Tessa Rohrig YinLife

24/12/2025

Merry Christmas, beautiful souls.

As this year exhales its final breath, I’m holding deep gratitude for every moment we shared, the stillness, the laughter, the friendships woven gently between breaths and bolsters.

Thank you for an unforgettable 2025, a year that stretched us, softened us, and stitched us closer together.

We’ll return to the mat on 7 January, ready to begin again , steadier, wiser, and a little more luminous.

And yes… I’m posting this picture knowing full well my sons would never approve. But it’s Christmas, and a little parental mischief is practically sacred tradition.

❤️ Tessa

09/12/2025

Softening the Grip

Shoulders, neck, jaw… the places we hold what we cannot always name. The silent weight of effort, expectation and control. When life feels uncertain, we instinctively grip, in the body, in the mind, and in the ways we cling to love, outcomes and even possessions.

In yin yoga we meet these holding patterns with stillness. As we soften into shapes, the fascia, our body’s connective web begins to hydrate, unwind and release. What was bound starts to breathe. The body teaches us that spaciousness is not created by force, but by surrender.

This week in practice, we soften. We unclench the jaw, release the shoulders, let the neck lengthen. Each exhale becomes a surrender, a reminder that strength is not gripping but trusting ease.

Aparigraha, the principle of non‑grasping, whispers the same lesson off the mat. To love fully we must learn to let go. To be comfortable with losing, with releasing, with opening our hands and hearts.

Love is not possession. Love is spaciousness. And beyond love, this truth touches all aspects of life. The more tightly we clutch at identities, achievements or things, the more they begin to possess us.

When we soften the grip, we discover that letting go is not emptiness but expansion. It is the doorway to deeper connection, to sovereignty, to love that breathes, and to a life lived with openness rather than fear.

Mantra for the week:
“I soften the grip. I release what I hold too tightly. I open to love, to life, to possibility.”

♥️
Tessa

02/12/2025

Your December sanctuary with YinLife -

As December unfolds, life often feels busy and scattered, gatherings, lists, and the pull of Christmas distractions. Yoga offers us a sanctuary: a place to breathe, soften, and reconnect with what matters most.

18/11/2025

Energy in the Body: A Yoga Perspective -

Energy is the invisible thread that animates and sustains life. In both Eastern and Western traditions, it’s seen as the flow that moves through the body, shaping how we feel physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. In yoga, this energy is called prana, the vital life force. In Traditio...

17/11/2025

YinLife Longevity Retreats

No serum, supplement, or smoothie can substitute for inner harmony.

If the inside isn’t functioning with ease, nothing else truly lands.

In 2026, we return to our sanctuary in Granada to explore longevity as an inside job.

This retreat is a deep dive into the inner world, where true wellness begins.

Yin & Hatha yoga to restore the physical and emotional harmony in body and mind.

Ayurvedic rituals to align with your unique constitution.

Traditional Chinese Medicine to harmonize energy and organ flow.

Nourishing, seasonal meals to support digestion and vitality.

Reflective workshops to recalibrate your inner compass.

All held in the calmness and beauty of Finca Las Calmas designed for deep rest, inspiration, and reconnection.

Led by Tessa Rohrig, with Annemarie, our radiant hostess and queen of inner and outer beauty treatments, and Gerard, our chef extraordinaire, crafting food for the body and soul.

This is not about doing more.
It’s about remembering what sustains you.

13-16 May/ 24-28 June/ 16-20 Sept 2026.

♥️
Love

11/11/2025

Beneath the Pulse: What Lies Behind Blood Pressure -

Over the past few weeks I have noticed something quietly persistent. Blood pressure concerns are appearing in people who do not seem visibly stressed, ageing, or unwell. This observation inspired me to look more closely through the lens of yoga, fascia health, and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

05/11/2025

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Come and experience the magic 🙏🏻♥️

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04/11/2025

Your Biography Becomes Your Biology -

This past weekend, I had the joy of facilitating Yin Yoga teacher training with a truly inspiring group of trainees. As we explored fascia, anatomy, and the art of holding space, one theme kept surfacing:

03/11/2025

Your biography becomes your biology

Not just metaphorically — but quite literally

Every experience you’ve lived leaves a trace in your tissues
Your fascia, that intelligent web of connective tissue, adapts to the shape of your life:

The postures you’ve held, physically and emotionally

The words you’ve spoken, and the ones you’ve swallowed

The places you’ve travelled, the cultures you’ve absorbed

The roles you’ve played, the responsibilities you’ve carried

The people you’ve loved, lost, guided, and grown with

Over 25 years, I’ve had the honour of guiding thousands of students across the globe
Each one shaped me
Each retreat, each training, each conversation, etched into my nervous system, my breath, my fascia

Yoga softened me
Teaching refined me
Travel expanded me
And even the injuries, the tender places, I now meet with love
They are part of my story
They are my story

In my classes, I offer an environment where you are invited to meet your own story with compassion.
To listen to the quiet truths held in your tissues
To move gently, breathe deeply, and remember that your body is not separate from your life, it is the living archive of it

This isn’t just about me
It’s about you
So I invite you to reflect
What shaped your biology
What stories live in your tissues
Which ones are asking to be witnessed, rewritten, or released

You are not separate from your story
You are its living expression
And you are allowed to meet it with love

❤️
Tessa
YinYoga

28/10/2025

Excited to welcome a truly inspiring group into the upcoming 50hr Yin Yoga Training, starting Saturday 1 November at the beautiful Yoga Barn, Longwood Farm.

Each person joins with a unique intention—some to become teachers, some to deepen their personal practice, and many to integrate Yin as an additional modality into their existing health or wellness offerings.

Whether you’re a bodyworker, therapist, fitness professional, or yoga teacher, Yin offers a fascia-informed, deeply restorative layer to support your clients and yourself.

It’s an honour to share this practice and pass on the torch of Yin Yoga, rooted in over 6000 years of tradition.

As the Buddha said,
“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.”

This training is a space to do just that—through stillness, inquiry, and embodied wisdom.
Let’s begin.

Warmly ♥️,

Tessa

21/10/2025

Superpowers of Movement
Stretching Muscles, Mobilising Joints and Fascia

In a world that often equates strength with force, endurance, intensity, drive, we forget the quiet foundations that make such power possible.

True strength begins in softness.

Stretching is not passive, it is a conscious surrender. It invites the body to soften into safety, activating the parasympathetic nervous system and creating space for regeneration. Flexibility is the body’s way of saying: I trust you.

Mobility is grace in motion. It is the architecture of self-led movement, supported by fascia, ligaments, and bone. Hydrated fascia glides, nourishes proprioception, and enhances emotional regulation. It is not just physical, it is a full-body conversation.

Fascia is the hidden power source. It gives muscles their shape, responsiveness, and strength. When we move slowly and with intention, we awaken its elasticity and unlock embodied resilience.

This week in practice, we explore these superpowers through Hatha and Yin yoga—inviting muscular release, joint nourishment, and embodied spaciousness.

Because your superpower is not in how hard you push, it is in how deeply you soften.

♥️
Tessa

21/10/2025

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In a world that often equates power with force—strength, endurance, intensity, we forget the quiet foundations that make such power possible.