What is the difference between Yin Yoga and Flow Yoga?

In real life, yoga is very familiar to many people, and doing yoga regularly can not only cultivate the mind and cultivate the character, but also maintain a perfect body curve, make the body more flexible, and also enhance personal temperament. Yoga is also divided into many types, flow yoga and yin yoga are two types. Generally speaking, flow yoga is to exercise the body's balance and endurance, while yin yoga is a training method combined with martial arts.

What is the difference between Yin Yoga and Flow Yoga?

Flow Yoga and Yin Yoga can be said to be one dynamic and one static, each with its own characteristics. Simply put: different forms of practice; different breathing; different body positions; different intentions; and different course arrangements.

The soul of Flow Yoga is throat breathing. Use Sun Salutation as the basic warm-up posture, and connect several postures in series, taking into account breathing and posture, emphasizing fluidity. All postures are performed in one go from beginning to end without interruption. It is suitable for people who have a certain foundation in Hatha Yoga. People with poor or weak physical fitness are not recommended to take the flow yoga class.

Flow Yoga

Flow yoga is a style of yoga that was born and established in Europe and the United States after yoga spread to the West. It is a mixture of Hatha yoga and Ashtanga yoga. Its practice style and difficulty are somewhere in between. It focuses on stretching, strength, flexibility, endurance, balance, and concentration. The connection between its postures gives people a sense of smooth and seamless completion, so it is called "flow yoga". Flow yoga emphasizes the harmony between movement and breathing. Each movement should be held for a longer time to carefully experience the body's sensations.

Yin Yoga

Yin Yoga combines the advantages of medicine on the basis and experience of yoga practice, and blends the essence of Chinese Taoism and martial arts. Yin Yoga emphasizes relaxation of the entire body, clearing all distracting thoughts and combining slow, natural breathing with long-term movement maintenance. With the muscles completely relaxed, it exercises the bones and their connecting tissues, regulates the nervous system, and enhances endurance to achieve a state of unity of body and mind.

Yin Yoga Basics:

1. Forward bending is a negative movement. Forward bending puts our head and heart at the same height, making it easier for blood to enter the head. At this time, our myocardium is relaxed and blood pressure is lowered. These kinds of movements can help us relax our body and mind.

2. Back bending is a positive movement. Backbends bend the spine, activating our nervous system and the Ren and Du meridians. This type of movement can inject energy into our body.

3. Usually in the morning or in cold seasons, we need positive exercises to clear our minds and raise our body temperature. At night or in a warm environment, we may need more negative practices to calm the mind and relax the body.

4. The more positive our practice is, the more diverse the movements will be; the more negative our practice is, the more monotonous and basic the movements will be.

5. Breathing and meditation are two very important aspects of Yin Yoga.