themselves. Citta is a key concept in yogic psychology and one of the least explicit in the sutras. Let's explore and understand the subtleties of Manas, the mind, Ahamkara, the ego, and Buddhi, the reason.
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Practice - Yin Yoga & Meditation
This introspective class begins with a slow, relaxing sequence toward calm to cultivate a keen sense of observation. It concludes with a meditation on a single focal point (Eka-Grata).
SUNDAY 25 May 2025 - 9.00 - 12.00
Practice - Yin Yoga for the Hips
This sequence focuses on the pelvis and uses deep lunges and lower body movements to play with compression around the hips and explore our range of movement. Combining asanas and diaphragmatic breathing throughout the whole practice.
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Theory - Nirodha
Or holding back, channelling, or inhibiting the impositions of the conceptual mind. Nirodha, or the practice of yoga, the control of the mind's agency, is defined by Patanjali by two terminologies: Abhyasa and Vairagya or Practice and Renunciation. What does Patanjali mean? How to integrate some of his teachings.
Lunch break - 12-14.00
14.00 - 17.00
Theory - Q&A
It's time for the question-and-answer session. Let's take a moment to recap Sri Patanjali's remarkable revelations and draw some conclusions.
Pause 10m
Practice - Yin Yoga & Meditation
This introspective class begins with a slow, relaxing sequence toward calm to cultivate a keen sense of observation. It concludes with a meditation on a single focal point (Eka-Grata).
If you have any questions about the programme, please contact us at: lookinside@with-yinyoga.com
Venue
Homeplace - Holistički centar
Ravanička 42, Beograd 11000, Serbia
Email Contact - contact@homeplace.rs
Investment
Friday class: 35€
Morning or afternoon periods Saturday or Sunday: 50€
Saturday or Sunday all day: 90€
The whole weekend: 170€ - ⚠️ Places are limited
The above prices do not include accommodation and food.
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