Balancing Yang and Yin: Taming the Dragon Special Class with JY Ooi, Jan 25

Orchard Central
Saturday, January 25, 2025
10.30am - 12pm

In this special 90-minute yin yang class, practise all the original yang flow warmups and sequences created by yin yoga founders Paul Grilley and Suzee Grilley, as well as the Infant Series. These yang sequences are an amalgamation of yoga poses, dance movements and qigong movements.

Included in this class are warm ups based on traditional qi cultivation practices (movements that promote the flow of primordial energy, also known as qi in Traditional Chinese Medicine meridian theory, and prana in Indian hatha yoga), and Meridian Ki exercises developed by Paul Grilley’s teacher, Dr Hiroshi Motoyama.

True to the Taoist philosophy and belief of balancing yang and yin energies, this class will conclude with yin yoga poses in silence for quietude, reflection and contemplation.

Suitable for everyone except heavily pregnant practitioners.

Price

$55 

An active package or membership can be used for this special class. Email to sign up.

ABOUT JY OOI



JY started practising yoga in 2014 and teaching yoga in 2017. He believes that a yoga practice can be the basis for self-actualisation and personal development, and that it should ideally be less performative and more internal.

Trained and certified in a variety of yoga styles, JY has found that the practices of yin yoga and meditation have most informed his personal practice and outlook on teaching. He has in recent years delved into associated domains such as mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), Vipassana meditation and trauma-informed yoga. He is transitioning to teaching with a greater emphasis on healing, therapeutic and meditative elements.

JY encourages practitioners to observe sensations, thoughts and their breath with a view to realising the impermanence thereof. The equanimity and insight that comes from realising no situation lasts forever is a window to deeper self-awareness and connection. He consciously aims to teach from a grounded space, offering supportive and encouraging classes that facilitate the connection of body and mind through the breath.