6 Yin Yoga Poses for Daily Relaxation and Improved Skin
Today we're sharing a group of yin yoga movements suitable for women's daily relaxation and repair.
In modern society, women have long borne the responsibility of society and family, and equally carry the pressure from society and family. This leads to many women being irritable and unstable emotionally, especially when facing family members, and they easily get angry. Excessive pressure can also lead to hormonal imbalances and skin problems. Learning to release and relieve emotions and stress can maintain balance and health for the body and mind.
This set of yin yoga sequences can relax the whole body, particularly relaxing the pelvis and groin area to maintain reproductive and urinary health, release accumulated bad emotions, eliminate internal waste, and benefit the body and mind.
You can prepare two yoga mats or two pillows beforehand to make your practice more relaxed. While entering the poses, pay attention to the areas where your body is tense and stiff, focus on your breathing. With each inhale, feel fresh energy entering your body, and with each exhale, let your body's stiffness and inner tension and discomfort all be expelled. With each breath, become more and more relaxed, more and more supple, and more and more calm. This sequence can also be practiced during menstruation.
Let's now look at the specific movements.
1. Supported Bridge Pose
- Lie on your back on the mat, draw your chin back to retract your neck, bend your knees, and keep your feet hip-width apart, with your legs spread.
- Inhale, lift your hips up, and place a yoga brick under your sacrum.
- Exhale, extend your arms naturally, relax your body.
- Hold the Supported Bridge Pose for 1-2 minutes.
Note that the yoga brick should not be placed directly below your spine, but under the connection between your waist and sacrum, do not force your heels to approach your hips, keep your lower legs vertical or your ankles behind your feet.
2. Reclined Butterfly Pose
- Lie on your back on the mat, bring your hands together on your shoulders, and fully extend your back to the ground.
- Bend your knees, and your feet turn in towards each other, placing two yoga bricks beneath your knees to support them.
- Extend your arms naturally to the sides, close your eyes, and relax.
- Hold the Reclined Butterfly Pose for 2-3 minutes.
The brick height should be adjusted according to the height of your knees from the ground, aiming for a comfortable and relaxed state, with the groin relaxed, and the knees free of pressure.
3. Supported Hero Pose
- Place two yoga bricks on the mat as shown in the picture.
- Kneel on the mat, with your knees together and your feet opened to the sides, sitting on your heels.
- Lean back and lie on the yoga bricks, adjusting the brick position as needed.
- Extend your arms naturally. Close your eyes, relax your body, and hold for 2-3 minutes.
If you feel uncomfortable lying like this, you can replace the bricks with a pillow.
4. Swan Pose
- Enter from downward-facing dog, step your right foot forward, bend your right knee, and let your right calf lie horizontally in front of you, your left leg keeps your knee and foot on the ground.
- Adjust your pelvis to keep your pelvis level and upright.
- Extend your spine, bending forward to your extent.
- Hold the Swan Pose for 2-3 minutes.
Again, the brick height should be adjusted to suit your own situation. If your body is flexible enough, your pelvis can remain relaxed and comfortable even in the pose, you don't need to turn it.
5. Child's Pose Twist
- Lie on your back on the mat, extend your arms to the sides, palms down, fingers naturally.
- Bend your knees and lean your thighs towards your abdomen.
- Exhale as you tilt your knees towards your right side, your eyes looking towards your left hand.
- Repeat the Child's Pose Twist for about 1 minute and then practice the other side.
This brick height lets your left knee and pelvis be at the same level.
6. Corpse Pose
- Lie on your back on the mat, spread your legs, placing a yoga brick under your knees to raise your knees, your palms naturally face outwards, your fingers naturally,
- Close your eyes in Corpse Pose and hold for 3-5 minutes.
You can replace the bricks with a pillow. You can also use a small pillow under your knees when you sleep to help relax your knees, pelvis, and spine. If you have back pain, you can also try this.
These movements are all suitable for practicing before bed, even if you only spare 5 minutes to choose one to relax, calm your nerves, and improve your sleep. Once you're relaxed and your sleep is good, your skin will naturally improve.
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