Yin Yoga Mallorca – A Practice of Stillness, Release, and Balance
Why Yin Yoga Is Different
When most people think of yoga, they imagine movement: Hatha, Vinyasa, or Ashtanga, with flow, strength, and alignment. Yin Yoga is a different world. Instead of doing, we are invited to be.
Poses are held longer (2–5 minutes).
The focus shifts from muscles to connective tissue, fascia, ligaments, and joints.
Stillness, surrender, and breath are the keys.
Yin is not about pushing or achieving — it’s about softening and allowing.
The Benefits of Yin Yoga
Yin Yoga is powerful because it works on many levels of our being:
Physical: Improves flexibility, joint mobility, hydrates fascia, and prevents injuries.
Energetic: Activates the meridian lines (energy channels from Chinese medicine) — similar to acupuncture but through stillness.
Emotional: Helps release stored tension, stress, and even trauma held in the connective tissue.
Mental: Builds patience, presence, and the ability to sit with discomfort.
Spiritual: Offers a meditative state. I often describe Yin Yoga as meditation on the edge — sometimes physically challenging, but always deeply strengthening for body, mind, and spirit.
How to Practice Yin Yoga Safely at Home
If you are new to Yin Yoga or want to continue beyond class, here are simple rules and recommendations to guide your practice:
Set the mood: Create a calm, quiet space. Gather cushions, blocks, and blankets to support your practice.
Use props: Cushions, bolsters, or folded blankets help the body relax fully.
Find your edge: Move into the pose until you feel a stretch of about 6–7 on a scale of 1–10. Ten is too much (too painful to relax), and 4–5 feels more like restorative yoga. Yin is never about forcing.
Good vs. bad pain: A deep, broad stretch is good. Sharp, pinpoint pain in joints, spine, hips, or knees is not. If that happens, carefully exit and try a variation that is healthier for your body.
Hold: Stay in each posture for 2–5 minutes. Beginners can start with 2–3 minutes. For sensitive areas (like shoulders), 2 minutes may be enough.
Stay still: Use the first 30 seconds to adjust. After that, try to remain still — the quieter the body, the quieter the mind. Notice the urge to move, and instead of reacting, simply observe.
Three steps in each pose:
Relax the body completely, especially belly, shoulders, neck, and jaw.
Allow the breath to be natural and relaxed.
Bring awareness to the mind — not thinking or planning, just being.
Integrate meditation: Observe your breath, repeat a mantra such as “I Am,” or focus gently on a chakra. Yin Yoga pairs beautifully with meditation.
Let go & surrender: On every level — body, breath, and mind.
Exit slowly: Come out of each pose with care, and take a pause before moving on. Notice how the body naturally rebalances itself.
Finish with rest: Always close your practice with Savasana to integrate the effects.
My Guidance for Students
In my private yoga retreats in Mallorca, especially the Anti-Stress & Wellbeing Retreats, Yin Yoga plays an important role. Together with my students, we create tailor-made sequences that meet their specific needs — whether it’s releasing tight hips, supporting the back, or calming an anxious mind.
What I love most is that Yin Yoga combines body and energy work. From my perspective as a Reiki Master, when we hold poses long enough, we don’t just stretch connective tissue — we activate meridian lines and balance our whole system.
For me, Yin Yoga is more than stretching. It is:
Meditation in disguise
Energy work in stillness
Emotional release without words
Learning how to let go in a world of constant doing
Experience Yin Yoga in Mallorca
If you’d like to go deeper, you can join me:
Private Yin Yoga sessions — tailor-made for your needs.
Weekly Yin Yoga group class: Every Thursday, 9–10 am at Aumallia Hotel.
Part of my holistic 3-day Private Signature Retreats in Mallorca.
✨ Yin Yoga has been my late love and my deepest teacher — and I would be honored to share its gifts with you here in Mallorca.
