Summer is Fire season in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

It's the most yang, most alive time of the year: full of heat, momentum, connection and joy. But all that energy can also leave us a little overstimulated and a little too 'on'.

This 2-hour Yin Yoga practice is our answer to that. Instead of adding more fire, we create space to actually feel it. Long, supported holds and a slow pace will help calm the nervous system and open the areas of the body connected to the heart, so you can meet the season with more ease instead of more push.

Expect deep stillness, a little breathwork, and a shared moment together at the end. Fire is the most social of the five elements, so connection is part of the practice too.

This is the first session in our new Elemental Body series, moving through one TCM element each season.

ABOUT ALEXA

Alexa is behind STUDIO MOND, a space dedicated to movement, stillness and community.

Over the years she has completed more than 1000 hours of training across different yoga traditions and continues to deepen her practice and studies. While she explores many approaches to yoga, she feels most at home in Jivamukti Yoga and Yin.

She is interested in yoga not only as a physical practice, but in everything that comes with it: philosophy, chanting, breath, sound, and the quieter, more subtle parts of the practice.

Her classes often combine strong and steady asana practice with moments of stillness, reflection, and often music and chanting. She teaches with the intention of creating a space where people can experience themselves more fully, practicing with presence, curiosity and a sense of joy.