Yin Yoga

There can also be a lot of restorative rest and ease available from a practice of  slow, deep stretches of the muscles and fascia. The body is 80% liquid. Fascia is all the connective tissue and fluid parts of the body– which is most of it. Fascia can hold a lot of tension.  And stretching it can bring a great deal of ease, relief and rest to the body. Yin Yoga is one way to do this. And doing yin two or three times a week can be a game-changer. Here’s someone else’s take on the benefits of yin.

One of my teachers, a bioenergetic therapist and Rolfer, says that in the aging process the fascia shrinks and dries out. And that this can be remedied by stretching the fascia and restoring its length. For this to happen, the stretch has to last for at least 40 seconds in duration, and involve stretching the fascia three dimensionally (not just linearly). For example, in a twist.