Spring Liver Detox & Yin Yoga Workshop
As the blossoms emerge and nature renews itself, it's a great time to consider the health of our internal systems, particularly the liver.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the liver is associated with the Wood element and is pivotal for overall well-being. The liver, often referred to as the body's detoxifier, plays a vital role in processing toxins and maintaining balance within the body.
According to TCM, liver's health is closely intertwined with the health of our eyes. When the liver is congested or imbalanced, it can manifest as eye issues such as dry eyes, blurred vision, or even conditions like glaucoma. Each organ is also connected to an emotion and the emotion that gets trapped in our liver is anger. Unresolved anger and frustration can exacerbate liver imbalances, creating a feedback loop of disharmony within the body.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM THE WORKSHOP
Support natural detoxification of the liver & gallblader
Through the gentle yet profound practice of Yin Yoga, you can delve into poses that specifically target the liver meridian, encouraging energy flow and release of stagnation. By holding poses for extended periods with mindful breathing, this practice will help to stimulate the connective tissues and organs, promoting detoxification and rejuvenation on a holistic level.
Experience physical release
In this practice we will target deeper connective tissues, such as ligaments, fascia, and joints, rather than focusing solely on muscular engagement. Yin Yoga aims to promote relaxation, flexibility, and the release of tension stored in the body.
Cultivate awareness of you emotions
During the workshop, you will not only experience physical release but also cultivate awareness of your emotional landscape. Through guided meditation and breathwork, you can explore the connection between stored emotions and experience greater harmony within yourself by acknowledging and releasing them.
Support eye health
Incorporating practices that support liver health and detoxification not only benefits physical well-being but also enhances clarity of vision, both literally and metaphorically. As you nourish your liver, they may find their vision becoming clearer, both in terms of eyesight and their life's path. We will also do specific exercises to strenghten the eyes.
Learn daily practices for detoxification
I will share with you simple daily detox practices that you can easily implement into your spring routine to elevate your health and support your body.
Recording access
You will keep access to the recording, so you can return to this practice anytime.
ELEMENTS OF THE WORKSHOP
YIN YOGA
Yin Yoga is a slow-paced style of yoga where poses are held for extended periods (2-5 minutes or more) to stimulate the body's meridian lines
or energy channels according to Traditional
Chinese Medicine.
It targets the deeper connective tissues, such as ligaments, fascia, and joints, rather than focusing solely on muscular engagement.
Yin Yoga aims to promote relaxation, flexibility, and the release of tension stored in the body.
MEDITATION
Meditation with visualization guides you through a mental journey using descriptive
language to evoke vivid imagery.
By immersing yourself in these guided visualizations, you can experience deep relaxation, reduce stress, improve your focus, heightened self-awareness and enhance mindfulness as you tap into the power of your imagination to foster a sense of calm
and inner peace.
PRACTICAL TOOLS
In this seasonal workshop we will dedicate
part of our time to go through a list of practical tools, nutrition tips and lifestyle practices
that you will be able to implement into your
daily routine with ease to align your body
with the natural season.
By doing this you will be able to leverage the processes of detoxification and renewal
and support your body to the fullest.
Sliding Scale Payment Options
EXPLANATION OF THE SLIDING SCALE PRICING SYSTEM
SUPPORTED PRICE - discounted option if the regular price is too much of a stretch for you
REGULAR PRICE - as the name suggests,this is the suggested price for the workshop
PAY IT FORWARD - for those able to support those who can't pay the regular price
ABOUT YOUR HOST SARA JAGER
I remember being so bored at the first yoga class I attended that I fell asleep and decided not to go back. Fast forward 2 years, I found myself living and volunteering at a community and retreat center in New Zealand, where there were daily classes available and I fell in love with the variety of yoga styles:
kundalini, vinyasa, yin, laughter yoga, dance yoga…
I also started incorporating meditation into my daily practice and
completed a 10 day silent meditation course Vipassana.
Returning back to my home country Slovenia, I continued my journey and explored different practices
like bikram and ashtanga and did a hatha yoga teacher training and started teaching.
As much as I loved the practices, they felt too restrictive and not always supportive for the female body, so I created Wild Woman Yoga, an approach to yoga created in alignment with the monthly menstrual/lunar cycle. I started teaching this as monthly courses in Malta where I was living at the time and later online. There I also did a restorative yoga training and several online courses on yin yoga. In the last few years I have been learning more about the taoist philosophy and medicine (or traditional Chinese medicine), meridians and the energy flow in the body.
My focus now is on teaching monthly Rest to Rise yoga rituals and themed yoga workshops
(seasonal yin yoga & practical workshops, psoas release, yoga for the menstrual cycle… )
and recording meditations which I share also on Insight Timer.
