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YOGA / EXERCISE

“Biff Mithoefer has created the most useful written material available for exploring Yin Yoga. Much more than an asana book, The Yin Yoga Kit teaches energetic principles, mental disciplines, and patient mindfulness. I highly recommend it!”
--PAUL GRILLEY, author of Yin Yoga: Outline of A Quiet Practice

“Yoga and qigong are much more alike than they are different, causing many practitioners to say, ‘Chinese yoga is Indian qigong.’ The Yin Yoga Kit serves as a bridge between the two disciplines. It is like a mountain trail between China and India, probably through ...

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YOGA / EXERCISE

“Biff Mithoefer has created the most useful written material available for exploring Yin Yoga. Much more than an asana book, The Yin Yoga Kit teaches energetic principles, mental disciplines, and patient mindfulness. I highly recommend it!”
--PAUL GRILLEY, author of Yin Yoga: Outline of A Quiet Practice

“Yoga and qigong are much more alike than they are different, causing many practitioners to say, ‘Chinese yoga is Indian qigong.’ The Yin Yoga Kit serves as a bridge between the two disciplines. It is like a mountain trail between China and India, probably through Tibet.”
--ROGER JAHNKE, O.M.D., director of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi, author of The Healer Within and The Healing Promise of Qi

Yin Yoga is known as the quiet yoga. Many of the most popular forms of yoga are fundamentally yang in nature, based on rhythmic movements of the muscles and focused on the need for change and attainment. Yin Yoga, in contrast, concentrates on connective tissue and bones, the parts of our body that are closest to our core and critical to our physical well-being and range of motion. The postures are all practiced on the floor and each is held for a lengthy period, usually three to five minutes. This intense non-movement allows the muscles to relax and the deep connective tissue to be gently stretched, encouraging the free flow of energy throughout the body. Above all, Yin Yoga is a gentle practice that brings yoga back to its internal meditative roots, teaching us to relax and accept ourselves just as we are.

In The Yin Yoga Kit, Biff Mithoefer presents 14 postures used in Yin Yoga and explains the benefits of each, including which meridians and chakras will be most positively affected. The full-color posture cards included illustrate the poses for those who are very flexible--and those who are not--and assist users in designing a personalized practice. The 75-minute CD contains a guided routine narrated by the author, with each pose presented on a separate track so listeners can rearrange them or shorten the routine as needed.

BIFF MITHOEFER teaches Yin Yoga at Omega Institute, Nosara Institute in Costa Rica, and throughout the United States. He lives in Dorset, Vermont.

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Yin yoga, developed by Paul Grilley (Yin Yoga), is a gentle alternative to yoga that allows the body to relax through floor poses held for up to five minutes. Most yoga taught in North America is yang yoga, meaning that it emphasizes muscular movement. Alternately, yin yoga concentrates on connective tissue and bones and is based on the notion that the quiet acceptance derived from easing the core parts of the body into a pose encourages the flow of qi (life force) and results in good health. Fourteen safe beginner and advanced poses are clearly illustrated with photographs; the advanced poses include instructions on variations. Yin yoga teacher Mithoefer describes the effect of each pose on the chakras (energy centers) and meridians (channels through which qi travels). Including a deck of 14 yoga cards and a 72-minute CD with sample routines narrated by the author, this book nicely complements the many yang yoga titles already on the market. Recommended for libraries with yoga collections.-Dede Archer, Naples, FL Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781594771163
  • Publisher: Inner Traditions International, Limited
  • Publication date: 8/15/2006
  • Edition description: Book with 14 cards and 72-min. CD in a b
  • Pages: 144
  • Sales rank: 206,071
  • Product dimensions: 9.44 (w) x 6.34 (h) x 1.70 (d)

Meet the Author

Biff Mithoefer teaches Yin Yoga at Omega Institute, throughout the U.S., and internationally. He is the author of The Yin Yoga Kit, coauthor of The Therapeutic Yoga Kit, and a founder and director of the Jamtse Sponsorship Program for the support of Tibetan refuge children. He lives in Vermont.

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The Yin Yoga Kit

The Practice of Quiet Power
By Biff Mithoefer

Healing Arts Press

Copyright © 2006 Biff Mithoefer
All right reserved.
ISBN: 1594771162

The Practice of Yin Yoga

The practice of Yin Yoga addresses the more yin parts of the body. These are the parts of ourselves that lie closest to our core, specifically bones and connective tissue above the knees and below the navel. Unlike the muscles, which are the more yang parts of our bodies and which like movement and repetition, the connective tissue needs to be worked in a yin way. Yin practice is done with an attitude of quiet acceptance. The postures are all practiced on the floor and each is held for a long period, usually three to five minutes. By putting ourselves in safe and controlled positions, we can let the muscles around the areas that we’re working relax, allowing the connective tissue to be gently and safely maintained.

Because yin doesn’t exist without yang, yin practice also affects the yang tissues of the body, stretching and strengthening the muscles. However, because of the way Yin Yoga is practiced its primary effect is on the more yin tissue. Yin Yoga is not a replacement for more yang forms of yoga or exercise, but a compliment, helping to bring balance in our lives.

For me, the practice of Yin Yoga is important for three reasons:
1. It encouragesthe increased flow of qi or prana in the six meridians of the body that pass through the area of the hips.
2. It helps to maintain the health of the connective tissue.
3. It helps balance the yin and yang aspects of ourselves.

Guidelines for a Yin Yoga Practice
Assume the suggested or chosen posture and allow yourself to go to a bearable but challenging edge. You will probably feel some intensity of sensation and that’s fine as long as it feels safe to you and your breathing remains free and smooth. It is most important to be able to ultimately be at ease in the posture--allow the muscles to relax without striving to get deeper in the pose, accepting where you are in your body at that moment.

Allowing your muscles to relax and feeling them melt around your bones, stay still and hold the pose for the determined time. For most people five minutes works well. If you fall deeper into the posture as you hold it, that’s fine, but it’s important to be sure that you’re not striving to get deeper in the pose. Let any layers of holding drop away as you relax. Keep checking in with your breath; if you notice that you’re not able to breathe comfortably, you may be trying too hard. Just back off a little until you can breathe in a relaxed way while still maintaining a feeling of some intensity to the areas that the pose is targeting for you. In Yin Yoga, as in any physical activity, it’s important to honor your body--if ever a pose feels injurious be sure to back off or come out of the pose. Only you can know for certain the type of practice that is best for your body.

The Meridian Theory

In Taoist theory the human body is alive because of the mysterious life energy called qi (chi). In hatha yoga this force is known as prana. Qi fl ows throughout the body, bringing health and vitality to every cell.

Frog
Starting on all fours, spread your knees as wide as you comfortably can and sink back on to your heels. You can keep your arms at your sides or stretch them over your head.

Variations
 Use cushions or bolsters under your head and arms and/or under your chest, belly, or pelvis to reduce any strain on your inner thighs. To warm up your knees and quadriceps, try holding Child’s Pose for several minutes before assuming Frog.

Cautions
If you’re not supported in some way, this posture may be stressful for the sacroiliac (S.I.) joint.

Benefits
 Frog is a good stretch for your groin and back. It’s also a nice counterpose to Seal and Saddle. Because it’s a forward bend, Frog relaxes the whole body.

Meridians Stimulated
Frog stimulates four of the six meridians that pass through the hips: Liver, Kidney, Spleen, and Urinary Bladder. By freeing up the energy in these meridians it works to stabilize the emotions, calming fear, grief, worry, indecisiveness, and anger and fostering wisdom, gentleness, faithfulness, motivation, creativity, and kindness.

Chakras Affected
Frog has the strongest effect on the first three chakras: Muladhara, located at the base of the spine; Svadhisthana, located at the sacrum and genitals; and Manipura, located at the solar plexus. Promoting a healthy flow of energy to these chakras helps to dispel fear, guilt, and shame while affirming one’s right to be, feel, and act. When the first three chakras are healthy we feel grounded and secure, are comfortable with our sexuality, have the capacity to feel pleasure and pain, and have confidence and good self-esteem.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: The Practice of Yin Yoga

Part 1 The Principles of Yin Yoga

Yin and Yang
 The Balance of Yin and Yang

Qi
 The Birth of Qi Physical Qi Resonance, Intention, Transformation, and Attachment Encouraging the Flow of Qi

The Taoist Meridian System
Table: Meridian Attributes

The Tantric Chakra System
Table: Chakra Attributes

Yin Postures, Meridians, and Chakras
Table: Meridians and Chakras Affected by Each Yin Posture

Part 2 Practicing Yin Yoga

Guidelines for a Yin Yoga Practice

The Yin Yoga Postures
Resting Pose Half Butterfly Butterfly Square Pose Shoelace Seal Saddle Swan Sleeping Swan Forward Bend Dragonfly Frog Spinal Twist Final Relaxation

The Practice of Mindfulness

The Practice of Loving Kindness

Using the Yin Yoga Kit to Design Your Personal Practice
How to Use the Yin Yoga CD How to Use the Yin Yoga Cards The Use of Props

Part 3 Anatomy and Yin Yoga

The Connective Tissue

The Sacrum and the Lumbar Spine
Relaxing the Iliopsoas

Tension and Compression

Movement in the Hips and Spine
 Movement in the Hip Joints Movement in the Spine Table: Spine and Hip Movements in Yin Postures

Appendix 1: Some Sample Practices

Appendix 2: Practices for Specific Organ Meridians

Appendix 3: Using Acupressure Points while Practicing Yin Yoga

Resources

Acknowledgments

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