Emerge from the hibernation of winter and embrace the warmth and fresh life of the spring season. Join Maya as she guides you through Yin Yoga practices specially curated for this time of year.
Over the course of six weeks, you’ll explore each of the elements in the Chinese Five Element theory and the corresponding meridians in the body. Expect to practice yin yoga poses, meditation, and pranayama (breath work) that relates to the specific element for each class. These practices reflect the shifting energy of the late winter into early spring season that encourages us to reawaken with fresh growth. We’ll move from the most passive and receptive of the elements to the most active and energized.
You’ll leave each class with a handout covering the element we explored for that session and an accompanying yin yoga sequence you can practice at home.
We’ll begin our first session with a focus on Water, the most passive and receptive element associated with the season of winter and the Kidney and Urinary Bladder meridians. Water invites us to connect with adaptability, depth, and flowing towards stillness.
Sign up for the whole series for $155 or drop in on an individual class for $30. Make your payment via Venmo @maya-rook or card when you pay online. Payment is required to confirm your spot.
Advance registration is only currently available for the full series. Sign up HERE.
Registration for drop ins begins March 20th.
Location:
Bath Dance Works
72 Front Street
Bath, ME
Dates and Themes:
Thursday, March 27th: Water & Kidney and Urinary Bladder Meridians
Thursday, April 3rd: Metal & Lung and Large Intestine Meridians
Thursday, April 10th: Earth & Stomach and Spleen Meridians
Thursday, April 17th: Wood & Liver and Gallbladder Meridians
Thursday, April 24th: Wood & Liver and Gallbladder Meridians
Thursday, May 1st: Fire & the Heart and the Small Intestine Meridians
Meet Your Teacher:
Maya Rook is a certified yoga instructor with over 25 years of meditation experience. She received her 200-RYT in 2019 and additional certifications in Yin Yoga and Yoga with Seniors. Maya is passionate about making meditation and yoga practices accessible to everyone, breaking through misconceptions about mindfulness, and helping people connect with the present moment through breath and movement Her yoga and meditation classes are also supported by her work as a cultural historian and college educator. Participants have described Maya’s approach as welcoming, vibrant, creative, playful, humorous, delightful, informative, and fun. After attending a session with Maya, you will walk away with deeper connection between body and mind, as well as yourself and others.
What is Yin Yoga?
Yin Yoga is a beautiful complement to our more active Yang lifestyles and yoga practices. Here, we slow down and hold poses of stillness, typically for 3-5 minutes, using props to help support us. The intention of a longer hold on a physical level is to stimulate and nourish the connective tissues and fascia. We also work consciously with the breath and the mind-body connection through these poses of relative stillness and cultivation of awareness of sensations that arise. Yin Yoga draws from Daoism and the Five Element Theory in Traditional Chinese Medicine as different poses relate to specific organs and meridians in the body, supporting and balancing one’s energy.