Turn Your Yin In

The air is chilling and the holidays are in full flow as the winter solstice fast approaches. This time of year a lot of us find ourselves busy with parties, planning and creating goals for the New Year but this is the time for rest. Just look at nature. The trees have lost their leaves, the flowers have lost their petals and the bears (along with many other animals) have stuffed their tummies with food and gone to sleep for the winter. Most of nature has gone to sleep so that it can renew its energy. We are not exempt from this equation.

Yin is the opposite of Yang. Yin being night and Yang being day. (Negative, positive, female, male etc...) You cannot have one without the other. Together they work in perfect harmony creating balance. Relating to the seasons spring and summer would be Yang, making fall and winter Yin. Spring and summer are filled with new life, energy and warmth where fall and winter are seasons for reflection, rest and cold. Winter is a time to go within and relax.

Here are five ways to turn your yin in

1. Sleep more

2. Eat root veggies and spicy foods

3. Drink herbal teas

4. Try on milder forms of exercise such as yoga (yin, gentle or restorative) or TaiChi etc. 

5. Meditate / Journal

In conclusion...Embrace the season and relax. 

Nurture your yin within with the variety of yin inspired classes we offer at Movement Works: 

Candlelight Yoga Flow 

Tue 7:15pm

Candlelight Gentle Yoga 

Wed 7:15pm

TaiChi/Qigong

Tue 10:30am

Wed 7:00pm

Thurs 10:00am

Yoga Flow

Mon 9:00am

Tue 9:30am

Fri 9:00am

Gentle Yoga

Mon 10:00am