Yin Yoga

It was and is my intention to promote yin yoga as a supplement to yang forms of exercise. Yang exercise is a broad term meant to include not just yang forms of yoga but any form of exercise that focuses on moving the blood and exercising the muscles; examples include weightlifting, running, cycling, and swimming. Yin and yang forms of yoga balance

Second Sample Routine This routine focuses on the hips and legs. Any or all of the postures can be repeated as many times as needed. Just be sure to rest enough and to avoid strain. 1. Sleeping Swan or Shoelace on the Wall 2. Half-Frog or Frog on the Wall 3. Dragonfly or Dragonfly on the Wall 4. Swan 5. Half Saddle 6. Folded Pose 7. Caterpillar 8.

Third Sample Routine This routine is a mix of hip and spine movements. Any or all of the postures can be repeated as many times as needed. Just be sure to rest enough and to avoid strain. 1. Square Pose or Shoelace on the Wall 2. Half Butterfly 3. Caterpillar 4. Dragon 5. Infant 6. Seal 7. Child’s Pose 8. Spinal Twist 9. Pentacle

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This first routine is more yang than the others and is focused on the spine’s movements rather than the hips. Any or all of the postures can be repeated as many times as needed. If one or two sets is not enough, then do three or four. Just be sure to rest enough and to avoid strain. 1. Leg Raises 2. Snail 3. Caterpillar 4. Tripod 5. Crocodile 6. Ca

suggest practicing the first routine every other day for a week and make brief notes on how it affects you. Then practice the second routine every other day for a week and make notes. Then repeat this process with the third routine.

Once you are familiar with each routine, I suggest that you practice three times per week, following a different routine each day.