11/06/2026
You might not initially think of Yin Yoga as a practice for pain management, but rather think of it more of a nice calming, relaxing and grounding practice that you treat yourself to sometimes (and it is that, too).
Pain, and chronic pain in particular, can manifest in the body for many reasons. You might have not made the connect or have heard this before, but a lot of pain that manifests in the body can stem from things like suppressed emotions, stress and anxiety, patterns of tension in the body, habitual ways that you move your body, or perhaps not moving at all or not enough.
Your body is intelligent and adjusts to your environment- internal and external - which can either help or hinder depending on your circumstances.
Yin yoga can provide the perfect remedy for relieving pain in the body, and it works on a few different levels:
~it nourishes and hydrates the tissues of the body - fascia, tendons, ligaments, and the joints too
~it provides you with an opportunity to go within and be with yourself - your body, your breath, your energy, and your emotions
~it encourages a free flow of energy through your body
~it encourages you to go inward - this provides a beautiful opportunity for self-reflection, where you can acknowledge things that perhaps you would have missed otherwise
~it calms your nervous system, and encourages you to drop into the parasympathetic nervous system (rest & digest)
I can guarantee that if you are experiencing pain in your body, or even holding a lot of stress in your body, that you will feel more calm, more spacious, and less rigid in your body (basically instant relief) if you practice Yin Yoga.
If you’re new to Yin, or want to continue your Yin practice, I’d love to welcome you to my specialised Yin Yoga offerings. 1:1, small group and public group classes are available. You can check out my website https://www.becrussell.com or send me message to find out more.
P.S. for any yoga teachers who are interested in studying Yin Yoga, I’ll be facilitating a Yin Yoga Teacher Training later this year. Send me a message if you are interested