What’s the Difference Between Yin Yoga and Restorative Yoga?
It's complicated. But knowing the difference can ensure you derive the most benefit from your practice.
Tamika Caston-Miller, E-RYT 500, is the director of Ashé Yoga, where curates yoga experiences and trainings in service of collective healing and community repair. Having begun her yoga journey in 2001 with a home practice, she now holds advanced certifications and training in Trauma-informed Yoga, Somatics, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Yoga Nidra. Tamika’s journey has been informed by chronic pain and injuries, social justice for QTBIPOC communities, the battle between shame and compassion and quest for ancestral healing, and the love for the practice and philosophy of yoga.
It's complicated. But knowing the difference can ensure you derive the most benefit from your practice.
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And I don’t mean the poses...
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