Introduction to Yin Yoga

Introduction to Yin Yoga Yin yoga is rapidly getting popular. Yin yoga focuses on the deep connective tissues of a human body. It helps in the healing of both body and mind. If you are a person who feels depressed every time and is not getting the reason for it, try yin yoga. It is a type of yoga, which make you feel relaxed by sitting still, and helps you in understanding the need of your mind and body. You will feel a sense of calmness in yourself by practicing yin yoga. After reading this blog What is Yin Yoga, I decided to explain about it myself.

Main Poses of Yin yoga There are many poses of Yin yoga. Following is the list: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Butterfly pose Sphinx pose Open wing pose Wide knees pose Dragon pose Caterpillar pose Melting heart pose Half butterfly pose Sleeping swan pose Square pose Stirrup pose Corpse pose

Butterfly pose

To make this pose, combine the soles of your feet and move them away from you in a way that it will make a space between your heels and pelvis. Start to move forward in a way that your spine rolls a bit and your head moves toward your feet.

It will give strength to your inner thighs, spine, and hips.

Sphinx pose For this pose, place a towel or mat on the floor and lie on your stomach. Place your elbows in a position that they come under your shoulders. Try to lift yourself by putting the weight on the forearms. You have to feel a little compression in your lower back. This pose is specifically for the lower back.

Open wing pose Firstly, lie down on the mat, on your stomach. Stretch your right arm at the vertical position from your body, and then lift your left arm and start gentle twisting of your body towards the right-wing. Make sure that your palm is facing downwards. This pose targets the chest, shoulders and arms.

Wide knees pose Sit on your knees. Gently start stretching your knees from each other in a way that it creates a space between the two knees. Then place your hips on your heels and move your head forward until it touches your thighs. Then, put your hands on the side of your body. It is suitable for inner legs and spine.

Dragon pose Just like when you are about to perform the pushups, go in that position. Place your knees on the floor, and move your thighs at a sliding angle concerning your knees.

After that, put your hands on the floor with palms down. It is suitable for front and back of your legs.

Caterpillar pose For this pose, sit with straight legs, and put your arms at the sides of your body.

Then, with a little bending, use your fingers to touch your feet. Continue to do so until you reach in a position where you can touch your feet with your hands.

Melting heart pose Sit in a position on your knee. Move your arms forward and then slightly pick up your back from your knees. By keeping the thighs straight, move your front body with the help of your arms in the forward direction. Place your head on the floor.

Then, move your arms slightly forward to your head.

Half butterfly pose Sit in a position to bring your legs in front of you. Straighten your right leg, while keeping the left one at a position that your left foot should touch the right thigh.

Move your hands forward and bend yourself in the forward direction.

Sleeping swan pose Sit in a tabletop position. Slightly move your left leg at the back of your body. Place your right knee in the standing position behind your right wrist. Straighten the left leg. You should feel a stretch at your back and hips to correctly avail this position.

Square pose Sit in a cross legs position. Keep yourself upright and slowly put your left leg and cross it over the right one. Slightly move your chest in the forward direction to avail this position.

Stirrup pose For this pose, lie down on the floor on your back. Pull your legs upward and slightly bend them then move your knees closer to your chest. Open your legs and keep them away from knees.

Savasana pose Lie on your back, and open your legs and arms. Stay like this for a few minutes to relax all the parts of your body. It is the final and ending position of Yin yoga.

These poses have numerous health benefits. You can try them to get rid of your major body and mind issues. As a cherry on top, these poses are very easy to perform.

5 Benefits of Yin yoga Following are the major five benefits of Yin yoga: • • • • •

Calm the body and mind Reduces stress Improves flexibility Improves circulation Balances the internal body organs

Calm the body and mind Yin yoga is one of the greatest ways to calm your body and mind. Different yoga and exercises are helpful in many ways. But, most of them target only one part, either mind or body. The best part of Yin yoga is, it works on both; mind and body, at the same time. You can use its different technique to get rid of body issue if you have, and at the same time, due to the movement in your body tissues, you will feel mental relaxation too.

Reduces stress In today's world, the most common issue of people is stress and anxiety. The fact is, calmness is inside you. Going to psychiatrists and using different medicines will not help you in getting rid of your anxiety until you find the calmness inside you.

Yin yoga is the best way to find calmness inside you by relaxing your mind and body.

Many studies have proved the fact that Yin yoga has helped many people to overcome their stress and anxiety.

Improves flexibility As we have discussed above, different poses of yoga. You must have the knowledge now about the pose that will help you in making your certain body part flexible.

The reason for talking about those poses is, you get the whole idea about the

working of yin yoga. Right now when you have all the knowledge, you must have the idea about which pose is helpful for making a body part flexible. Try it to maintain flexibility in your body.

Improves circulation The different Yin yoga poses not only give strength and flexibility to your body, but it will help in improving the blood circulation. You can use different poses as per the requirements of your body. Any pose that you will use improves the blood circulation of that body part. It is how you get a healthy body by using Yin yoga.

Balances the internal body organs Yin yoga not only helps in treating different external body issues, but it is also very beneficial for your internal body organs. As yin yoga will target the tissues in your body, and all organs relate to the body tissues, you will get a healthy inner body by performing it.

Yin yoga is all in one for a person. It means you will get a healthy internal and external body along with the peace of mind by performing it on a regular basis.