WHAT IS YIN YOGA?.
Yin Yoga is a complement to the dynamic and muscular (yang) styles of yoga that emphasize internal heat, and the lengthening and contracting of our muscles. It is a slow, floor-based practice that targets the connective tissues (tendons, ligaments, muscles) of the hips, pelvis, and lower spine.
WHO CAN PRACTICE YIN YOGA
Yin Yoga is accessible to most people who practice it with a gentle approach, but at just yoga we generally do not recommend this practice for those with injury, or osteoporosis. We do not suggest yin practice during pregnancy for less than advanced practitioners because of the release of the hormone Relaxin, which rises during the first trimester and the third trimester, and affects collagen production and elasticity of the muscles, tendons, ligaments and tissues of the birth canal. A very gentle yin practice under supervision may be undertaken but the stress of a yin yoga practice to these tissues could potentially be injurious.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF YIN YOGA?
COULD I INJURE MYSELF IN YIN YOGA?
One of the principles of Yin Yoga practice (and any yoga practice) is to find an appropriate position to hold which is safe and non-threatening. Gentle Yin practice is not about finding an 'edge', which can be harmful as well as counter-productive to relaxation. Those with hyper-mobility in their joints should approach yin with caution and take an incredibly gentle and mindful attitude. These people often need to strengthen around the joint – not to stretch through tissue. In terms of keeping our connective tissues healthy we need to both stretch and strengthen the neuromyofascial web. Classes like our core & restore are good choices for strengthening the body and a good complement to Yin practice.
See our schedule for Yin class times
Yin Yoga is a complement to the dynamic and muscular (yang) styles of yoga that emphasize internal heat, and the lengthening and contracting of our muscles. It is a slow, floor-based practice that targets the connective tissues (tendons, ligaments, muscles) of the hips, pelvis, and lower spine.
WHO CAN PRACTICE YIN YOGA
Yin Yoga is accessible to most people who practice it with a gentle approach, but at just yoga we generally do not recommend this practice for those with injury, or osteoporosis. We do not suggest yin practice during pregnancy for less than advanced practitioners because of the release of the hormone Relaxin, which rises during the first trimester and the third trimester, and affects collagen production and elasticity of the muscles, tendons, ligaments and tissues of the birth canal. A very gentle yin practice under supervision may be undertaken but the stress of a yin yoga practice to these tissues could potentially be injurious.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF YIN YOGA?
- Increase in flexibility in certain tissues in the body, which can lead to increased range of movement
- Decrease in pain
- Sense of deep relaxation and feeling more stable, (due to the calming of an overactive nervous system or an increase in parasympathetic (relaxation response) nervous system activity
- Increase in energy
- Ability to access meditative states
COULD I INJURE MYSELF IN YIN YOGA?
One of the principles of Yin Yoga practice (and any yoga practice) is to find an appropriate position to hold which is safe and non-threatening. Gentle Yin practice is not about finding an 'edge', which can be harmful as well as counter-productive to relaxation. Those with hyper-mobility in their joints should approach yin with caution and take an incredibly gentle and mindful attitude. These people often need to strengthen around the joint – not to stretch through tissue. In terms of keeping our connective tissues healthy we need to both stretch and strengthen the neuromyofascial web. Classes like our core & restore are good choices for strengthening the body and a good complement to Yin practice.
See our schedule for Yin class times