During the posture you are present with your attention in those areas that are being stimulated/touched at that moment. You make contact with what is (still) unknown, allowing you to experience emotions and because you feel them you can also release them. Yin is mainly about letting go, letting go of old, of what you no longer need, at the same time feeling and being and staying connected with yourself is an important part. Through a yin posture you make contact with your discomfort, your tightness, and by paying attention to your breath you can expand this area. Stretching your connective tissue, liquefying the water in your connective tissue (connective tissue is more than 90% water), releasing old information from that water and allowing new information in. A yin posture works on one or more meridians and so a meridian can be activated to flow better. This in turn affects the whole body.

And because you stretch the connective tissue, and bring renewal there, you process what you have touched during class and create space for renewal. You learn to listen to your body and you become more aware of your body. You don’t use your body to get into a pose, but rather you use the pose to feel your body better.

 Through Yin yoga you experience more peace and relaxation in everyday life.