Yin Yoga Podcast

S 1 | EP. 9Dealing with the mind in Yin Yoga is for many of us the most difficult part of a Yin Yoga practice. Many of my students don't even realize how busy their mind is until they start practicing Yin Yoga.So If you (or your students) have ever had the experience of settling into the stillness and quiet of Yin and had to deal with the circus or soap opera of your mind you are not alone.In this episode, I'll address the mind and share some simple but effective tips that you can use in your own practice or in the classes you teach. Tips for anchoring and befriending the mind instead of seeing it as an obstacle to practice OK let's dive inYoga 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:Full Show NotesAnatomy for Yoga with Paul GrilleyHang Drum Music by Fred Westra 

S 1 | EP. 8What is Mindfulness, and how can we use it in Yin Yoga?Mindfulness has become a bit of a buzzword that seems to have lost its meaning.Originally a Buddhist concept but sadly has been co-opted and is being used everywhere from wellness circles to advertising. It seems like most people have kind of a vague idea about what Mindfulness is but can't likely define it, let alone incorporate it into our lives.Our Yin Yoga practice is an ideal time to add bite-sized Mindfulness practices into our lives.In this episode, My Guest Addie deHilster and I talk about mindfulness and yin yoga (among many other great nuggets) Addie D. Hilster is a mindfulness meditation teacher. She's also certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists.Her passion is teaching movement practices that unlock mindfulness skills and help students gain traction in their meditation practice so that they can be more present in their lives.Yin Yoga is one of the main modalities that she practices and teaches. And it's an excellent doorway to an embodied meditative stillness. She's now based in Vancouver, Washington in the US, but she previously owned and operated a community yoga studio in Los Angeles, California for over five years.She's a dedicated practitioner of Buddhist insight meditation, and she's accumulated over four months of silent retreat practice over the years.She's also a graduate of the Mindfulness Mentor Training with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brock, the Insight LA Mindfulness Facilitator Training and the 2014/ 2015 Mindful Yoga and Meditation training program at the Spirit Rock Center.She has studied Yin Yoga with Bernie Clark, Paul Grilley, and Sarah Powers. Addie is the founder of the Move to Meditate class library. And the host of the Move to Meditate podcast.You can find Addie here: https://movedtomeditate.yogaMy interview on Addies Podcast: https://movedtomeditate.yoga/?s=nyk+danuAddies' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/addie_movedtomeditate/Yoga 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 Grilley But what actually IS mindfulness and how can we add that to our Yin Yoga Practice?

S 1 | EP. 7So today I wanted to talk a little bit more in-depth about an article that I wrote a while back for Elephant Journal. And I will link the article in the show notes.And the inspiration for this was one night I was walking into a Yoga studio that I teach at, and there was, just a little interaction, you could say, with one of the students from the previous classes that inspired this article.So as I was entering the studio to set up for my Yin class, the previous class was sort of one of those hot, kind of sweaty, you know, styles of class.And there was a young, really strong kind of Ken doll-looking guy who was in the previous class and said to me, Oh, what class is up next?And I could tell by the look on his face and the inquiry that he wanted to double up and attend two classes in a row. And when I answered him, yin yoga, he said, and I quote, fuck that.That shit scares me. I'll take a handstand workshop over a yin class any day. And that's when I realized it.The article is called Yin Yoga is Totally Hardcore. Yin Yoga is Totally hardcore.Yoga 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:Full Show NotesAnatomy for Yoga with Paul GrilleyHang Drum Music by Fred Westra 

S 1 | EP. 6 If you have ever thought to yourself, do I really need a Yin Yoga teacher training? In this episode, I talk about Yin Yoga teacher training. Specifically about why you need one if you're gonna teach Yin, and then some things to look at when you are deciding what Yin yoga teacher training to take.There are so many little details that are different when you start transitioning into teaching a more quiet, still style of yoga, like Yin, that it really becomes a case of you don't know what you don't know.So if you want to teach yin, if you have a crush on yin, if you've fallen in love with yin, you want to go deeper, both in your own practice and you want to start teaching it and offering it, please seek out good training.The other episode I mentioned: https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-podcast/what-is-therapeutic-yin-yoga/Yoga 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:Full Show NotesAnatomy for Yoga with Paul GrilleyHang Drum Music by Fred Westra 

S 1 | EP. 5What is therapeutic Yoga, what is a Yoga therapist, what is therapeutic Yin Yoga, and how has that affected my Yin training? So what do I mean when I say that I teach Therapeutic Yin Yoga, What does that even mean?How did I change the way I taught Yin Yoga and trained teachers after taking my Yoga Therapy training and my Traditional Chinese Medicine studies?Well, for me, it's now a combination of Yin Yoga, Yoga Therapy, and traditional Chinese medicine. In this episode, I'm going to just clarify how I'm defining these things. Because Yoga is an unregulated industry, there is a little bit of a wild, wild west with how we use words and what definitions things have.So I want to be really clear on how I'm defining these things before we get into it, just so there's no confusion.enjoy.Yoga 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:Full Show NotesAnatomy for Yoga with Paul GrilleyHang Drum Music by Fred Westra  

S 1 | EP. 4I'm stoked (and honoured) to bring you this interview with my teacher, Paul Grilley.Paul is the founder of what most of us know as Yin Yoga.And I'll talk more about Paul and my relationship with him. And how I came to study with him as we go into the interview.In this Interview with Paul Grilley:Paul's Yoga origin story: how he found YogaHow he started to teach and what style (this may surprise you)How he stumbled across Yin YogaHis studies with Paulie ZinkHow did he discover skeletal variationTraining teachers in YinAnd what he is up to nowand so much moreThis is a must-watch for any Yin Yoga LoverOkay, let's dive into my interview with Paul Grilley!Yoga 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:Full Show NotesAnatomy for Yoga with Paul GrilleyHang Drum Music by Fred Westra 

S 1 | EP. 3So I often notice, both with my students and also just in kind of Facebook groups or teacher circles there isn't a very good understanding of yin-yang theory, and that can make teaching yin yoga pretty challenging. That's why there are all kinds of confusing things happening in the yoga verse when it comes to yin and yang.And I think that's because a lot of Yin trainings is quite short and they don't dive into Yin-Yang theory. And that might be because the teacher wants to focus more on other things. Or it might be that the teacher who's doing the training actually hasn't studied Chinese medicine or Taoist philosophy in depth.So in this episode, we will dive into some Yin-Yang theory so that you have a better understanding of this for your Yin Yoga classes, also for your movement-based (Yang) classes, and for classes that are a blend of Yin-Yang.Yoga 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:Full Show NotesAnatomy for Yoga with Paul GrilleyHang Drum Music by Fred Westra

S 1 | EP. 3In today's episode, what is Yin Yoga? So whether you are new to Yin Yoga and you want to learn Yin sort of from the ground up, or whether you've tried Yin Yoga and want to dive deeper, you will want to check out this episode.So, yin yoga has been quietly gaining popularity over, I would say, probably at least the last decade and a half, if not longer, but there still seems to be some confusion oftentimes as to what yin yoga actually is.And why would someone want to practice Yin Yoga?So what is Yin Yoga? How is it different from other styles of yoga that you might've practiced?

S 1 | Ep. 1My name is Nyk Danu, and I am a Yoga therapist, a Yin Yoga teacher trainer, and also a Yoga business mentor. I also teach the public.In this episode, I'll talk about:My journey to Yoga. The who, what, when, where, why, and how I became a Yoga teacher. How I found Yin YogaHow I started training teachers to teach Yin YogaAnd some other fun facts about meYoga Teachers: Join The Waitlist for my Therapeutic Yin Yoga Training at the bottom and top of the Page: To Join my Yin Yoga Classes on Zoom: To subscribe to my On-Demand Video Library:Anatomy for Yoga with Paul Grilley

S 1 | EP. 0Welcome to the pilot of A Yin Yoga Podcast.If we haven’t yet, I’m your host Nyk Danu.I am a yoga therapist, Yin Yoga Teacher Trainer, and a Yoga business mentor, and I also teach public yoga classes.So that's me in brief. In this pilot episode, I just wanted this one to be a little. HeyHere's the podcast. Here's what you can expect here.These are also available on video if you would prefer to watch rather than listen to them. https://youtu.be/CW1cdHjp_OQThere will be solo episodes, and longer format interviews with other Yin Yoga teachers, well as experts in the areas of anatomy and Traditional Chinese medicine including meridian or channel theory, the elements. Taoist philosophy, meditation, teaching tips and a lot more.My intention for this podcast is for it to feel like I’m sitting down having tea and sharing with you.  And when we have guest, like it's a couple of Yoga teachers sitting around the kitchen table with you, having some tea.You can expect these episodes to be Low-fi, uncensored and unfiltered this is a conscious choice.I think we have far too much polish and filter in our world in general, and of course, the Yoga world has fallen prey to that as well.I tend to be a bit informal and delightfully imperfect, so these episodes will be as well.You can also expect adult conversations and adult language.In this podcast when I interview people, they will be sharing their pre-yoga story, their Yoga origin stories, where they have come from and how they came to yoga, and sometimes in those stories, there can sensitive and intense subject matter.Please know that if you are currently healing your trauma and you're gonna find conversations where people might be discussing their trauma too much for you right now then check the show notes for content warnings.So if you're looking for some real honest, heartfelt conversations, plenty of yin yoga education, and a place to geek out about all things Yin yoga then you are in the right place. Welcome to the Yinside.For Therapeutic Yin Yoga training click here and get on the waitlist:https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-teacher-training/To practice with me on Zoom:https://nykdanu.com/students/yoga/online-yoga/Podcast Page: https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-teacher-training/yin-yoga-podcast/