Deeper Insights into
Yin Yoga
The Subtle Energies
by
Patty
Seidensticker RYT

Our goal in life
is not to become perfect:
our goal is to
become whole.

YIN YOGA

• My Personal Journey
• A path of Self-Transformation
• Certified Yin Yoga teacher
• Health & wellness Coach

TALKING POINTS

• What is Yin Yoga.
• What are the Subtle Energies of the Body?
• Explanation of those Subtle Energies.
• How do we stimulate those energies?
• What are the benefits of Yin Yoga.

What is Yin Yoga?
It is a system of long held passive floor poses
that are similar to but not like restorative postures.

Internal Alchemy
Immortality is the goal.

What are the Subtle Energies of the Body?
Chi
Meridians
Organs

There are 3 types of
Chi Energy.
Chi
Jing
Shen

Chi
It is the foundation of all life, the vital force behind all of creation.

Jing
Is the carrier of original physical nature.

Shen
Is the most refined and subtle energy of Chi.

Function of Chi
Chi is responsible for all the physical and energetic integrity in the body-mind organism.

Four Key Pathological Forms of
Deficient Chi

Meridians
The passages through which the energy flows to nourish the organs.

Four specific ways to stimulate our chi are:
Accupuncture
Accupressure
Awareness of Breath
Directed Breathing

The Five Elements
Fire
Water
Wood
Metal
Earth

What is Yin/Yang?

Yin/Yang Organ Pairs
Kidney/Urinary Bladder
Liver/Gallbladder
Spleen/Stomach
Lungs/Large Intestine
Heart/Small Intestine

Benefits of practicing
Yin Yoga

The Three Tattvas of Practice

It's too close so we overlook it.
It seems too good to be true so we can't believe it.
It's too profound so we can't fathom it. It's not outside ourselves so we can't obtain it anew.

Bibliography
The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga by Bernie Clark
Insight Yoga
By Sarah Powers
The Web That Has No Weaver
By Ted Kaptchuk,O.M.D
www.yinyoga.com