Mindful Yin Yoga
What is Mindful Yin Yoga?
Mindful Yin Yoga is a slow, grounding practice that blends gentle postures with present‑moment awareness. It invites you to pause, soften, and listen to your body with curiosity rather than striving.
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Postures are held for a few minutes at a time, supported by props and variations so each person can find a shape that feels nourishing for their body. The emphasis is on sensation, breath, and inner experience - a way of settling the nervous system to reconnect with your body and pace.
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Drawing on elements of Chinese Medicine and seasonal rhythms, the practice offers a spacious, contemplative environment to unwind patterns held in the body and meet yourself with compassion.
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At its heart, Mindful Yin Yoga is an invitation to rest, to feel, and to gently return to yourself.
Why Mindful Yin Yoga?
As a student of Yin Yoga since 2009, it became a steady place to return to. A practice that helped me listen inward, soften the edges of overwhelm, and reconnect with myself and my body in a way that felt safe and sustainable.
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During my recovery from burnout, Yin Yoga became even more essential. I wasn’t looking to become a teacher at the time; I simply wanted to deepen my own practice and understand why I kept coming back to this slow, quiet form of yoga. That curiosity led me into a 100‑hour Mindful Yin Yoga teacher training with Jennifer Raye, Medicine and Movement, long before Rest Uncovered came to be. Now it's integrated into some of the offerings and I share the practice out in my community.​​​​
The modules of the 10 month course included:
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The foundations and philosophy of Yin Yoga
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How Ayurveda can support balance within a Yin practice
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Chinese Medicine, meridians, and Taoist perspectives on harmony and flow
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The Five Spirits and the emotional landscape of Chinese Medicine
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Anatomy and the fascia, and how the body responds to stillness
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Trauma‑informed approaches to teaching and holding space
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Mindfulness and Buddhist psychology as anchors for presence
What I learned in that training now shapes the way I guide others, both in dedicated Yin sessions and within the broader offerings of Rest Uncovered. Some workshops may include Mindful Yin Yoga as a gentle, supportive practice to help cultivate rest, inviting the body to soften, settle, and reconnect with its own rhythms.
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This training didn’t just expand my knowledge, it helped me rebuild my relationship with rest, and the connection between my body and mind. It has helped me cultivate a different way of life and I look forward to sharing it in my teachings as a certified 100-hr Mindful Yin Yoga Teacher.
