Blog – tagged "Yin Yoga"

Yin Yoga im Herbst - Element Metall

Der Herbst ist bekanntlich eine Zeit des Wandels. Die Natur zieht sich zurück, die Tage werden kürzer und kühler, und die Energie um uns herum wird...

The meaning of the lotus flower

If you practice yoga, you have probably seen the lotus flower as a symbol at one time or another. It looks beautiful but has many meanings in yoga ...

Yin Yoga im Sommer - Element Feuer

In der Praxis des Yin Yoga werden Meridiane, die Energiebahnen nach der TCM (Traditionelle chinesische Medizin), durch langes Halten von Positionen...

Yin Yoga in spring - element wood

As explained in a previous blog post on Yin Yoga in Winter , the theory of the five elements from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can be used a...

Yin Yoga in Winter - Element of Water

The energies of winter and the associated qualities of retreat, silence and reflection extend into spring. Especially after the Christmas and New ...

Besser schlafen: Rituale und Yoga für eine erholsame Nacht

Sleep better: rituals and yoga for a restful night

Like our breath, sleep accompanies us throughout our lives. It is a self-evident basic need that we usually only think about when we don't have en...

Yin Yoga – Ein Gespräch mit Yin-Expertin Stefanie Arend

Yin Yoga - A conversation with Yin expert Stefanie Arend

Yin Yoga is known as a gentle and grounding style of yoga in which we passively and effortlessly perform mostly lying or seated exercises. This cle...

Please more yin!

Helga Baumgartner, Yin Yoga teacher and author, has summarized her thoughts on Yin Yoga in a wonderful article for us and calls for more "Yin" for ...

The Frog – Bhekasana

In this video, Yin Yoga teacher Helga Baumgartner explains the Frog position, a kneeling, harmonizing forward bend to open the inside of the legs. ...

The Butterfly – Baddha Konasana

In this video, Yin Yoga teacher Helga Baumgartner explains the Butterfly position, a seated forward bend to open the back of the body. In this mild...

The Saddle – Supta Virasana

In this video, Yin Yoga teacher Helga Baumgartner explains the Saddle position, a lying and revitalizing backbend that opens the entire front of th...

Der liegende Schmetterling – Supta Baddha Konasana

The Lying Butterfly – Supta Baddha Konasana

In this video, Helga Baumgartner shows the regenerating posture and gentle heart opening Reclined Butterfly. This pose is the Yin variant of the Su...