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Yin Yoga contains the ancient, and some say original, form of asana practice. The sages who pioneered the path of yoga used asanas to strengthen the body, so that they could sit for long periods in contemplative meditation. If you have ever sat for a long time with legs crossed, you know the hips and lower back need to be strong and open. The sensations you felt were deep in the connective tissues and the joints. These are the deep yin tissues of the body, relative to the more superficial yang tissues of muscles and skin. Yin Yoga opens up these deep, dense, rarely touched areas.

Recently Yin Yoga has been "re-discovered", and more and more students of yoga are adding this challenging form of practice to their regular sadhana. Years of a dedicated asana practice will make anyone healthier, stronger, and more flexible, but at some point the muscles will have reached their limit of flexibility. New depths in postures, deeper ranges of motion, or an increased flow of energy may only be achievable by focusing on the deeper tissues of the body. This is why so many students are finding Yin Yoga to be the perfect compliment and balance to their more active, yang practices.

With this new awareness of the ancient practice has come the need to know more about it. The purpose of yinyoga.com is to help the interested student start their own journey of discovery, while providing some help to the many who are already deep into the practice. Keep checking back over time as we continue to build and grow yinyoga.com as a resource you can come to over and over again, as you travel your unique path.

Enjoy the journey!
Bernie Clark
Creator of YinYoga.com





YinSights

Let the journey begin!

YinSights is now available in book form! Now you have three options for reading YinSights: the original web-based option, two downloadable PDF versions, and now an actual book version!

The Forum

The Forum is a discussion and message board, where you can raise any question or concerns about yoga in general, or Yin Yoga in particular. Advice or commentary will be offered by others who have, perhaps, been exactly where you are now.

Yin Yoga Resources

Our Links page has been revamped to include not just links but many other Yin Yoga resources. Included are Yin Yoga CDs, Books, DVDs and other related and interesting resources as cited in YinSights.
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