The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga: The Philosophy and Practice of Yin Yoga Paperback – September 1, 2019

The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga: The Philosophy and Practice of Yin Yoga is a well-structured, insightful, and deeply informative book that is perfect for both beginners and experienced practitioners. The author does an excellent job of explaining the principles, benefits, and philosophy of Yin Yoga in a way that is easy to understand and apply.One of the best aspects of this book is its detailed descriptions of postures, complete with modifications and variations to suit different body types and flexibility levels. It also explores the energetic and meditative aspects of the practice, making it more than just a physical exercise but a holistic mind-body experience.Whether you’re a yoga student, teacher, or simply someone looking to deepen their practice, this book is an invaluable resource. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to cultivate a deeper connection with their body, breath, and inner stillness.

I have never looked into yin yoga, and thought it would be a good balancing movement to learn about. I was underprepared by the wealth of knowledge and value this book contains!It briefly discusses history, how yin and yang movements work together, and then the middle has specific poses and guidelines to help release and stress deep tissue. It does a great job at not just explaining the how, but the why.What took my experience to the next level was the whole 2nd half of the book!! It bridges the gap between western science and eastern energetics! It talks about all the various body tissues, systems, cellular processes, etc (in easily understood language) to help explain how amazingly complex, and brilliant our bodies are. It also helps emphasize how we can heal ourselves.My book has become well loved from the worn cover, marked pages, highlights etc. Definately one that will stay ok my shelf for continuous reference.

I had to purchase this book for a Yin yoga workshop I took, and I have to say, the book does a good job of explaining the poses, how to get in and out of the poses, the pictures are very helpful.The information is great, however, I was following along with the instructor. Chapter 1 & 2 were a great introduction along with Chapters 7 & 8.I will be using this book when I prep for my classes. It's a very well written book, and I would recommend it.

Excellent a must have for Yin Yoga teachers.

I honestly cannot give this book enough stars. This guide to Yin Yoga is the gold standard of a practice guide. It is written succinctly and gives good examples and background. The postures are complete, excellent pictures, and shows in a very user-friendly format modifications, contraindications, and counter poses. NO LIE... I TOOK A 200 hr YTT and am currently in a 300 hour YTT, and this book is by far the source of the most I’ve learned! THIS BOOK WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY LIBRARY AND WILL BE MY GO-TO. Great job on this book! I can not recommend it enough to those who want a straight forward yin philosophy and practice guide.

I have enjoyed learning about yin yoga with this book. Has a lot of good information about yin yoga. Nice visuals of the poses, great descriptions and good information for modifications. Nice intro info about meridians and which ones apply to each yin yoga pose. I would recommend if your are wanting an overview of yin.

If you’re looking for a book about yin yoga that explains the poses and counter poses (with pictures!) AND goes in depth on the reasons why we do yin, THIS is the book. Shortly after cracking the cover, I found myself messaging allll my yogi friends and telling them to go buy this book. It’s that good

The best book on Yin Yoga in my opinion. The newly revised second edition is incredible. So much more content and many more ohotos! The photos include models of different body sizes as well as a pregnant model. Additionally there are photos of many variations of each pose. The layout of text in this edition is clean and easy to read. It’s a wonderful revision. I teach multiple yin classes weekly and this is my go to reference book. This second edition is much more helpful (in my opinion) when compared to the first. If wondering should you make a choice between the first edition and second edition....absolutely choose the second.