I currently hold classes in Leigh, Southend and Benfleet
The Yoga Factory, Southend, SS2 5BY
St Luke’s Church, Southchurch, SS2 4AB
The Yoga Factory, Southend, SS2 5BY
David Lloyd, Southend, SS2 6XT
Body Care, South Benfleet, SS7 5HB
The Yoga Factory, Southend, SS2 5BY
David Lloyd, Southend, SS2 6XT
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I get asked this question quite a lot.
I work with (TMC) The Chinese medicine and the seasons, in TMC they believe our seasons correlate to different organs. Such as, Autumn is about the lungs and large intestines, as they are both about letting go, releasing. Just as in Autumn, the trees let go of the leaves. We work with emotions for the season, Autumn is about sadness, grief, compassion and courage.
Yin is a beautiful soft practice. It’s where we hold gentle poses anywhere between 3-5 minutes, using props, such as bolster, blankets and bricks to support the body, allowing the body to feel safe.
When we hold a soft gentle pose, we are squeezing a meridian (just like acupuncture) stopping the blood flow and life force energy (chi) making its way to the organ. Just like a hose, when you squeeze it, you stop the water, when you release the buildup is so big it flushes anything out of the hose that’s not wanted. So we work with the same principle. We hold the pose for that season for 3-5 minutes, stopping the blood and Chi (energy) going towards that organ. However, when you release the pose (rebound) you allow fresh blood and chi (energy) back to the organ. So any debris (causing dis-ease in the body or any emotions) that’s suck in the meridian will be flushed out.
When we have an emotion, whether it be what we would call “positive” or “negative” we allow it out, through tears, smile, laugher, anger, whatever. However, sometimes we swallow the emotion, maybe out of fear, it’ll then get suck it our bodies, it wants to be released. But when we push it down, it gets suck in this live connective web (like a spiders web) that runs from the tip of toes to the crown on the head, under the skin, called fasica, it tightens the body (hips, shoulders etc) so by stretching the body in a certain pose we allow the body to soften, allowing the emotion that is stuck to arise in the mind to be released. If we don’t release the emotion, it will keep getting “triggered”.
We don’t go into the story of what happened in the mind, or “re-feel” the emotion fully. We just become aware of the emotion, breathe through it and allow it to leave. Essentially peeling the layers like an onion. Then we come to the “rebound” we release the pose and stay within the body, feeling what it feels like, maybe you will feel flushing, coldness, warmth or tingling. This is the blood flow and chi making it way back to the specific organs. So not only are we working with the body, stretching, but also lubricating the joints. Because I am a holistic therapist and a counsellor I will work with your mind, with poems, readings, questions allowing you space to connect with the breath and mind. Helping you to learn about yourself, maybe change some behaviours.
I hated yin when I first did it 15 years ago. In fact, I walked out of the class after 10 minutes. I had no idea what we were doing holding poses, nothing was explained. I was also a very yang person, boxing, gym, dynamic yoga, running, essentially anything that was hard, I would get so much from, I loved it. ‘What on earth was that all about?’ laying in a pose for what seemed likes ages, in silence. I had the “need” to do. Rather than ‘be’ As I’ve got older and started to realised the importance of balance, yin and yang. I was burning myself out weekly with not much rest, classes, being a single mum, studying and trying to set up a new business. The only “downtime” I had was meditation and reading in the bath. So now I have learnt the beauty of yin. I have fallen in love with the practice.
Find the edge (you want to feel a tug in the pose, not pain, 60-70% of your max)
Embody stillness (physically and mentally).
Yield to time.
The longer we hold, the deeper we go. The deeper we go the deeper we heal. The deeper you heal, the better you feel. Patience.
There are many different yoga styles nowadays – I work with vinyasa and dynamic.
Dynamic is a flow that involves moving from one pose to another in a fluid manner. Dynamic yoga often includes complex transitions between poses, and the pace can vary from slower to faster. The goal is to find a balance between challenge and ease.
This involves moving from one pose to the next in a fluid, flowing manner. Vinyasa flow classes are influenced by ashtanga yoga and often involve synchronizing movement with breath.
“Angela’s yin yoga class, incorporated some holistic methods, such lovely touches of palo santo, tuning fork and sprays. Her manner and explanation made a huge difference to my practice”
“Love the extra touches and options Angela does in her classes”
“Fabulous classes today with the super talent Angela”
“Angela’s vinyasa flow was brilliant.”
Angela is very enthusiastic yoga teacher, full of energy and extremely helpful: if you ever get the opportunity to attend one of her classes be sure to grab that opportunity with both hands, you will not regret it.
Just a quick not to say thank you to Angela for this mornings yoga class. I literally can't think of a better way to start the day. I wish we could do the sunrise class every morning. So glad to have Angela at the club!
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