03/09/2026
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฎ โ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บโ?
As teachers, we have more influence than we might realise. When we teach a pose as though there is one correct shape, one correct alignment, one destination to reach, a student whose body doesn't fit that shape has a choice:
They can push harder to make their body fit the instructions.
Or they can (which often is the case) decide that yoga isn't for them.
And then we wonder why they never come back.
This isn't about blaming teachers. Most of us (including me) were simply taught this way. It's about becoming curious about what else is possible. Because when we understand that bodies are different: structurally, proportionally, experientially, our teaching can change.
We can stop asking, โCan you get into the pose?โ
And start asking, โ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐?โ
That is where I think Yin has so much to teach us.
It gives us space to slow down, observe, adapt and listen. And functional Yin gives us a framework for understanding why we are asking the body to do what we're asking it to do.
Ultimately, I don't want to teach students to become better at overriding themselves.
I want to teach them to become better at ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐จ.
And honestlyโฆ
๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ?
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Yin Foundations | 3-Day Immersion into the depths of Yin Yoga
25โ27 September 2026 ยท Cliff at Lyons, Celbridge, Kildare
For teachers who want to deepen their understanding of Yin, functional anatomy and how to create more choice and agency in their teaching.
Curious and want to have a chat? Reach out! Would love to hear from you โจ
