1. Lie on your back with your legs against the wall.
2. Bend your right knee, bringing your foot toward the inside of your left thigh, then open your knee into a butterfly.
3. Lower your left leg to the side to increase the intensity of the stretch.
4. Extend your arms out to the sides.
5. Focus on your breathing for 2 minutes, closing your eyes.
6. Repeat the movement, changing sides.
The Philosophy of Yoga
In Sanskrit, yoga means “union, integration.” Its goal is to free oneself from suffering through the principles of this discipline, not to mention its many scientifically validated benefits.
From a liberating perspective, yoga teacher Charles Bensusen explains that because we are endowed with this vessel that is the body, “we have no other choice but to do our whole life with it.”
This path to liberation can be achieved through postures and breathing exercises (asana and pranayama). This helps to strengthen the body, to make it more flexible while assimilating its potential as well as its true limits.
Although this gymnastics is based on a range of principles and rules of conduct, nuance is necessary. Paradoxically, while yoga involves so many parameters, it remains essential to remember that one’s mind “is based on letting go,” as Charles Bensusen points out. However, it is important to practice yoga according to the person’s “intrinsic nature.”
In summary, regular practice and an experienced deepening of our senses are the foundation of these principles. As the specialist expresses it, using a yogi aphorism, “practice is not all of yoga, but practicing is everything.” Subsequently, rather than striving to apply all the rules, the idea is to focus on regularity and deepening one’s practice. Ultimately, these principles will be more easily expressed without constraints.
Who is Yin Yoga for?
Yin Yoga is a discipline that is suitable for everyone and does not require a certain level of physical fitness. Furthermore, there is no age limit for practicing it. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced practitioner, everyone can enjoy the relaxation provided by this gentle and slow form of traditional yoga. It is also suitable for pregnant women who want to stay active.
How does a Yin Yoga session take place?
Typically, a Yin Yoga session lasts about an hour, during which a sequence of 8 to 10 yoga postures is performed . These are called yoga asanas. Each of these physical postures is performed for approximately 3 to 5 minutes.
Initially, you will be led to follow an initiation by applying the basics of yoga with the aim of recovering deep and relaxing breathing. This will be followed by a series of positions composed of stretches that will awaken your body while acting against stress.
These postures are aimed more at stillness than at muscle strengthening. Therefore, it is not an intense physical activity but rather a way to regain balance by clearing your mind and promoting relaxation, provided, however, that you never force yourself. Instead, you should be careful to listen to your body while you perform the movements correctly.
The end of the yoga session will end with a mindfulness meditation and will aim to relax the body and mind in order to reach a state of letting go.
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