What is Yin Yoga?

"Yin Yoga" is a type of yoga that works on the deepest levels of the body and mind.
It adjusts the balance of yin and yang and has a strong relaxing effect, so it is also recommended for those who practice "yang" yoga, which requires a lot of physical activity, for example for muscle strengthening or beauty purposes.

Characteristics of Yin Yoga

Yin yoga involves slowly holding each pose for three to five minutes while breathing deeply.
Deep breathing and posing have the effect of relaxing the body and mind, and yoga is considered to have a strong therapeutic element. Many people seem to incorporate Yin Yoga, which can be expected to increase the flexibility of muscles and joints, in combination with "Yang Yoga" (Ashtanga Yoga and Power Yoga), which involves a lot of exercise and can be expected to have the effect of building muscle strength.

Yin Yoga has its roots in the Chinese philosophy of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements.
The Yin-Yang and Five Elements philosophy is a way of thinking that a life in harmony with nature leads to mental and physical health. If you continue to lead a busy and active life, your "Yang" energy will become too strong and you will tend to become unbalanced. Yin Yoga is said to be able to balance the mind and body that is leaning towards Yang with "Yin" energy, leading to a relaxed state.

Effects and benefits of Yin Yoga

The benefit of Yin Yoga is balance of the mind and body.
By practicing Yin Yoga, which is based on the Yin-Yang and Five Elements philosophy, you can enhance the Yin energy that is often lacking in everyday life and regain composure.

"Yang yoga," which became popular in the 1990s, is a type of yoga with an active element, with many poses aimed at improving beauty, physical strength, and muscle tone.
This increases the energy of the body and mind, and makes you more active. However, if this state of high "yang" energy continues, you will become more sensitive to stimuli and more susceptible to stress and fatigue.
Therefore, by incorporating Yin Yoga, you can relax your tired and stiff mind and at the same time make your body tissues more flexible.

Yin yoga, which aims to relax the mind and body, is characterized by the fact that it is easy to enter a meditative state while holding the poses. By clearing your mind and focusing on your breathing and body, you can calm your stressed-out mind and expect a high level of relaxation.

By relaxing your muscles through deep breathing, you can increase the flexibility of the joints, including ligaments, tendons, and the fascia that covers the surface of the muscles, and increase the range of motion of the joints. Improved joint movement will also make other exercises smoother. In addition, increased joint flexibility improves blood and lymph flow, which is expected to have a positive effect on beauty.