Clearing the Path from the Inside Out:
Yin Yoga and Meditation 
with Josh Summers

We are delighted to welcome Josh Summers back for his fourth annual visit to AYN! Don't miss this opportunity to practice with an internationally recognized and beloved Yin Yoga and meditation teacher. All levels are welcome.

In yoga and meditation, we often hold concepts about what the practice means and where the path of practice is going. These concepts work underground, largely unquestioned. And for many, these conceptual assumptions often create tensions and frustrations in practice. 
 
In this workshop, using meditation as a contemplative ‘laboratory’ for investigation, Josh will suggest ways to explore many commonly held ‘concepts’ that operate within practice. 
 
As you practice, rather than trying to shape your experience to become like something you may have heard from a teacher, or from a tradition, or from a text, Josh will gently point you into the immediacy of your own direct experience, in all its tangled and messy glory. 
 
From the primacy of your own experience, Josh hopes to show how a path of peace and wisdom can develop; a path that can be a true refuge in one’s life; a path that is authentically one’s own. 
 
This workshop will include a sequence of Yin Yoga postures, a short seated meditation, and a period of discussion. 
 
“Do not go upon what has been acquired by repeated hearing; nor upon tradition; nor upon rumor; nor upon what is in a scripture; nor upon surmise; nor upon an axiom; nor upon specious reasoning; nor upon a bias towards a notion that has been pondered over; nor upon another's seeming ability; nor upon the consideration, 'The monk is our teacher.' Kalamas, when you yourselves know: 'These things are good; these things are not blamable; these things are praised by the wise; undertaken and observed, these things lead to benefit and happiness,' enter on and abide in them.” – The Buddha in the Kalama Sutta

What is Yin Yoga?
Yin Yoga is a complementary yoga practice to more dynamic and active yoga styles. In Yin Yoga, floor postures are held passively for several minutes in order to access a safe and positive ‘stress’ on the deeper layers of connective tissue in the body.
Physically, Yin Yoga restores and maintains the natural mobility of the joints, primarily between the navel and the knees. Energetically, Yin Yoga opens the body’s meridian system, which enhances the body’s energetic flow and supports emotional equilibrium. Yin Yoga emphasizes stillness and silence and can help prepare both the body and mind for deeper experiences in meditation.

This workshop is sure to sell out. Register early!
Cost: $55 by November 24, $65 after November 24

Cancellation Policy:  Refunds will be issued in full minus $3 processing fee up to two weeks before the event (December 1). 50% refund minus $3 processing fee from December 2 until December 12. ​No refunds after December 12.

Those interested in attending are asked to register directly with host teacher, Georgiann Kristek (vs. via our website) by clicking the email button below to contact her. Or you may call her at 413-575-4872. Space is very limited!
About Josh
Josh is a Yin Yoga teacher, a licensed acupuncturist, and a meditation instructor. Josh began studying Iyengar yoga in the early nineties with James Murphy in New York City. Since then, he has spent several years living abroad in India, Taiwan and Burma where he has studied both yoga and meditation. As his interest in vipassana or insight meditation developed so too did his interest in more contemplative forms of yoga practice. With a professional background in Oriental Medicine and a personal passion for the dharma, Josh fell in love with Yin Yoga as a beautiful synthesis of the two.
Josh founded the Summers School of Yin Yoga and teaches workshops and  teacher trainings internationally. For more information, please visit his website: www.joshsummers.net