Yin yoga stimulates the connective tissues deep in the body, allowing them to stretch. In general, yoga is a type of physical activity that provides muscle building. Yin, which includes slower-paced movements, emphasizes calming by staying in the same movement for a long time.

What is Yin Yoga?

Yin is the immovable, stable and hidden component of something, and yang is the changing, moving and manifest aspect of an object. Although the most popular forms of exercise are yang-like and involve fast, repetitive movements; It is known as "silent practice" as it takes time for benefits to appear. These two qualities are always present in the balance of life and they feed each other. Many adults complain of discomfort in their back or leg joints. Most athletes retire because of joint problems rather than muscle concerns. Injuries such as bad ankles, bad backs and bad knees push athletes to retire, while older individuals force them to move.

What Does Yin Yoga Do?

The connective fibers that make up our joints are gently stretched and treated with yin movements. All tissues of the body change and adapt to the forces to which they are exposed. Therefore, we must exercise to keep our joints flexible. However, they should not be studied on the development of muscles, but in the yin style, which is flexible and calm. As we age, our joints lose stability and mobility, and our bodies stiffen. The deep stretch position occurs as a result of stress or tension applied to immobile tissues. The deeper connective tissues, on the other hand, thicken, lengthen and strengthen over time. Yin yoga helps us maintain mobility and flexibility as we age by cultivating stronger and longer tissues.

What are the Best Yin Yoga Moves?

• Anahatasana (Aka Melting Heart)
• Ankle Stretch
• Banana
• Butterfly
• Half Butterfly
• Camel
• cat pulling its tail
• Caterpillar
• Child's Posture
• Hanging
• Deer
• Frog
• Happy baby
• Reclining Twist
• Shavasana
• The Swan and the Sleeping Swan
• Yin Postures for the Upper Body

When Should You Do Yin Yoga?

There is no one-size-fits-all answer for when you should apply it. Depending on what you want to achieve with the application, there are several alternatives for when it should be applied. It all depends on when you want to do it.

Yin yoga practice;

• It should be done when the muscles have cooled down to relieve the tension of the deep tissues.
• It is better in the first light of the morning because the muscles are better to cool down.
• To calm the mind in the evening or before sleep,
• in spring or summer to balance a natural yang time
• Before starting an active yang practice (again, before the muscles get too hot)
• When life gets too chaotic, to harmonize the yang energies in our lives,
• After a long journey to relieve the tiredness of travel, optional yin yoga movements are performed.