Season 8 | Ep. 2

How Often Should You Practice Yin Yoga?

In this episode, I'm diving into one of your most asked questions: how often should someone practice yin yoga? Spoiler: the answer is "it depends," and I get into all the reasons why.

The stock answer you'll hear a lot is that yin and yang should be practiced equally to stay in balance. And while that's not wrong, it's way oversimplified. I break down why that answer doesn't account for so much of real life.

We talk through all the factors that actually matter when figuring out the right amount of yin for someone:

Health and ability — chronic illness, injury, recovery (including substance abuse recovery), and how that changes everything
Stage of life — parents of little kids, seniors, anyone who's already running on empty
How active you are outside of yoga — athletes, cyclists, people with physically demanding jobs (yes, I used my partner as an example!)
Why you came to yoga in the first place — not everyone is here for the physical benefits. Some of us want to quiet the mind, learn to meditate, or go on an inward journey
Nervous system nourishment — yin offers something that a movement-based class just can't in the same way
Trauma and the body — for people working through trauma, yin can be a powerful space to practice staying and befriending the body
Introverts and highly sensitive people — you don't always need more stimulation. Sometimes the chill, quiet class is exactly right

We live in a yang-dominated world. Sometimes a little extra yin isn't an imbalance; it's the antidote.

Oh, and we hit 100,000 downloads! Huge thank you to everyone who's been listening, sharing, and sending in topic ideas. Y'all are the reason this podcast exists.

Links mentioned:

Episode on Yin Yang Theory
Episode on Yin Yoga and Osteoporosis/Osteopenia
Episode on Highly Sensitive People
Episode with Tiffany Cruikshank on Yin Yoga for Athletes
What the World Needs Now is Yin Sweet Yin

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