Five Element Yoga

with Jyllin

Water Yoga takes you on a journey into deep restoration by strengthening your kidneys and opening your entire backline — from the bottom of your feet all the way through the back of your legs, your back and spine, neck, scalp, into your forehead — emptying stress and fear from your nervous system.

Because water is supported by metal and earth, you’ll explore possibilities in your breath and the relationship between your front and back body — creating a sense of safety in your body with a quiet mind — so you can rest into your essence and intuition for more clarity and courage.

For in-depth description of water element body-mind, emotional, and lifestyle balance and imbalances — and how water element focus can benefit you — (re)visit this page.

Wood element yoga addresses the liver and gallbladder meridians by activating and opening through the neck, shoulders, inner and outer hips, inner thighs, and the entire outside line of the body. This focus helps you to release toxicity, anger, irritability, impatience, and frustration by clarifying and detoxifying your body-mind.

Wood Element Yoga also explores Qigong and lymphatic drainage movements and is balanced with water-focus to soothe the nervous system and earth-focused grounding to feel strong, centered and deeply present.

For in-depth description of wood element body-mind, emotional, and lifestyle balance and imbalances — and how wood element focus can benefit you — (re)visit this page.

Fire Element Yoga activates and opens the fire-element channels running through the upper back, shoulders, arms, hands, and diaphragm, helping you to mindfully expand your heart and cultivate more joy and love.

Because the fire element is directly supported by wood and earth, fire yoga grounds you into the core of your body and earth channels to quiet mental overactivity — that often accompanies fire imbalances — while releasing wood-related tension, anger, or irritation that can build from emotional stress. 

For in-depth description of fire element body-mind, emotional, and lifestyle balance and imbalances — and how fire element focus can benefit you — (re)visit this page.

Earth Yoga guides you through all of the elements while specifically rooting them into the earth element — grounding you in profound presence with a quiet mind and strong body free from cravings or lack.

You’ll empty out your nervous system, open the entire front, back, and sidelines of your body, soften and expand through your lungs and heart, balance your hormonal system, and strengthen all organs to stabilize you through transitions day to day, season to season, and in relationship with others and your own bodymind.

For in-depth description of earth element body-mind, emotional, and lifestyle balance and imbalances — and how earth element focus can benefit you — (re)visit this page.

Metal Element Yoga activates and opens the entire ribcage and lung and colon channels through the chest, shoulders, abdomen and arms. Guided through conscious breathing into full span of the lungs, you’ll increase lung capacity through metal-focused Hatha and Yin postures.

Because the metal element is directly supported by the fire and earth elements, metal yoga also grounds you into earth channels to quiet your mind — so you can let go of holding onto the past in your bodymind while intentionally creating space for new possibilities in your heart, lungs… and life. 

For in-depth description of metal element body-mind, emotional, and lifestyle balance and imbalances — and how metal element focus can benefit you — (re)visit this page.