Therapeutic Yin Yoga with Nyk Danu

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In this episode, I chat with Nyk Danu about therapeutic yin yoga. Nyk is a teacher trainer and yoga therapist in Victoria, BC who specializes in teaching yoga to MisFits looking for some pain and/or anxiety relief. Topics we cover include:

• Brief history of yin yoga
• Yin vs yang styles of yoga
• Physical practice and mental/emotional practice
• What is therapeutic yin yoga?
• Traditional Chinese Medicine and yin yoga
• Tight spinal muscles: what causes them and how they contribute to back pain and deteriorating spinal health
• Benefits of yin for the nervous system
• Yin and interoception
• Yin and anxiety
• Yin yoga: the gateway drug to meditation
• The importance of normalizing coming to yoga/meditation with a busy, anxious brain

Nyk's Bio:

Nyk Danu is a Yoga Therapist, Yin Yoga Teacher Trainer and mentor to Yoga teachers. Nyk lives in the enchanted city of Victoria on Magical Vancouver island where she teaches public Therapeutic Yoga to Yoga MisFits: The Gen Xers (and sometimes y) who don’t feel at home in mainstream Yoga circles, alternative folks, rebels, underdogs, punx, introverts, geeks, and bookworms. Nyk’s Therapeutic specialties include Back Pain and Anxiety Relief.

Nyk's Links:
Website for students
Yin Yoga Teacher Training
Instagram
Yin vs Restorative podcast with Nyk
More podcast interviews with Nyk
Yin Yoga for Back Health blog with video

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