Yin Yang Yoga for Self Love | Yoga with Melissa 660

Published: June 23, 2023, 3:31 p.m.

https://youtu.be/n2yeVNgKLWw\n\nThis 60 minute class begins with a 30 minute yin yoga sequence for your heart meridian to invite in self love followed by a 30 minute qigong inspired hatha yoga full body yoga flow that will leave you feeling refreshed and full of self love.\n\nOur consumer culture is highly competitive and values certain types of intelligence, bodies, and achievements. The standards set by the dominant culture cause us to feel like we can\u2019t measure up in a way that is incredibly painful for our psyches.\n\nThis causes us to live in what Tara Brach calls a \u201ctrance of unworthiness.\u201d This continual sense of feeling that we are falling short of the person we should be, when what we really want is love and approval.\n\nWith loving awareness and kindness we can choose to let go of the belief that we are unworthy. When we feel filled with judgment, shame, confusion and inner criticism, there are ways that we can come back to compassion and loving kindness.\n\nOur ego-self believes that we do not have a place within the beautiful whole of our universe. From this place of fear, it strives to control and causes a lot of trouble. When we make contact with the deeper, truer parts of ourselves, we can relax into the greater divine whole instead of one day waiting for the conditions for self acceptance to appear.\n\nThis class will explore the difference between whole and perfect. You are an imperfectly perfect human being with a whole set of limitations, difficulties, obstacles, weaknesses, difficulties balanced with goodness, aptitudes, passions, skills, capacities and uniqueness that is ready to step into the wholeness of its expression.\n\nYin Yoga Sequence for Self Love\nCentering\nChild\u2019s Pose\nBroken Wing Pose\nChild\u2019s Pose Side Bend\n\nYang Sequence Hatha Yoga with Qigong Inspiration/Flow for Self Love\nReclined Twist\nDead Bug\nCat Pose\nHip Opener\nLunge Pose\nDolphin\nDowndog\nShake the Tree\nMeridian Tracing\nWood Chopper\nWarrior 2\nWarrior 1\nWide Legged Standing Forward Fold\nDancer\nCobra\nEasy Pose\nGarland Pose on block with thoracic rotations\nButterfly\nWide-legged seated forward fold\nSavasana\n\nPoem: Aspen at Heart Rosemerry Whatola Trommer