Your yin and vinyasa yoga teacher.
In my Vinyasa classes, we bring the body into a state of physical strength, particularly we build necessary strength in the core and upper body which enhances posture, improves our active daily living, and helps us to build and maintain a strong metabolic rate. As well as flexibility and vitality, bringing the mind into a state of balance and stillness, and helps you to create a “container” for your movements and experiences in life.
While in Yin yoga, we target the deep connective tissues of the body - the ligaments, joints, bones, and deep fascia networks. A Yin class usually consists of a series of passive floor poses held for up to 5 minutes or more, that mainly work the lower part of the body - the hips, pelvis, inner thighs, lower spine. These areas are especially rich in connective tissues.
On an energetic level, Yin yoga improves energy flow and enhances the flow of chi in the organs but the practice also offers huge mental and emotional benefits too, as we'll find out :)