Fall YINtensive-Metal
Fall YINtensive – Metal is a 2.5-hour Yin Yoga experience created to support the transition into autumn and the clarifying qualities of the Metal element. Rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, this seasonal offering explores fall as a time of letting go, refinement, gratitude, and creating space for what truly matters. In this system, autumn is linked with the lung and large intestine meridians, energetic pathways associated with breath, release, boundaries, discernment, and our capacity to receive and let go with ease.
Through long-held Yin postures, guided meditation, mindful reflection, and moments of quiet connection, we'll gently cultivate presence, grounding ourselves in the body and the breath while creating space to release what no longer serves and reconnect with what is essential.
The practice is slow, spacious, and deeply mindful, inviting softness rather than striving. Along the way, we'll explore themes of breath, impermanence, gratitude, acceptance, and the quiet wisdom that emerges when we create space within ourselves.
Fall YINtensive – Metal is an opportunity to align with the rhythm of the season, honor the natural cycles of release and renewal, and cultivate the clarity and inner steadiness that arise when we let go with compassion. Together we'll create space for rest, reflection, and the quiet practice of simply being.
In this Fall YINtensive, you can expect:
• A 2-hour Yin Yoga practice with long-held, nourishing poses and extended meditations
• Attention to the lung and large intestine meridians, traditionally associated with the autumn season and the Metal element
• Gentle education on autumn and the Metal element through the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
• A spacious, accessible practice suitable for all levels
Through long-held Yin postures, guided meditation, mindful reflection, and moments of quiet connection, we'll gently cultivate presence, grounding ourselves in the body and the breath while creating space to release what no longer serves and reconnect with what is essential.
The practice is slow, spacious, and deeply mindful, inviting softness rather than striving. Along the way, we'll explore themes of breath, impermanence, gratitude, acceptance, and the quiet wisdom that emerges when we create space within ourselves.
Fall YINtensive – Metal is an opportunity to align with the rhythm of the season, honor the natural cycles of release and renewal, and cultivate the clarity and inner steadiness that arise when we let go with compassion. Together we'll create space for rest, reflection, and the quiet practice of simply being.
In this Fall YINtensive, you can expect:
• A 2-hour Yin Yoga practice with long-held, nourishing poses and extended meditations
• Attention to the lung and large intestine meridians, traditionally associated with the autumn season and the Metal element
• Gentle education on autumn and the Metal element through the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
• A spacious, accessible practice suitable for all levels
Sat Oct 17
3-5:30pm
Facilitated by,
Mercy B
Mercy found yoga in 2000, and soon thereafter met her teacher Sarah Powers, who introduced her to Yin Yoga and Buddhist meditation. She completed her first teacher training with Powers and Paul Grilley in 2004, and soon after began teaching Yin Yoga at Eight Limbs Yoga on Capitol Hill. Since then, she has birthed and homeschooled two daughters, moved back and forth across the country, worked in non-profit Community Outreach, all the while maintaining her commitment to Awakening through breath, mind, and body practices, including Ecstatic Dance which she fell in love with along the way. Mercy continues to immerse herself in yoga and meditation, completing two more teacher trainings with Sarah Powers and becoming a certified mindfulness meditation teacher through the International Mindfulness and Meditation Alliance. In addition to yoga and meditation, Mercy is an IFS Informed Coach, integrating Yin Yoga, mindfulness meditation, and psychological self-inquiry into her teachings and practice. www.practiceofmercy.com