The practice is suitable for people of all ages and experience in yoga (both beginners and more advanced practitioners) and is the perfect complement for more ‘yang’-type activities (yoga or any other form of exercise) which focus more on building inner heat, stretching and strengthening the muscles.

Yin yoga has a major focus on stimulating the lower body and areas surrounding the hips, pelvis and spine. Postures are maintained for much longer periods of time to allow these strong tissues to gradually soften. Although at first glance the practice may appear more ‘passive’ it offers practitioners another degree of challenge, where holding the postures from anywhere between 1 to 5 minutes enables a first step towards meditation.