The Yin Yoga Podcast Mandy L Ryle

This practice is a blend of Yin Yoga and pranayama with a bit of somatic work sprinkled in. We will explore a breathing practice that I learned from my mentor Neil Pearson that I call, Expand Your Breathing Options.

As you engage in movement and awareness you will also contemplate the gift of breath. This is a practice that is ripe with opportunities to learn and grow.

Props needed: Bolster, blocks and blanket

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This course is for anyone interested in learning about pain care in Yoga. In one week you will have 4 accessible practices to use for yourself or for students and clients. You will also learn why these practices are so effective. This email course is free!Enroll now and start today
June 5-12, Crete, GreeceThis is a really special retreat experience for the healthy hedonist. Someone who loves movement and mindfulness but also wine, culture, food! Crete is an amazing place to restore and nurture yourself with deeply fulfilling experiences. This retreat is curated to help you enjoy the most of both Yoga and Gastronomy.Space is already very limited. Learn More: https://yoga.mandyryle.com/yoga-and-gastronomy-retreat-in-crete/
Free 7 Day Email Course
Introduction to Pain Care Yoga

Pain Care Yoga combines traditional Yoga practices such as movement, mindfulness and regulation practices with scientific evidence. This course will introduce you to the why of Pain Care Yoga and then the what and how.
Learn how these techniques can
Reduce your pain Increase your function Restore your vitality Cost: FREE
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The upper back is an area that can be a big source of tension and even pain. We also have a fair amount of cultural baggage around the appropriate way to hold our upper back. Even in the Yoga world, we tend to favor a stiff and straight upper back above other shapes. But the upper back is capable of so much more, and I believe we suffer when we get locked in to a specific posture or expression. 

In this practice, we explore the capacity of the upper back to generate movements, sensations and even emotions. We will use a somatic lesson adapted from Feldenkrais Method® supported by familiar Yin Poses. Your upper back and neck will really benefit from this practice. 



This course is for anyone interested in learning about pain care in Yoga. In one week you will have 4 accessible practices to use for yourself or for students and clients. You will also learn why these practices are so effective. This email course is free!Enroll now and start today
June 5-12, Crete, GreeceThis is a really special retreat experience for the healthy hedonist. Someone who loves movement and mindfulness but also wine, culture, food! Crete is an amazing place to restore and nurture yourself with deeply fulfilling experiences. This retreat is curated to help you enjoy the most of both Yoga and Gastronomy.Space is already very limited. Learn More: https://yoga.mandyryle.com/yoga-and-gastronomy-retreat-in-crete/
Free 7 Day Email Course
Introduction to Pain Care Yoga

Pain Care Yoga combines traditional Yoga practices such as movement, mindfulness and regulation practices with scientific evidence. This course will introduce you to the why of Pain Care Yoga and then the what and how.
Learn how these techniques can
Reduce your pain Increase your function Restore your vitality Cost: FREE
Enroll Now to start today!

While it's true that you could practice Yin Yoga for a lifetime without knowing a thing about science, I do believe that a little scientific knowledge can go a long way. It's amazing how just a bit of understanding can influence the choices you make in your practice or in your teaching. How subjective experiences become even richer and more meaningful. It's amazing how separating fact from fiction empowers you. 

In this solo episode I give you an introduction to fascia. In Yin we talk a lot about targeting fascia, but is that really true. What even is fascia and how does it work in the body? What happens to it in my Yin practice? I will answer these questions and more in this episode. Prepare to be empowered! 
This course is for anyone interested in learning about pain care in Yoga. In one week you will have 4 accessible practices to use for yourself or for students and clients. You will also learn why these practices are so effective. This email course is free!Enroll now and start today
June 5-12, Crete, GreeceThis is a really special retreat experience for the healthy hedonist. Someone who loves movement and mindfulness but also wine, culture, food! Crete is an amazing place to restore and nurture yourself with deeply fulfilling experiences. This retreat is curated to help you enjoy the most of both Yoga and Gastronomy.Space is already very limited. Learn More: https://yoga.mandyryle.com/yoga-and-gastronomy-retreat-in-crete/
Free 7 Day Email Course
Introduction to Pain Care Yoga

Pain Care Yoga combines traditional Yoga practices such as movement, mindfulness and regulation practices with scientific evidence. This course will introduce you to the why of Pain Care Yoga and then the what and how.
Learn how these techniques can
Reduce your pain Increase your function Restore your vitality Cost: FREE
Enroll Now to start today!

We usually think of Yin as calming, soothing and down regulating. But with a few tweaks, we can cultivate a calm, natural energy as well. Not the jittery wired feeling you get from caffeine but a gentle boost, without the crash. 

Back in episode 7 in this 4th season, we discussed breathing techniques, science and how this all applies to Yin Yoga. Please have a listen to learn how you can apply use these techniques as well!

For this practice, I've applied pranayama that are known to increase sympathetic activation, gently, as well as a somatic practice. You will be amazed at how great you feel after just 25 minutes. 

All you NEED is a Yoga mat but some listeners might also like to have a blanket for comfort.
This course is for anyone interested in learning about pain care in Yoga. In one week you will have 4 accessible practices to use for yourself or for students and clients. You will also learn why these practices are so effective. This email course is free!Enroll now and start today
June 5-12, Crete, GreeceThis is a really special retreat experience for the healthy hedonist. Someone who loves movement and mindfulness but also wine, culture, food! Crete is an amazing place to restore and nurture yourself with deeply fulfilling experiences. This retreat is curated to help you enjoy the most of both Yoga and Gastronomy.Space is already very limited. Learn More: https://yoga.mandyryle.com/yoga-and-gastronomy-retreat-in-crete/
Free 7 Day Email Course
Introduction to Pain Care Yoga

Pain Care Yoga combines traditional Yoga practices such as movement, mindfulness and regulation practices with scientific evidence. This course will introduce you to the why of Pain Care Yoga and then the what and how.
Learn how these techniques can
Reduce your pain Increase your function Restore your vitality Cost: FREE
Enroll Now to start today!

It's a familiar story but it breaks my heart every time. For people with chronic pain, just getting out of bed in the morning can be a real challenge. Though some joint stiffness in the morning is totally normal, debilitating pain that makes you dread getting up is not normal. 

There are so many reasons that pain may  be worse in the morning, and we can't cover them all here, but we will address one reason here. I envision you doing this practice in your bed! Just roll over and hit play. 



This course is for anyone interested in learning about pain care in Yoga. In one week you will have 4 accessible practices to use for yourself or for students and clients. You will also learn why these practices are so effective. This email course is free!Enroll now and start today
June 5-12, Crete, GreeceThis is a really special retreat experience for the healthy hedonist. Someone who loves movement and mindfulness but also wine, culture, food! Crete is an amazing place to restore and nurture yourself with deeply fulfilling experiences. This retreat is curated to help you enjoy the most of both Yoga and Gastronomy.Space is already very limited. Learn More: https://yoga.mandyryle.com/yoga-and-gastronomy-retreat-in-crete/
Free 7 Day Email Course
Introduction to Pain Care Yoga

Pain Care Yoga combines traditional Yoga practices such as movement, mindfulness and regulation practices with scientific evidence. This course will introduce you to the why of Pain Care Yoga and then the what and how.
Learn how these techniques can
Reduce your pain Increase your function Restore your vitality Cost: FREE
Enroll Now to start today!

The hip flexors are a group of muscles on the front of the hip which include the psoas, the illiacus and the rectus femoris. These muscles flex the hip, or draw the knee up toward the torso. However, a pain care approach will never reduce an issue to just one aspect of self such as certain muscles or tissues. So this practice makes use of several pain care strategies. We will explore hip flexor pain and stiffness through the lens of somatics, stretching, awareness, neuro motor training and regulation.
This practice is intended to provide quick relief, but also serve as a framework for ongoing care for this issue.

If you would like a visual guide for this practice, please click here for a pose gallery.
Props Needed: Bolster, Blocks, Blanket, Strap
This course is for anyone interested in learning about pain care in Yoga. In one week you will have 4 accessible practices to use for yourself or for students and clients. You will also learn why these practices are so effective. This email course is free!Enroll now and start today
June 5-12, Crete, GreeceThis is a really special retreat experience for the healthy hedonist. Someone who loves movement and mindfulness but also wine, culture, food! Crete is an amazing place to restore and nurture yourself with deeply fulfilling experiences. This retreat is curated to help you enjoy the most of both Yoga and Gastronomy.Space is already very limited. Learn More: https://yoga.mandyryle.com/yoga-and-gastronomy-retreat-in-crete/
Free 7 Day Email Course
Introduction to Pain Care Yoga

Pain Care Yoga combines traditional Yoga practices such as movement, mindfulness and regulation practices with scientific evidence. This course will introduce you to the why of Pain Care Yoga and then the what and how.
Learn how these techniques can
Reduce your pain Increase your function Restore your vitality Cost: FREE
Enroll Now to start today!