The difference between YIN YOGA and RESTORATIVE YOGA
Nowadays, more and more people are suffering from chronic stress, due to the quality of our everyday life dropping. Yoga overall can help with this, especially through its gentle, slow and mindful practices, like Restorative or Yin Yoga. But are these practices similar or rather different? And if so, in what do the differences consist of?
Yin Yoga and TCM: Autumn season- meridians and postures
Autumn season represents the transition between Yang and Yin, from the expansive and solar energy of summer, to the more introspective and slow one of autumn and later winter. Summer energy might be the best season to juggle many things at the same time, but Autumn is definitely the time to harvest the fruits of our actions and also narrow our focus to one thing at a time, finding a balance between doing and resting.
Yoga and the importance of the present moment
When you get those blissful pauses in your practice, let yourself settle instead of anticipating the next cue. Take your time and when it gets hard, notice how your mind reacts. Notice the miracle of breath flowing in and out. Notice what the mind says, how it talks to you, and just like in your meditation practice, gently guide it back to the body and breath.
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