We can think of active yoga styles, such as Ashtanga, Iyengar, Hatha & Vinyasa as “yang” yoga as their primary focus is on your muscles. In contrast, Yin yoga targets your deeper connective tissues, like your fascia, ligaments & joints. We hold each yoga asanas for more extended periods to maximize a deep stretch & for the body to completely surrender to relaxation. The Yin yoga practice encourages mindful breathing, listening to your body & observing the mind, returning to a sense of wholeness.
What is Yin Yoga
Includes –
- The origin of ‘Yin’
- Connection to the meridian system
- Understanding Fascia, our connective tissue
- Causes of tension within the body
- Physical, emotional, and mental connectivity
- How the Yin yoga practice differs from more Yang styles
Yin Yoga Benefits
Includes –
- Body/mind balance
- Benefits to the physical body
- Connections to the energetic body
- Impact on the nervous system
- Releasing old wounds
- Increasing sensing abilities
- Developing introspection
The 5 stages to the Yin yoga practice
- In Yin yoga, we can use many variations/props within the chosen shapes to relax within the target area. Within this stillness, we can then become receptive & reflective to what’s happening within & around the body. We can become more aware of our own body’s innate intelligence & learn to listen. Learning to really ‘hear’ the ‘Self’ sounds easy, but Yin yoga can be challenging, in many ways & for different reasons. But also such an enriching practice.
Understanding the Yin yoga rebound
- Ever wondered why we include a rebound within the Yin yoga practice?. There are many physical, mental, and energetic benefits to placing a rebound within the Yin yoga practice. We can also creatively incorporate it within our Yin sequencing.
The Bitter and Sweet stages to the Yin yoga practice
A misconception is to think Yin yoga is easy. That seems to stem from a notion that Yin Yoga is a form of restorative yoga. Although it would undoubtedly come closest to Restorative yoga on the yoga styles scale, there are some essential differences to the practice.
Yin yoga is a “Bitter-Sweet” practice that is both meditative & nourishing yet brings its own physical & mental challenges. There are four fundamental bitter-sweet stages we can experience during this beautiful style.
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Both seasonal attributions & elements can be found within human existence & provide a blueprint that shows how nature interacts with the body. Seasonal Yin Yoga Self-care is how we can cope better with daily stressors & includes everything related to staying physically healthy, nutrition, & interactions with others. Taking time out to check in with how we are taking care of our health & well-being & allowing ourselves to reflect on how we’re doing can provide space to listen to what our body & mind needs.
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By paying attention to how our bodies work and understanding the connectivity of the emotional with the physical & with nature, we can find a better balance in our bodies & lives.
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