Gentle Yoga for a Healthy Spine

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An instructional yoga session focusing on spine health, relaxation, and deep breathing, utilizing props like pillows for support and comfort. The practice includes poses held for extended periods to encourage deep relaxation, mindfulness, and surrender into each position for a meditative and restorative experience.

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  • Yin yoga involves holding poses for extended periods, promoting deep relaxation and mindfulness, with a focus on spinal health and flexibility through gentle stretches.
  • The use of pillows or bolsters in yin yoga sessions, such as under the thighs in Child pose or for support in Plow pose and Shavasana, enhances comfort and relaxation, facilitating a meditative and restorative experience.

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  • What is yin yoga?

    A style of yoga where poses are held for several minutes.

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"Relaxing Yin Yoga Practice for Spine"

  • Practice is a short and relaxed yin yoga session focusing on the spine, recommending the use of pillows or bolsters for comfort and relaxation.
  • In yin yoga, poses are held for several minutes, allowing for deep relaxation and surrender into each position.
  • Child pose is introduced, suggesting the use of pillows under the thighs for support and relaxation, emphasizing the meditative aspect of the practice.
  • Transitioning to Sphinx pose, focusing on spinal extension, encouraging deep breathing and observation of body sensations.
  • Twisted Roots pose is introduced, offering modifications for comfort and gentle stretching, emphasizing relaxation and presence in the pose.
  • The practice concludes with Plow pose and Shavasana, recommending the use of pillows for support and relaxation, allowing for a meditative and restorative experience.
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