Yin Yoga for the Winter Solstice

The Season of Comfort and Care: Yin Yoga for the Winter Solstice
w/ Julie Iatron downstairs in the RCY Waterfall Room & Online via Zoom
Saturday, December 17th @ 1 – 2:30pm
$25 Pre-Registration / $35 day of workshop
Those attending online will have access to this recording for 14 days from the date the workshop runs.

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During the winter season, the days are darker, and the natural world slows down and becomes dormant. These long dark days can cause us to feel like we are moving into a hibernation ourselves. At the same time, keeping ourselves healthy is an important part of navigating the colds, flus, and respiratory infections that winter often brings. The winter solstice offers an opportunity to tap into our inner light and prepare our bodies, minds, and spirits for the upcoming season.
Join Julie Iatron for a 90-minute Yin workshop designed to help strengthen our immune system. This class will focus on the Kidney and Urinary Bladder meridians of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It will include twists, forward folds, and breath work, along with some immune boosting practices you can use throughout the winter.
Unlike active Yang yoga, which targets the muscles of the body, the primary intention of Yin Yoga is to focus on the dense connective tissues of the body. Yin Yoga is believed to help hydrate these connective tissues, assist in removing toxins from the body, prevent the shortening of the tissues around the joints, allow mobility in the joints, and maintain our spinal structure. From an energetic perspective, Yin Yoga explores the concepts of yielding, being receptive, and being open.
During this workshop, you will hold static poses for longer periods of time in order to experience sensation in those areas and notice how your body and mind react to those holds. We will honor the pause of the winter season, relishing its quiet and the stillness. This will be the perfect way to honor the shortest days of the year and allow our bodies to mirror this natural time of rest.

Julie Iatron
Registered Yoga Alliance Teacher – 200 hr Foundations of Yin Yoga – 50 hr Reiki I & II Certified Practitioner Reiki Master Level Attunement received through Aura Vista Healing Julie Iatron discovered yoga in 2013 as a way to help cope with her grief after the unexpected passing of her father-in-law. Initially cautious and unsure of herself, she found the courage to let go of worry and the need for perfectionism in her practice. After just a few months, she found that she craved the peace that stepping onto her mat brought. As a busy wife and mom, she knew she needed to make time for self-care, and her yoga practice became the foundation of a more intentional lifestyle. Almost immediately, she wanted to share her newfound awareness and knowledge with others and began to consider the possibility of teaching yoga. In 2017, Julie completed her training with Gail Lachs at Windsoul Studio as a 200-hour Yoga Alliance Certified Instructor. Her training included Vinyasa, Hatha, restorative, and chair yoga. In 2019, she pursued her passion for Yin yoga and became certified through the Summers School of Yin Yoga with Josh Summers. Julie feels that yoga, meditation and energy healing are tools that everyone can use. Her classes are carefully sequenced and designed to be accessible for beginner as well as seasoned yoga practitioners. She encourages her students to discover what works for their individual bodies and skeletal structure. As a master level Reiki healer, Julie loves to offer Reiki healing energy as an option for those in her classes, and believes in creating a secure space where students can go within, challenge themselves and find inner stillness. Her goal for each of her students is that they are able to come to their mat, focus on their breath and move their body safely and in ways that feel good, cultivating a deep sense of ease and self-compassion. With two daughters of her own, Julie recognizes the importance of yoga and mindfulness for children, and her teaching practice would not feel complete without her children’s classes. She loves to balance active movement and play with breathing and quiet time and frequently finds herself amazed by what her youngest students have to teach her. You can find her on Facebook at JAI Yin Yoga, on Instagram @jaiyinyoga, and on the Hey Marvelous online platform at https://app.heymarvelous.com/jai-yin-yoga