Yin Yang Yoga blends two styles of yoga into one practice – bringing together the benefits of passively holding yoga poses with more dynamic sequences and standing postures.
Yin Yoga is great for increasing flexibility, relieving tightness and deeply relaxing both body and mind. It’s not comfortable, and it requires a good amount of time, but the benefits are absolutely worth the effort.
Yang Yoga, in contrast, refers to a more active practice working on the (Yang) muscles and blood flow, building strength, stamina and flexibility. Yang styles of yoga are those with rhythm and repetition like Vinyasa Flow.
Yin yoga is a restorative practice with slow, passive movements that target the deep connective tissues in our body. There are no downward dogs, no back-bending sun salutations, and no warrior ones, twos, or threes. There are no standing tree poses, and no cows, or cats. In Yin yoga, the pace is slow and you don’t need to break a sweat in order to reap the benefits.