Yin Yoga is a meditative form of Yoga based on Taoist principles, targeting deep connective tissues through passive, longer-held postures. Postures mainly focus on the hips, pelvis, inner thighs, and lower spine, held for three to five minutes or longer. Stressing the connective tissue helps lengthen and strengthen it. On an energetic level, each posture is associated with a different meridian, restoring harmony and increasing chi. Classes usually last 60 - 90 minutes, including pranayama, meditation, and asanas. Yin Yoga offers a profound and introspective practice, promoting flexibility, relaxation, and energetic balance.

Yoga, a Vedic tradition dating back over 2,500 years, encompasses physical, mental, and spiritual practices. Hatha Yoga, meaning 'the means of attaining a state of yoga through force,' combines postures (asanas) and breath exercises (pranayama). Various yoga styles like Ashtanga, Restorative, Vinyasa, and Iyengar fall under Hatha Yoga. In Western culture, it has evolved into a slow-paced class focused on alignment, lasting around 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Classes include static postures, pranayama, mantra, mudra, shatkriyas, shatkarmas, and visualization. Yoga benefits physical and mental health through improved flexibility, muscle strength, body awareness, relaxation, and a sense of calm.

Meditation is an umbrella term for a number of practices that train the meditator to be present to their thoughts with awareness and without judgement. Counter to the conditioning of the mind/body system, positive effects of meditation can be heightened relaxation, the building of etheric energy and deeper awareness. Through either sustained focus, mindfulness, or the cultivation of compassion, meditation can clear the mind and ease many health concerns, such as high blood pressure, depression and anxiety.