Welcome
Yin in the Yurt is a monthly community gathering designed to help you slow down, turn your attention inward, and reconnect with yourself in a warm and cozy yurt. Whether you’re looking to release tension, improve your mobility, or balance a busy schedule, Yin offers the perfect blend of mindfulness, movement, and rest.
Why Yin?
Feeling Overwhelmed
Physical Tension
Mental Health Support
What is Yin Yoga?
Yin Yoga is a slow, meditative practice where postures are held for 3-5 minutes or longer.
To practice Yin is to embody rest, stillness, and surrender. It's about exploring our inner landscape, yielding to the present moment, and accepting what is. Yin yoga helps cultivate these qualities—inviting us to listen, soften, and let go of resistance.
Yin is a functional practice that emphasizes how the pose feels rather than how it looks. Each posture is adapted to meet your body’s unique structure and needs, making it accessible for everyone, regardless of experience or flexibility.
While stillness and meditation based practices can be challenging for our very busy minds at first, there are many benefits to the practice if we stick with it, training our stillness muscles to get stronger over time.
"We don't use the body to get into the pose,
we use the pose to get into the body."
- Bernie Clark
Benefits of Yin Yoga
The calming nature of Yin practice can bring balance to the stress and busyness of life by nurturing quiet, stillness, and rest.
Physically:
Mentally:
Energetically:
"Knowing oneself comes from attending with compassionate curiosity
to what is happening within."
- Gabor Mate
The Yurt
A Sacred Space for Healing and Connection
The yurt was built by a caring community and was created to be a sacred space of ceremony, celebration, and wellness offerings. Located in the Foothills outside of Priddis, it offers a calm and grounding space to explore your inner landscape.
The serene mountain backdrop amplifies the restorative and resilient qualities of yin yoga, making each practice feel deeply connected and transformative.
It’s the perfect setting to embrace stillness, rest, and tending to yourself.
Registration
Registration Required
Classes are limited to 6 people to ensure a comfortable and personalized experience, so advance registration is required.
Dates
Classes are 75 minutes long and are held monthly from 4-5:15 pm on the following dates:
- Saturday, April 12: "Happy Hips" **Note this class is 3-4:15 pm - FULL
- Saturday, May 10: "Spring Cleaning" - 2 spots left
- Saturday, June 14: "Yinto the Heart"
- Saturday, July 12: "Calm, Cool & Collected"
- Saturday, August 23: "I'm here for the Rebound"
- Saturday, September 20: "Yin & Yield"
- Saturday, October 18: "Yin Between"
- Sunday, November 23: "Yinside"
- Saturday, December 6: "Deep Rest"
Investment
$25 + gst / class
Cancellation Policy
Because spaces are limited, cancellations made within 24 hours, as well as no-shows, will be charged in full. Thank you for understanding and respecting this policy—it helps me keep my practice running smoothly and ensures fairness for everyone.
What to Bring
To make your Yin practice as comfortable and supportive as possible, please bring:
- A yoga mat – The foundation of your practice. A thicker mat can add extra cushioning.
- A bolster or firm pillow – Great for support in seated and reclined poses.
- Two yoga blocks – Helpful for bringing the floor closer to you and creating ease in certain postures.
- A blanket – For warmth, comfort, and extra padding if needed.
- A strap or scarf – Useful for modifying poses and adding gentle support.
- Cozy layers – Yin yoga is a slower practice, and your body temperature may drop, so socks and a sweater can help.
Don’t have props? No worries! You can get creative with what you have at home—pillows, books, and belts all work as great alternatives.
