45 Min Winter Yin Yoga | Grounding Practice for Rest & Hibernation ❄️

This 45 minute Cozy Winter Yin Yoga practice is a deeply soothing, full body class designed to support rest, grounding, and nervous system regulation during the winter season. Yin yoga invites stillness, longer-held postures, and gentle sensations that encourage the body to soften, the breath to deepen, and the mind to slow down.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, winter is governed by the Water element, associated with the kidneys, our energetic storehouse of vitality, intuition, and inner wisdom. This practice is intentionally slow and nourishing, offering space to rest, replenish, and listen inward... honoring the natural rhythm of hibernation rather than action or intensity.

This class focuses on the full body, with grounding shapes, gentle heart openers, spinal movement, and long holds designed to calm the nervous system and invite deep relaxation. This practice is ideal for winter evenings, cold days, or anytime you feel called to slow down and reconnect with your inner world.

Allow this practice to be a reminder that winter is not a time for forcing, but for resting, listening, and honoring the quiet wisdom within. ❄️🔥🌿🌬️

0:00 Intro
1:00 Opening Meditation & Breathing
5:18 Neck Stretches
6:30 Cat Cow
7:10 Melting Heart Pose
10:20 Sphinx/ Seal Pose
14:45 Rock Pose
17:45 Half Belly Frog Right
21:05 Reclined Spinal Twist
23:40 Happy Baby
25:07 Half Belly Frog Left
29:40 Reclined Spinal Twist
33:05 Dragonfly Fold Over Right Leg
37:20 Dragonfly Fold Over Left Leg
41:10 Waterfall Pose (Legs up Wall)
43:45 Savasana