{"id":1203,"date":"2024-02-16T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanohealth.com\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2024-02-20T18:58:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T02:58:36","slug":"what-is-yin-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanohealth.com\/what-is-yin-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Yin Yoga?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Have you heard of Yin yoga? While Yang yoga includes most forms of yoga performed in the West, such as Power, Vinyasa, Hatha, and Kundalini, Yin focuses on slowing down the process and stretching our fascia. It\u2019s super important to incorporate the Yin side of the practice into your routine.<\/p>\n
Yin yoga practices will help improve your physical and mental health by practicing a more relaxed form of yoga. Yoga instructor Rachel Hirsch, the co-founder of Empowered Yoga, describes it as “a yoga practice rooted in Chinese and Taoist principles.”<\/p>\n
According to Hirsch, holding a pose is a more efficient way to stretch your deeper connective tissues, also known as fascia, than just moving through a pose. “By holding poses for much longer than in other styles of yoga, you are able to stretch and lengthen your connective tissue,” says Hirsch. She added that staying still in a pose has the benefit of stilling your mind.<\/p>\n