Yin Yang
Wednesday, January 8 •
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Tidal Yoga Studio 115 Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH6 8NP
Charles Pearson
Charles currently teaches at Tidal Yoga as well as other yoga studios all across Edinburgh. Charles also teaches regularly online, as well as private one-on-ones and at destination retreats. Charles first qualified as a yoga teacher in 2019 with a 200 hour Yoga Alliance Professionals (UK) training at Red Hot Yoga in Guildford, Surrey after embarking on a regular yoga practice 7 years earlier at age 50. Since then, Charles has taught consistently both in studios and online approximately 10-15 classes weekly. Charles has continued to learn and develop including in 2023 obtaining another 200 hour qualification, this time through Yoga Alliance (US) with Leslie Glickman at Yoga Journey in Boca Raton, Florida with emphasis on Yin and Vinyasa Yoga. Charles also has additional 40 hour certificates for Yoga Nidra and for Yin. Charles teaches a variety of styles (hot, power, flow, vinyasa, slow flow, gentle, foundation, yin, and restorative) and mostly all level classes and is known for his focus on alignment, detailed cueing, and working his students hard but always with love and support and a sense of humour.
Description
This 60 minute class comprises of a first half flow to move the body and breath with some pace, including strengthening, stretching and balancing poses both mat and standing. This first half flow is followed by a yin practice which is completely down on the mat, holding deep stretch poses for 213 minutes per to get into the connective tissue (joints, ligaments, tendons). This all round practice provides the active Yang energetic with the slow Yin, the latter taps into the parasympathetic nervous system leaving students with a deeply rested and refreshed experience.