Lower your upper body to the floor either resting on your elbows or making a pillow with your hands and resting your head on them. If you’re craving a stronger stretch move your right shin parallel to the front of your mat. Try to lengthen and straighten your left leg away from you on the floor. How to do it:Coming into sleeping swan from downward dog or all fours, bring your right knee to your right wrist and angel your shin across your body, so your right heel is facing towards your left thigh. Sleeping Swan (Pigeon pose / Eka Pada Rajakapotasana) –A deeply delicious hip opener that helps release the emotional seat of the body whilst stretching out those meaty glutes! Meditate on your breath and the physical sensation to stop your mind from wandering and if any postures cause pain, readjust or come out of the pose entirely. Try to avoid fidgeting, instead find a place in the pose where you can comfortably be with the sensation. When practicing yin yoga poses, aim to spend 3-5 minutes in each pose (or on each side of the pose in some cases). Here 5 yin yoga poses to help you slow down. Unlike more dynamic styles of yoga, Yin is the perfect practice to stop, slow down and seriously savour. Let’s face it, there really couldn’t be a better time to include add it into your daily practice, since many of us are WFH with probably not the best posture in the world! Seemingly opposite forces – yet interconnected. Often referred to as yoga for the joints, Yin Yoga can also be described as a LIFE CHANGER for those with tight hips and hamstrings. Yin is passive, cooling the body through prolonged stillness. Yang relates to rhythm and repetition, creating heat in the body. The term yin yoga comes from the ancient Taoist Chinese tradition of yin and yang.
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