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If you are newer to Yin circles, then you may not know. That we don't follow these kinds of "alignment" rules in Yin Yoga.If you're not familiar with the work of Paul Grilley my teacher.He has what was a DVD (and is now an online streaming presentation) called Anatomy for Yoga. and one of the geniuses of Paul, and one of the biggest contributions he's made to the yogaverse is understanding that skeletal variations are a very real thing. Meaning if you and I were to stand next to each other, even if we were exactly the same height and weight. Kind of general body. Proportions like our arms, were similar in length, etc., etc. We do not look the same on the inside. So inside our body, our bones are not the same from one person to the next.So based on the fact that we are all different, inside we can't expect our poses to be the same on the outside either!Yin Yoga is a functional form of Yoga, not an aesthetic form of Yoga.Meaning in Yin Yoga it doesn't matter what the pose looks like. It's what the pose feels like that matters.So if you are feeling the shape in the intended area, in the 50-60% range and you aren't in any pain then you are doing the pose right, regardless of what it feels like.In Yin Yoga, we are looking for Function over Form.
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Anatomy for Yoga with Paul Grilley

Hang Drum Music by Fred Westra