Gentle Yin: A Beginner's Guide to Full Body Stretching | YWM 679

Gentle Yin: A Beginner's Guide to Full Body Stretching | YWM 679
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This yin yoga class is a beginner’s guide to fully body stretching. But actually in yin yoga, stretching is not the goal. We're not trying to stretch our tissues; we're trying to give them a gentle stress. This stress helps our body make important changes at a small level, keeping our joints and tissues healthy.
Most types of yoga focus on our muscles. But in Yin Yoga we go deeper into our body to affect the ligaments, joints, and deep fascial networks.
In Yin Yoga, we do things slowly. We sit or lie down on the floor and hold poses for a longer time, like 2 to 8 minutes. In this beginner’s guide to full body stretching, we will do 6 yin yoga poses, taking short breaks between them. This helps stress the connective tissues in our body.
Now, let's talk about stress and stretch. Stress is like the pull or push we put on our body parts, and stretch is how much they get longer because of that pull or push. But here's the thing: just because we stress something doesn't always mean it will stretch. Ligaments, especially, can be stressed in Yin Yoga, but they are not as stretchy as muscles. So, we're not trying to make them stretch; we're trying to give them a little challenge to stay healthy.
Gentle Yin: A Beginner's Guide to Full Body Stretching Sequence:
Supported Fish
Bananasana
Butterfly
Deer
Dragon
Half Dragonfly
Reclined Twist
Poem: Hold Out Your Hand by Julia Fehrenbacher
Props Needed: 2 Blocks
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[@helene1342]

Thank you Melissa for this beautiful Yin Yoga class and the heart touching poem at the end 🙏❤️

[@drmelissawest]

Glad you enjoyed it! @helene1342 thank you so much for saying!

[@BarbaraScudder-jn5vi]

I know the difference between stretch and stress! Thank you, Melissa ❤

[@drmelissawest]

yay!

[@PhedraAndreas1]

I know the difference between stretch & stress. 🙏 I love how you reward us with a poem ❤️

[@drmelissawest]

@PhedraAndreas1 thank you so much for saying! Love the poems :)

[@yogawithsarah6227]

I know the difference between stretch and stress. Thank you!

[@drmelissawest]

Love that!

[@ninapersson7123]

I know the difference between stretch and stress. Very unstressing class, not for the joints but for the mind 😉 Namaste! 🙏

[@drmelissawest]

Thanks for joining me in this practice Nina :)

[@LeavesAndRain]

Very informative class, thank you Melissa ❤️

[@drmelissawest]

you're welcome

[@sandyrinks1834]

I know the difference between stretch and stress. Thank you

[@drmelissawest]

Thanks for practicing with me Sandy!

[@mariebalfour2634]

Wondeful class - thank you.

[@drmelissawest]

You're welcome

[@JaneMunro]

I know the difference between stress and stretch. Than you , i enjoyed this class so much and I loved the poem 🥰

[@drmelissawest]

Hi Jane, so glad you enjoyed this

[@sandyrinks1834]

I know the difference between stress and stretch. Thanks

[@drmelissawest]

So good!

[@genjurodiego5791]

I love to watch you do yoga. It relaxes me extensively. 🙌

[@drmelissawest]

@genjurodiego5791 thank you so much for saying!

[@sandcastleradio]

Thanks for a great class!

[@drmelissawest]

@sandcastleradio thank you so much for saying!

[@tanjamilutinovic8407]

I know the difference between stretch and stress 🙂 Thank you I feel relaxed and calm This class is just perfect for slowing down 😊

[@drmelissawest]

you're so awesome :)

[@magdalenaornelas1739]

I definitely know the difference between stress and stress 😮😊. I had difficulty with the deer pose but, once I figured out I found such a nice release in my hips. ❤

[@drmelissawest]

Love it Magdalena

[@jo-annelawson7253]

Thank you, loved the class and the poem 🙏🏻

[@drmelissawest]

I'm so happy

[@marksmith-zk6dl]

I recently came down with a head cold after some poor decisions. Yoga and meditation were suggested as part of a remedy. Of course I turned to you and gentle yin yoga. The difference between stretch and stress makes a world of difference. Grateful.

[@drmelissawest]

hope the cold has left you :)

[@satorsatori8793]

thank you, i know diff.. betw. STRETch and STRESs

[@drmelissawest]

@satorsatori8793 thank you so much for saying!

[@sharonfarinacci6610]

Wow - Very great yoga for (good) stress on joints vs. stretch - good to now fully "get it" on the difference

[@drmelissawest]

you're welcome...glad to help :)

[@ferdinandobarros2897]

Great!

[@drmelissawest]

cheers

[@sleepybakura]

I know the difference between "stretch" and "stress"! I've been more active than usual in the new year, so it was really nice to slow down and stabilize 😃

[@drmelissawest]

Happy new year!!

[@ioanapetre05]

I know the difference between stretch and stress. Thank you! 🥰

[@drmelissawest]

Thanks for practicing with me!

[@karenavery2766]

Absolutely loved this class! Thank you for continuing to make new Yin and Restorative yoga classes.

[@drmelissawest]

you're welcome

[@drmelissawest]

you're welcome

[@lievevanautgaerden248]

I know the difference between stretch and stress.

[@drmelissawest]

@lievevanautgaerden248 thank you so much for saying!

[@DConfessional8]

I love your videos. So educational and your camera is amazing!!

[@drmelissawest]

Thank you so much!

[@lseaves]

I know the difference between stress and stretch

[@drmelissawest]

So important !

[@DConfessional8]

Can you do a tutorial on the Malasana pose?

[@drmelissawest]

What is it you want to know about malasana? What would you like to see covered in the tutorial?

[@DConfessional8]

@@drmelissawest step by step how to do it and maybe explain its purpose. Most videos just have the person doing it but not step by step.

[@loidaj9045]

Hello dear Melissa, thank you for all your teachings and your videos... as i have CFS it is hard for me to do workout or even walk... but my sedentary lifestyle is causing me physical pain... and I don't know what to do because I don't have enough energy to go for a walk or take a shower... at the same time I'm afraid that yin yoga won't be enough to counter my sedentary lifestyle, so I'm lost... all this culpability causes more pain in my body...

[@drmelissawest]

First you have to restore your energy. This takes time and patience. Focus on yoga nidra, restorative yoga and then yin yoga. When you have energy you can step into practices that will release the pain in your body. This is the focus of the 4 -step incubation process in my membership community now. I'm happy to support you there. Trust that there is something magical happening inside of you as you are restoring your energy. Low energy means that something intangible is gestating inside of you, even though you cannot see it yet, yin energy is powerfuly and mysterious.

[@loidaj9045]

@@drmelissawest Thank you so much dr Melissa for your wise and kind advice, I've read each of your words several times because they touch me deeply, they make sense to me, I think it was the right time to hear them. I feel that yin energy requires a lot of trust and humility to see beyond the appearance and it's so hard to slow down and surrender to this seemingly limited state, when we're in survival mode with little energy but very restless… I've always felt that restorative practices were the right thing for me, but the preparation stage of settling into a position in restorativ yoga often takes too much energy for me and makes me anxious. What's more, even when I'm exhausted, I find it extremely difficult to stand still especially basic lying down because I feel far too vulnerable and exposed. it makes me anxious and restless. I still don't know what to make of this paradox and often feel at an impasse and desperate. I'm going to take a look at your membership community because it gives me a lot of hope.