 YOGA EAST43 Race Point Road487-YOGA Please check out the schedule page of our website for the most recent additions and subtractions at www.yogaptown.com. The August schedule is in effect until further notice!
Thanks everyone for helping the studio burst at the seams. Stay tuned for some exciting changes in the not too distant future!
No Hot Yoga Class Thursday August 26
No Kundalini Class Friday August 27
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 New: Yin Yoga Tuesday and Thursday Mornings at 8 What is Yin
Yoga?
What is Yin Yoga? This question is asked a lot by students who have
been practicing yoga for a while but have
never come across this particular challenging style. Simple answers
such as "It is the balancing practice for
your yang style of yoga" or "It is yoga for the joints, not the
muscles" are not overly satisfying. If students
haven't heard of Yin Yoga, they won't know what a yang style of yoga
is. And isn't all yoga good for the whole
body, including our joints? To really answer the question and get to
know Yin Yoga requires a fuller explanation.
This part of our journey provides a deeper look into Yin Yoga and
begins with an explanation of what it is, how
it evolved, and its benefits for the whole body mind.
Yin Yoga has the same goals and objectives as any other school of
yoga; however, it directs the stimulation
normally created in the asana portion of the practice deeper than the
superficial or muscular tissues (which
we are calling the yang tissues). Yin Yoga targets the connective
tissues, such as the ligaments, bones, and
even the joints of the body that normally are not exercised very much
in a more active style of asana practice.
Suitable for almost all levels of students, Yin Yoga is a perfect
complement to the dynamic and muscular (yang)
styles of yoga that emphasize internal heat, and the lengthening and
contracting of our muscles. Yin Yoga
generally targets the connective tissues of the hips, pelvis, and
lower spine.
While initially this style of yoga can seem quite boring, passive, or
soft, yin practice can be quite
challenging due to the long duration of the poses. We can remain in
the postures anywhere from one to
twenty minutes! Yin and yang tissues respond quite differently to
being exercised. You need to experience
this to really know what Yin Yoga is all about. After you have
experienced it, even just once, you will
realize that you have been doing only half of the asana practice.
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