Yin Yoga Santa Catalina is a boutique yoga studio in the heart of cosmopolitan location of Santa Catalina – Palma.

We are the first Yin Yoga studio in Europe, which will offer exclusively Yin Yoga classes, from Monday to Saturday, also Yang-Yin class which was created by the director Lucciana Pereira, based on her extensive knowledge of 2.300 hours of teacher training plus 28 years of solid Zen Buddhism meditation, vipassana, and mantras …

WHAT IS YIN YOGA?

Yin yoga is based on the Taoist concept of Yin and Yang, opposite and complementary principles in nature. Yin is the stable, unmoving, hidden aspect of things, Yang is the changing, moving, revealing aspect.

In the body, the relatively stiff connective tissues (tendons, ligaments, fascia) are Yin, while the more mobile and pliable muscles and blood are Yang.

A Yin yoga class usually consists of a series of long-held, passive floor poses that mainly work the lower part of the body – the hips, pelvis, inner thighs, lower spine.

These areas are especially rich in connective tissues.

Connective tissue responds best to a slow, steady load which is why we hold the poses for longer. If you gently stretch connective tissue by holding a Yin pose for a long time in this way, the body will respond by making it a little longer and stronger. Remember, the principle of exercise is to stress the tissue so the body will respond by strengthening it.

Yin yoga poses stimulate and remove blockages in the myofascial meridians in the body. This has the effect of balancing the body’s internal organs and systems.

The poses are held for three up to five minutes, sometimes longer for more advanced students, and it is suitable for all levels and age and adaptable to all injuries, pregnancy, and post-surgery.