Yin Yoga: Essential Poses and Sequences for Balanced Energy
Deepen your practice and find balance—Yin Yoga comes home

Expand your yoga journey with a guide to essential yin yoga poses to practice at home, whether you're a beginner or an experienced yogi. Yin yoga is a style of hatha yoga informed by Chinese Daoist practices, with a focus on the meridians and proper alignment. The poses are passively held for 1 to 5 minutes to help strengthen joints, ligaments, and fascial tissues.

This user-friendly reference offers just enough philosophy to get you straight to the practice. Artwork and detailed instructions explain how to perform 25 different yin yoga poses and how to string them together into 30 different sequences. The practices are designed to last 10 to 45 minutes, so you can choose how much time you want to spend on the mat.

Yin Yoga offers:

  • Reduced stress and anxiety—Yin yoga activates the body's rest and digest response, which lowers your heart rate, increases circulation, and stabilizes breathing for better relaxation.
  • Perennial poses—Seasonal sequences let you tailor your yoga practice to the time of year.
  • Mind and body—The long holds and contemplative nature of yin yoga are also great training for a meditation practice.

Unlock the power of yin yoga with a customizable practice you can do anywhere.

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Yin Yoga: Essential Poses and Sequences for Balanced Energy
Deepen your practice and find balance—Yin Yoga comes home

Expand your yoga journey with a guide to essential yin yoga poses to practice at home, whether you're a beginner or an experienced yogi. Yin yoga is a style of hatha yoga informed by Chinese Daoist practices, with a focus on the meridians and proper alignment. The poses are passively held for 1 to 5 minutes to help strengthen joints, ligaments, and fascial tissues.

This user-friendly reference offers just enough philosophy to get you straight to the practice. Artwork and detailed instructions explain how to perform 25 different yin yoga poses and how to string them together into 30 different sequences. The practices are designed to last 10 to 45 minutes, so you can choose how much time you want to spend on the mat.

Yin Yoga offers:

  • Reduced stress and anxiety—Yin yoga activates the body's rest and digest response, which lowers your heart rate, increases circulation, and stabilizes breathing for better relaxation.
  • Perennial poses—Seasonal sequences let you tailor your yoga practice to the time of year.
  • Mind and body—The long holds and contemplative nature of yin yoga are also great training for a meditation practice.

Unlock the power of yin yoga with a customizable practice you can do anywhere.

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Yin Yoga: Essential Poses and Sequences for Balanced Energy

Yin Yoga: Essential Poses and Sequences for Balanced Energy

by Diane Paylor
Yin Yoga: Essential Poses and Sequences for Balanced Energy

Yin Yoga: Essential Poses and Sequences for Balanced Energy

by Diane Paylor

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Deepen your practice and find balance—Yin Yoga comes home

Expand your yoga journey with a guide to essential yin yoga poses to practice at home, whether you're a beginner or an experienced yogi. Yin yoga is a style of hatha yoga informed by Chinese Daoist practices, with a focus on the meridians and proper alignment. The poses are passively held for 1 to 5 minutes to help strengthen joints, ligaments, and fascial tissues.

This user-friendly reference offers just enough philosophy to get you straight to the practice. Artwork and detailed instructions explain how to perform 25 different yin yoga poses and how to string them together into 30 different sequences. The practices are designed to last 10 to 45 minutes, so you can choose how much time you want to spend on the mat.

Yin Yoga offers:

  • Reduced stress and anxiety—Yin yoga activates the body's rest and digest response, which lowers your heart rate, increases circulation, and stabilizes breathing for better relaxation.
  • Perennial poses—Seasonal sequences let you tailor your yoga practice to the time of year.
  • Mind and body—The long holds and contemplative nature of yin yoga are also great training for a meditation practice.

Unlock the power of yin yoga with a customizable practice you can do anywhere.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781646112456
Publisher: Callisto Publishing
Publication date: 02/25/2020
Pages: 164
Product dimensions: 7.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

DIANE PAYLOR is a 500-hour Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher, and is currently pursuing her Yoga Therapist certification. She is committed to helping people discover the power of yoga and meditation in healing. To learn more, visit www.mybodyandsoulyoga.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction x

Part 1 Yin Yoga's Inner Workings 1

Chapter 1 A Different Kind of Yoga 3

Chapter 2 Preparing for Practice 13

Part 2 Yin and Yang Poses 23

Chapter 3 Yin Asanas 25

Caterpillor 27

Butterfly 29

Half Butterfly 31

Frog 33

Child's Pose 35

Dragon 37

Happy Baby 39

Cat Pulling Its Tail 41

Bananasana 43

Melting Heart 45

Deer 47

Reclining Twist 49

Square 51

Straddle 53

Swan 55

Shoelace 57

Saddle 59

Toe Squat 61

Squat 63

Savasana 65

Chapter 4 Yang Asanas 67

Camel 69

Down Dog 71

Crocodile 73

Windshield Wipers 75

Leg Raises 77

Part 3 Balanced Sequences 79

Chapter 5 Energy Rising 81

Morning Flex 82

Stamina Builder 84

Energy Boost 86

Clear Focus 88

Attitude Adjustment 90

The Anxiety Fix 92

Energetic Cooldown 94

Chapter 6 Grounding 97

Whole Self-Care 98

Restore and Repair 100

Deep Relaxation 102

Peacefully Content 104

Strong and Sound 106

Belly Blanced 108

Root Chakra 110

Chapter 7 Body Matters 113

Happy Hips 114

Leg Lengthener 116

Heart Opener 118

Shoulder Tension Reliever 120

Kidney Care 122

Digestion Soother 124

Knee Protector 126

Spine Saver 128

Chapter 8 Seasonal Practices 131

Winter Warmer 132

New Year Revitalizer 134

Spring to Life 136

Spring Detox 138

Summer Solstice 140

Summer Cooler 142

Fall Flow 144

Fall Inward 146

Resources 148

Index 149

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