Step 1. Foundations Workshop
The Essence Of Emotions

Saturday, July 25th at 4 PM - 6 PM

Soul Studios Yoga & Healing / Kingsford

Emotion as sensation. “What am I feeling?”

Foundations workshop is the entry point into the Emotions & Yin Method journey. It’s designed to help you build emotional awareness through the body using Yin Yoga, EYM blueprint, healing writing, and cognitive practices.

In this workshop, you begin to understand how emotions are not only psychological experiences but also physical sensations manifest in the nervous system and connective tissue.

This is a gentle and accesible starting point for anyone who feels emotionally overwhelmed, disconnected, or simply curious about how emotions move through the body.

This workshop is suitable for:

Anyone interested in exploring emotions through the lens of Yin Yoga and embodied awareness.

It is ideal for students who wish to better understand recurring emotional patterns, develop healthier responses to life's challenges, and cultivate a more balanced relationship with their emotional world.

Participants learn to:

• recognise emotions in the body

• identify physical sensations

• connect emotions to meridians

• use Yin yoga as a tool for emotional awareness

• begin healing writing
  

Approach and Method:

This workshop combines Yin yoga, meridian awareness, and emotional education to support the connection between body and mind.

The focus is on creating safety in the body for awareness and natural regulation to occur.

Location and Format:

Available in Sydney as in-person workshops and online as guided sessions.

You can attend as a standalone experience or as the first step in the full Emotions & Yin Method journey.

Emotions & Yin Method Journey:

Emotions & Yin Method, is an embodied approach that uses yin yoga, mindfulness, and nervous system awareness to support emotional processing and integration.

It is designed to help you understand how emotions affect the body and how they can be processed safely through stillness, awareness, and gentle guided practice. It consists of three progressive steps:

1. Foundations introduces the relationship between emotions, the body, and Yin yoga. It’s a 2-hr workshop.

2. Immersion explores the nature and purpose of emotions, Five Element and Meridian Theory. It’s a 5-hr workshop.

3. Integration brings these teachings into self-practice, helping participants develop the capacity to remain present, balanced, and responsive in everyday life. It’s a 5-hr workshop.

FAQ

Is this suitable for beginners?

Yes, this method is suitable for beginners. You do not need any prior yoga experience. Each session is guided in a way that is slow, supportive, and accessible, with options to modify or rest at any time.

The focus is not on physical ability, but on presence, awareness, and how you experience emotions in the body. It is especially supportive for those who are new to inner work or returning to their body after a stressfulul period, in the middle of big transition or emotional overwhelm.

How is this different from a regular Yin yoga class?

A regular Yin yoga class primarily focuses on physical flexibility, fascia release, and energetic balance through long-held postures.

EYM integrates emotional processing, nervous system regulation, mindfulness, and guided cognitive practice into the experience.

You are guided to notice emotional patterns, sensations, and inner responses as they arise in the body.

The practice becomes a space for emotional exploration, regulation, and integration, rather than only physical release.

2. EYM: Immersion (5 hrs)

This one-day immersive training explores the connection between Yin yoga, emotions, the nervous system, and energetic healing practices through the lens of the Five Elements.

Combining theory, emotional enquiry, group work, intuitive bodywork, healing touch, meridian exploration, acupressure, guasha, and reflective practices, this immersion offers a practical and experiential introduction to the EYM blueprint.

3. Integration (5 hrs)

This five-hour immersive workshop explores finding equanimity and balance in the emotional body through Yin Yoga, mindfulness, and embodied emotional awareness practices.

It combines reflective enquiry, guided Yin practice, exploration of recurring emotional patterns, the cultivation of the pause between stimulus and response, and the integration of Yin and Yang approaches.

This immersion supports participants in developing greater emotional resilience, steadiness, and the capacity to remain centred in everyday life, marking the integration stage of the EYM journey.