Stay Comfortable with Yin Yoga

As we get older, we tend to be more uncomfortable more often. Our bodies can suffer from many things over the years, such as the daily wear and tear as well as our bad posture. As people get older and they get sore more easily, many begin to fear exercises and stretches as a pain avoidance technique. However, it is true what they say: If you don’t use it, you lose it. The less we stretch and use our muscles and connective tissues, the more they tend to adaptively shorten. So, for many of the older folk out there who find themselves easily becoming uncomfortable, but may not be able to do intense exercise or stretches, yin yoga may be the answer.

Yin yoga is a type of yoga which focuses on our connective tissues (tendons, ligaments, fascia). Yin yoga is composed of poses which stretch the connective tissue around our joints for extended amounts of time. Doing this strengthens and stretches the connective tissue and over time allows you to be able to sit in one position longer because your joints will not become distressed as quickly. In order for yin yoga poses to be effective, the stretches must be held for a few minutes and the muscles need to be as relaxed as possible. This is not only physically beneficial, but also mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. The ability to sit in one position for a long time also helps with meditation, which many advocates of the holistic approach (such as Caring Hearts Homecare Assistance) recommend as a stress relief technique. Click here for more information on Yin Yoga from Yogajounrnal.com. Visit Yinyoga.com for yin poses.