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There are only a couple of dozen Yin Yoga asanas. This is a very small number compared to the many thousands of
yang asanas available. [1] The number of yang flows in which all of these asanas can be combined is virtually infinite.
Despite the small number of yin postures, the number of possible yin flows can also be quite large, but
fortunately not many are needed to work the key areas of the body.
The flows offered in this section are just a small sampling of what is possible, but they do provide a good
representation of ways to work the main yin areas of the body. Feel free to experiment with them and change
them around. Find out what works for you. There are eight flows offered:
Three
Beginner's Flows
A Flow for the
Hips
A Flow for the
Spine
A Flow for
the Kidneys
A Flow for
the Liver
A Yin/Yang
Fusion Flow
The last flow, the Yin/Yang fusion flow, is a combination of yin and yang poses woven together. There are many
ways to create fusion flows. A simple way is to do the first half of your practice in yin mode, and the second
half in yang mode. Or vice versa. These are just two individual, but short yoga classes combined together. More
complex is to work yin and yang postures in between each other. Saul David Raye conducted the fusion flow offered
here during one of his Advanced Thai Yoga Teacher Training classes. You can also experience a much more
challenging fusion flow on Bryan Kest's CD Long, Slow & Deep - Live Bootleg.
Before doing any of these flows, it is useful to reread the descriptions of the asanas you will be doing, and
to check the yang counterposes. These are all found in the section on Asanas.
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1 -- Krishnamacharya's teacher, Ramamohan Brahmachari, was said
to have known eight thousand asanas!
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