A Journey Into Yin Yoga
DOWNWARD DOG Suggested Duration 5-10 breaths Bene ts This pose is both a strengthening and a rejuvenating posture. It stretches ...
163 UPWARD TABLE Suggested Duration 3-5 breaths Bene ts This pose provides a stretch for the spine, forearms, and wrists. It is ...
164 CAT AND COW Suggested Duration 5-15 cycles Bene ts This pose stretches both the back and front of the body and stimulates t ...
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166 HALF-BUTTERFLY BACKBEND Suggested Duration 3-5 breaths Bene ts This pose stretches the spine and front of the body. It is a ...
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168 HIP CIRCLES Suggested Duration 5-10 cycles clockwise and 5-10 cycles counterclockwise Bene ts This movement increases mobil ...
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170 WINDSHIELD WIPERS Suggested Duration 1 minute Bene ts This movement increases mobility in the hip joints. Secondarily, this ...
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172 PERSONAL JOURNEYS Flo Master Flo Master has traveled the globe as a featured dancer and personal trainer for singer and song ...
173 T.E. That’s a great testimonial! Why should an athlete or performer practice yin? F.M. Nothing is going to work: no squats, ...
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CHAPTER 6 PRANAYAMA AND MEDITATION “We can make our mind so like still wa- ter that beings gather about us that they may see, it ...
176 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA In the previous chapter, we learned about yin yoga poses. These poses are healing and beneficial to ...
PRANAYAMA AND MEDITATION 177 PRANAYAMA Pranayama, the fourth limb of Patanjali’s ashtanga yoga, is the science of yogic breathin ...
178 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA become more powerful. Next, the student moves on to practicing retention after the inhale. After the ...
PRANAYAMA AND MEDITATION 179 diaphragm moves up and down the torso like a piston inside of a cylinder (figure 6.1a). When air fl ...
180 Bandhas Within Pranayama Although the bandhas are not necessary in our yin yoga practice, they can be powerful within our pr ...
PRANAYAMA AND MEDITATION 181 “It is only by the techniques of pranayama, which regulate, channel, and (in retention of breath) d ...
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