7 Yin Yoga Class Plans to Spark Inspiration and Enrich Your Practice and Teaching

When you explore my book Yin Yoga & Meditation, you'll immerse yourself in the depths of Yin Yoga and receive 7 thoughtfully designed Yin Yoga Class Plans to inspire and enrich both your personal practice and teaching. These plans offer a creative blueprint - ready to use as-is or adapt with your own unique touch. Whether you’re deepening your practice or sharing it with others, these plans are here to spark your imagination and bring fresh energy to your mat or your classes.

Here’s a peek at the class plans waiting for you:

• Finding the Freedom in Letting Go (75 min)

• The Ever-Changing Lake Within Us (60-75 min)

• An Invitation for Relaxation (75 min)

• The YINatomy of How Yin Works (60-75 min)

• Blooming Gratitude in the Heart (75 min)

• Elemental Alchemy (90+ min, workshop)

• Your Mat is Your Own Personal Sanctuary (60-75 min)

These plans are meant to be flexible - just the beginning of your creative journey. Feel free to explore, adjust, and make them your own. Play with the structure, tweak the timing, and add your personal energy. The key is to trust your intuition and what feels right for you and your students.

What’s Inside Each Yin Yoga Class Plan?

Each plan is thoughtfully crafted to guide your students through a mindful, reflective practice, fostering deep relaxation, body awareness, and emotional balance. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll find:

• Class Theme: Each plan is anchored in a theme, providing a guiding light to shape the practice. You can tweak this theme to better match your teaching voice or adapt it to meet the moment. Use the theme to infuse your class with meaning and intention.

• Class Length: These classes range from 60 to 90 minutes, and the beauty of Yin Yoga lies in its adaptability. You can adjust the timing to fit your needs—whether shortening or extending the class by modifying the poses, arrival period, or enjoying a longer, more immersive Savasana. For those looking to dive deeper, the longer classes can even be expanded into workshops, offering a richer experience for your students.

• Focus Elements: Each class highlights key aspects of a transformative, meditative practice, such as breath, energy, and body awareness. These elements are designed to deepen your students’ connection to their practice, so feel free to adjust them based on what feels most fitting for the day. And remember, you can always dive deeper into the book for additional inspiration.

The Class Plans: These sequences are thoughtfully designed to guide your students on a deeply mindful journey, nurturing their body, mind, and spirit from start to finish. Each section supports and enhances their experience in a meaningful way:

• Arrive to the Mat: Simple yet powerful suggestions and meditations to help your students release distractions and arrive fully in the present moment, fostering a sense of calm and focus for the practice ahead.

• The Poses: A carefully curated sequence of Yin Yoga poses paired with resting counterposes, designed to enhance your students’ experience. Thematic guidance and suggested hold times to deepen their practice.

• Meditative Cues: A collection of themed cues that deepen mindfulness, helping your students connect with their body, breath, and energy on a profound level, creating space for self-awareness and inner peace.

• Savasana: Meditations and tips for guiding your students into a deeply restorative Savasana, using Yoga Nidra-inspired techniques to promote relaxation, integration, and a sense of complete renewal.

• Class Closing: Thoughtful reflections and gentle prayers to conclude the practice with gratitude, helping students carry the peace and intention of the practice with them into the world.

• Notes: A space for you to reflect on each session, jot down creative ideas, and track your teaching progress, allowing you to evolve your practice and adapt to the needs of your students.

Creativity Meets Flexibility in Your Yin Yoga Toolkit

These class plans are here to support you. If you're short on time, they're ready to go. If you’re feeling more inspired, they’re the perfect starting point to craft something uniquely yours. Think of them as a toolkit - one you can shape, adjust, and evolve as you grow in your practice and teaching.

How to Access Your Yin Yoga Class Plans

The class plans are available with my book - Yin Yoga & Meditation, which you can find on Amazon. Simply follow the link at the back of the book to access them and have them delivered straight to your inbox!

I hope these class plans help you feel supported and inspired on your journey. Play with them, make them your own, and let your creative, inspiring heart shine through every class you teach. Remember, this journey is all about exploring, discovering, and growing...so trust yourself and enjoy the process!