Yoga is wildly taking storm in the United States.\u00a0 It\u2019s as if every person I meet is either a well experienced \u201cYogi\u201d or is very open minded to the idea of stretching, sweating, and placing their bodies in a very awkward (at first) position that is \u201csupposed\u201d to feel good.<\/p>\n
As any regular yoga practitioner will tell you, their first downward dog, eagle pose, or triangle was NOT the most graceful or elegant.\u00a0 Over time yoga benefits more than just the body\u2026The mind, spirit and soul become rejuvenated with consistent practice and has the ability to transform your life into more than you\u2019ve ever imagined.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve personally been practicing yoga, the Hot Bikram Style now for exactly 2 years as this article is written. \u00a0 My first class was on February 1st, 2011. \u00a0 Today Saturday February 2nd 2013, I was choosing my class of the day and realized that I should probably switch it up.<\/p>\n
Life\u2019s more fun with more variety!<\/p>\n
Bikram and more popular forms of Yoga focus on Yang energy which is considered masculine. Yang is very expanding, active, energetic, outward, and lighter (less dense).\u00a0 Yang is fast moving and expands outward.<\/p>\n
The benefits of Yin Yoga, as I have researched and experienced, focuses on the inward, the cold, the feminine energy.\u00a0 Stretching into the deep connective tissue, holding poses for up to 10 minutes (sometimes longer I think) that helps creates space and rejuvenation throughout those areas.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll share my personal experience from the psychological and spiritual benefits of yin yoga<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The few time\u2019s I\u2019ve practiced Yin Yoga has been a HUGE challenge for me.\u00a0 I love fitness, I love working out\u2026I love going fast\u2026And I Love the heat of Bikram style.<\/p>\n So for me to go into a ssllllooooowwwwww\u2026.Llllooooooonnnnngggg pose is far more of a mental challenge than physical.\u00a0 Although it does cause physical discomfort!<\/p>\n To me, that\u2019s the beauty of Yoga\u2026The more you can commit yourself to going consistently and challenging yourself to stay and move through the pain\u2026The more you train your mind and spirit the ability to do the same\u2026<\/p>\n This = a greater ability to stay focused on your work, your passion and life.\u00a0 Pushing though physical pain or discomfort directly resonates with your ability to push through mental pains or discomforts.\u00a0 Thus allowing you to become more successful and prosperous in life.<\/p>\n I also notice after a Yin class that my hips and pelvic area feel extremely open, extremely oxygenated and refreshed.\u00a0 For some, moving through Yin poses causes sadness, fear, anxiety, and even great joy and happiness.\u00a0 Why?<\/p>\n Muscle, tissue, blood and our cells are made up of energy.\u00a0 Energy that was created long before our physical bodies came to life.\u00a0 This energy, or life force, makes up the matter and tissue we call muscle, ligaments, and tendons \u201cholds\u201d thought energy.\u00a0 Since our pelvic area, glutes and legs are our largest group of tissue, we hold a TON of energy (thought and emotions) in those areas.\u00a0 So when we hold yin poses for long periods of time, we are, in essence stretching, releasing and rejuvenating those areas of energy.<\/p>\n In many cases our deepest emotions, thoughts and feelings get stored in our pelvic region.\u00a0 Hence, upon stretching, those emotions get released yielding some type of physical emotional release of energy.<\/p>\n This is a GREAT thing.<\/p>\n Allowing your body to release this energy creates NEW space for new energy, new thoughts, and new emotions to fill the void.<\/p>\n This is why Yoga in general, has been shown to create such magical life changing results for people all across the world.<\/p>\n My personal results on an emotional level from practicing Yin yoga has left me feeling very open, extremely relaxed and appreciative for the moment.<\/p>\n I also feel a little loose\u2026Like gumby or something\u2026.Wobbly would be a good way to put it.<\/p>\n My heart feels open.\u00a0 And my soul feels refreshed.<\/p>\n The video below is an inspiring Yogi.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Go Deep With The Spiritual Benefits Of Yin Yoga Yoga is wildly taking storm in the United States.\u00a0 It\u2019s as if every person I meet is either a well experienced \u201cYogi\u201d or is very open minded to the idea of stretching, sweating, and placing their bodies in a very awkward (at first) position that is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1882,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,10],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-6","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-empower-network","category-nutrition","tag-benefits-of-yin-yoga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/kyleariegle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/kyleariegle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/kyleariegle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/kyleariegle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1882"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/kyleariegle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/kyleariegle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/kyleariegle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6\/revisions\/48"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/kyleariegle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/kyleariegle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/kyleariegle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}