Free Yoga - Yin Yoga with Kristin Varner

About this event

Yin Yoga with Kristin Varner

A gentle, slow-paced postural yoga practice designed to invite deep relaxation, release, and mindful awareness.

In this offering, poses are held for longer periods of time - often around three minutes - allowing the body to soften gradually and the nervous system to settle. Most yin yoga postures are practiced seated or lying down, with a primary focus on the lower half of the body - areas that commonly hold tension, including the lumbar spine, pelvis, hips, hamstrings, and thighs. Occasional upper-body postures - such as adapted shoulder openers - may be included to support balance and ease throughout the whole somatic system.

The sustained, passive nature of yin yoga allows gentle traction to reach deep layers of connective tissue, including fascia, tendons, and ligaments. By relaxing the muscles, we create space to access the tissues surrounding the joints without strain. This practice offers an opportunity to slow down, listen inward, and experience renewal from the inside out - leaving you feeling spacious, grounded, and deeply supported.

Everyone is Welcome Here

All bodies, backgrounds, and experience levels are welcome. No prior experience is necessary. There is never a cost.

What to Bring

Please consider wearing comfortable, layered clothing and bringing any practice supports you enjoy - mat, blocks, straps, bolsters, or blankets. Community practice supports are available, and you’re encouraged to use them freely. Bringing water to hydrate after practice is also a good idea.

This Practice is Not Sold

This practice is not sold. It’s shared. Our offerings exist through voluntary giving - as a living expression of the community we are. What we receive is made possible by the many who have given before us, and what we offer allows the practice to remain unowned and open.

Giving is part of yoga practice - not as a duty, but as a remembering. When we give, the grip of “me and mine” loosens. The patterns of separation and self-importance are disrupted. We step out of self-absorption - the root of suffering - and feel into the truth of interconnectedness. Every act of giving dissolves a boundary. The giver and the receiver are not two. This is how the practice continues - through open hands and open hearts.