Yin Yoga, a History and Practice
History of Yin Yoga
Those who study yoga have long believed it to be an ancient yoga technique. It’s not true: It’s rooted in ancient Chinese medical traditions that have been associated with the term Yun in its meaning. Yin Yoga was founded in the late 1980s when Paul Grilley heard Paulie Zink’s acclaimed Taoist Yoga teacher talk on national television. Paul Grilley was impressed by Paul Zink’s flexible movement. Hence he visited Paulin Zink to do Taoise Yoga. There, Paul remained practicing these postures for ten minutes. Even after regular Taoist Yoga sessions, Paul had no improvement in flexibility.
Origins and History
In China and Taiwan, the practice of long stretches of stretching is a traditional form of Daoist Yoga sometimes shortened to Yin-yoga. Taoist priests taught martial arts to Kung Fu students for over 2000 years.
What Are The Benefits of Yin Yoga?
Physically, Yin helps lengthen our connections, enhancing our flexibility while strengthening & calming the nerve systems. As we stay near the edge and relax in our comfort zones, yin may assist us to focus our minds. Energetically, Yin Yoga helps clear the energy blockages along the Meridians to increase energy flow to the body. Taoist influences, this energy benefit combines Traditional Chinese Medicine with YIN Yoga’s yin yoga practices.
It is important to understand the effects of fascial stretching and stifling in the body to stretch and stimulate. With constant stress, fascia are subtle and nutrient flow increases. It improves overall health. Our ligaments connect our bones with each other. Ligaments are stiff and strong fascials that protect our joints and restrict our mobility. However, the ligament is always contracting as we grow older. In Yoga Yin, we stretch our tendons to help maintain their mobility as a whole.
Yin and Yang
Yin yoga consists of ying and yang opposite principles that complement nature in nature. Yang is the unstable, hidden aspect of things. Yang is the shifting, reveal aspect. The relatively stiff connective tissue is Yang and mobile and pliable muscles and fluids are Yang and. They work on Yin tissue or connective tissue called connective tissue. Connective tissues respond best to slow and constant loads. Whenever you extend the connective tissues in your hands with a yin pose for long enough, the body responds by extending their length.
Concept of Yin and Yang in Yoga
It is a concept based on the concept of yin and yang that follows the concepts of Ida (the moon) and Pingal ( the sun ) of the Hatha Yoga tradition. Yang has been mentioned in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Ida Pingala has been mentioned in yoga and AYurveda a. This is an ancient philosophy that describes opposing forces in nature that are present throughout all life. The principles of Yin and Yang have not yet changed but they are rather relative in nature. Yin means slow, soft, passive-warm. It is also linked with water, the earth, and the moon. Yang is an acronym for quick, hard, intense, and hot. He is male light. This is evident when yoga practice is different.
Functional Principles of Yin Yoga
Yin yoga teaches three main stretches of the poses that include tension, contraction, & compression. Flexibility refers to the extensible capacity (capability to move) for a myofascial muscle group. Compression can be considered to be the most efficient way to move one’s body.
Use of Props in Yin Yoga
In yin yoga props are commonly used for the correct holding of the poses properly. Props are useful for increasing or decreasing stress and taking a bit of weight, to make our postures a little easier. Props may be needed to exert optimum pressure on the area. :
Getting Started — 6 Yin Yoga Poses
Bring Yoga gear! You may need some or all of the following items: blankets, blocks, and pillows. Please enter each pose slowly and in poses where the stretch is more intense, take a gentle breath until your stretches feel comfortable and not painful. To finish each pose gently, allow a 15–30 minute period to move into “rebounding”. Your reclining position is ideally comfortable when your body rests for a minute and allows for the tissues to heal and regenerate.
- The Square — Getting started with this can be challenging. The secret is to never go to the knees — always where you feel some juiciness in the outer hips. Sit down first with your legs crossed. To make your legs “square” to the mat, step your feet forward until your shins are parallel to the front edge of the mat. Without letting your feet return to being closer to you, try to bring your knees closer together. Try to move your knees closer together without allowing your feet to come back closer to you.
- Dragons Pose — Start in the Down Dog position or on your hands and knees. Between the wrists, place one foot. When the knee is directly over the heel, advance the front foot. As far back as you can slide the back knee. Maintain your hands on either side of your leading foot.
- Bananasana — Reach your arms overhead and clasp your hands or elbows while lying on your back with your legs straight on the floor.
- Move your feet and upper body to the right while keeping your buttocks firmly planted on the ground. Like a good, ripe banana, arch. Take care to avoid rolling or twisting your hips off the ground. Locate your first advantage. Pull your upper body to the right and both of your feet to the right as your body opens up more. Play this edge more often. Do both sides, don’t forget!
- Caterpillar — Sit on a cushion with both legs straight out in front of you. Fold forward over the legs, allowing your back to round.
- Broken Wing Pose — Open up your chest, shoulders and biceps to help relieve tension. Chakras and Meridians affected: heart chakras, heart and small intestines. How do I get the leg extended 90 degrees? Place your left hand near your right shoulder and rotate on your right side until your left side stretches. You can either place your left leg in your right leg, or bend your knees up. Breathe on one side for three or four minutes.
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