The slow, quiet kind
Yin is the long-held, floor-based practice, three to five minutes per shape, sometimes longer. It works on the connective tissue, fascia, and the parts of the nervous system that stay tight regardless of how often you stretch.
It is not the same as restorative yoga, though it overlaps. Yin asks you to feel a sensation that is uncomfortable but not painful, and stay with it long enough that something soft happens.
What you'll meet on the mat
- Long, supported floor poses (butterfly, dragon, sphinx, saddle).
- Breath-led pranayama in the middle of each class.
- Permission to fidget, to come out, to start again.
Yin is for you if
- You feel anxious or wired most evenings.
- You're hypermobile and need length without strength yet.
- You want a practice that lowers, not raises, your heart rate.
- You're tired of pushing.
Begin
Yin & Breath runs online and offline (in Siliguri). Live, recorded, and joinable from anywhere.