This is how you can ground yourself with Yin Yoga Squat Pose

In Yin yoga, the current late summer season, also called ‘Indian Summer’, is connected to grounding yourself.

The spleen and stomach.
The element earth.
And the color yellow.✨ :-)

How does Yin yoga work during Indian Summer?

In Yin yoga the spleen and stomach are involved in digestion, and in grounding yourself. Feeling at home with yourself and in your body. Feeling sympathetic in connection with others and the world around you.

With healthy spleen energy, we experience peace and equanimity. When imbalanced, we may experience feelings of restlessness, anxiety, and tension (in the body), or excessive thinking, worry, and rumination.

For example, during (difficult) transitions such as temperature changes, starting work after a vacation, a (new) job or study, but possibly also in everyday life.

This is how you can ground yourself with Yin Yoga Squat Pose:

By practicing Yin yoga Squat pose (also called ‘Yin Sqqat’ or ‘Malasana’), we stimulate the energy pathways that run along the spleen and stomach organs, allowing you to ground yourself, which can help you balance feelings of restlessness, anxiety, tension and/or excessive thinking, worry, and rumination.

Restlessness often accompanies lower back pain. The Yin yoga Squat pose is also very suitable for that!

Before start: make sure you have a blanket and a timer nearby.

✨ Stand with your feet slightly wider than your hips. Make sure your toes are slightly turned outward.

✨ Bend your knees completely, lowering your buttocks toward the floor.

✨ Place your upper arms against the inside of your legs. (With a gentle intention to open your legs, without actively pushing against them).

✨ Place your hands with your palms together in front of your chest.

✨ Set a timer and stay in the Yin Yoga Squat pose for 3-5 minutes without moving; don't force anything (!).

✨ Moment by moment, bring your attention (back) to the breath in your body.

✨ When the timer goes off: breathe in and out a little more deeply. Come out of the pose and lie flat on your back.

✨ Feel the connection with the ground and let the pose sink in for a while.

Soothing variations:

💛 Soothing variation 1 - If the Yin Yoga Squat pose is very intense, hold it for a shorter period of time. You can gradually increase the duration each week if desired.

💛 Soothing variation 2- If your heels lift off the ground in the Yin Yoga Squat pose, place a rolled-up blanket under your heels for support.

💛 Soothing variation 3- If the Yin Yoga Squat pose isn't suitable for your body right now, lie flat on the ground. Set a timer for 5-10 minutes. Feel the connection with the ground. Moment by moment, bring your attention (back) to the breath in your body. This works also very grounding!

Grounding meditation suggestion:

🎵 Are you familiar with the Grounding meditation?
You can experience this meditation on its own, or before/ after practicing Yin Yoga Squat pose. This way, during the current Indian Summer season — which runs from late September/ early October until mid-November — you can enjoy a wonderful morning or evening practice by yourself.✨

You can request the Grounding meditation audio download here.

Enjoy your Yin practice!

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Love,
Maartje Stroeken