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YIN YOGA BENEFITS
SOME BENEFITS of yin yogA
& the art of deceleration
the practice applies the wisdom of your body's vagus nerve "brake", taking your foot off the SNS (sympathetic nervous system) "accelerator"...loosening the insidious grip of that fight or flIght wiring most modern people feel & respond to way too often in daily life
Gets your body & mind connected to THE PNS (parasympathetic nervous system), the OTHER 50% of our nervous system naturalLY AT EASE, observant AND NON-REACTIVE
Inspires mindful connection to the breath and inner energy flow within the meridians ....(also known as the CHAKRAS & nadiS in ayurvedic medicine)
traction & compression during long holds Deeply stimulate the body to hydratE
the fascial matrix -- the deep sinew-y connective MATERIAL below muscles like tendons, ligament and even into the bones
revitalizes & strengthens the intricate immune system within the fascial bodystocking wrapping and intersecting every cell, organ, Tendon, Ligament & bone
encourageS exploration of the body's natural flexibility to tap inner spaCIOUSness
not only within the body, but within the mind for calm abidance
"Yoga should not be a training for body control; on the contrary it must bring freedom to the body, all the freedom it needs."
"Yoga should not be a training for body control; on the contrary it must bring freedom to the body, all the freedom it needs."
-- Vanda Scaravelli,
Awakening the Spine