什么是阴瑜伽？（翻译：于伽）

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What is Yin Yoga

什么是阴瑜伽

（翻译：于伽）

What is Yin Yoga？This question is asked alot by students who have been practicing yoga for a while but have never comeacross this particular challenging style.Simple answers such as "It is thebalancing practice for your yang style of yoga" or "It is yoga forthe joints, not the muscles" are not overly satisfying.If students haven'theard of Yin Yoga, they won't know what a yang style of yoga is.And isn't allyoga good for the whole body, including our joints?To really answer thequestion and get to know Yin Yoga requires a fuller explanation. This part ofour journey provides a deeper look into Yin Yoga and begins with an explanationof what it is, how it evolved, and its benefits for the whole body mind.

什么是阴瑜伽？这个问题被一些练习瑜伽有一段时间的学生问到，但他们从来没有接触过这种特殊具有挑战性的流派。至于像“它是对阳瑜伽的平衡练习”，或者“它是针对关节，不是针对肌肉”这类简单回答是不能让人满意的。如果学生没有了解过阴瑜伽，他们就不知道阳瑜伽是什么。所有的瑜伽是否都对整个身体，包括我们的关节有益吗？真正地回答这个问题并了解阴瑜伽需要一个更充分的说明。我们阴瑜伽的旅程的这一部分将提供一个深入了解阴瑜伽并开始解释什么是阴瑜伽，它是如何发展的，它是如何对整个身心有益的。

Yin Yoga has the samegoals and objectives as any other school of yoga; however, it directs thestimulation normally created in the asana portion of the practice deeper thanthe superficial or muscular tissues (which we are calling the yang tissues).YinYoga targets the connective tissues, such as the ligaments, bones, and even thejoints of the body that normally are not exercised very much in a more activestyle of asana practice.

阴瑜伽就像任何其它瑜伽学校一样有着同样的目标和着眼点；然而，它在体式部分的练习中引起的刺激比以表皮或者肌肉组织（我们称为阳组织）来的更加深入。阴瑜伽的目标在结缔组织，如韧带，骨头，甚至通常在更积极的基础体式练习中练习不多的关节。

Suitable for almost alllevels of students, Yin Yoga is a perfect complement to the dynamic andmuscular (yang) styles of yoga that emphasize internal heat, and thelengthening and contracting of our muscles.Yin Yoga generally targets theconnective tissues of the hips, pelvis, and lower spine.

阴瑜伽几乎适合所有水平的学生，它是一个对于强调内部热量，强调拉长和收缩肌肉并充满活力和力量（阳瑜伽）体系的完善补充。阴瑜伽一般目标在髋部，骨盆和脊柱底部的结缔组织。

While initially this styleof yoga can seem quite boring, passive, or soft, yin practice can be quitechallenging due to the long duration of the poses.We can remain in the posturesanywhere from one to twenty minutes!Yin and yang tissues respond quitedifferently to being exercised.You need to experience this to really know whatYin Yoga is all about.After you have experienced it, even just once, you willrealize that you have been doing only half of the asana practice.

虽然开始这种风格的瑜伽看似很无聊，被动的，或柔软，但阴瑜伽的练习也是非常具有挑战性的，因为体式需要长时间保持。我们可以在一个体式保持从一分钟到二十分钟的任意时间！阴组织和阳组织在练习中反应是相当不同的。你需要经历这些直到真正知道阴瑜伽是怎么一回事。在你经历过阴瑜伽之后，哪怕只一次，你就会意识到你以前做的体式练习仅仅做了一半。

Please note: Yin Yoga is not restorative yoga.Like all yoga practices, if the tissues you are targeting for exercise are damaged in some way, please give yourself a chance to heal before resuming your regular practice.

请注意：阴瑜伽不是恢复性（疗愈）的瑜伽。就像所有的瑜伽练习，如果你力求练习的组织以某种方式受伤了，请先给自己一段时间疗伤（休养），然后再恢复你的正常练习。

Let's start delving deeperinto the study.Just around the bend we will start to understand the nature ofyin and yang and see how they are applied in life and in our body.

让我们开始更深入地钻研学习。就像我们臣服于我们将开始理解的阴和阳的自然规律，并看看它们是如何应用到我们的生活和我们的身体。

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源自︱《Yin Sights》

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阴瑜伽的支撑点是中国道家古老的阴阳理论，一旦切身练习之后,就会知晓其中的简单道理——中庸平和理论结合人体结构学。当然阴瑜伽不可能脱离瑜伽特有的姿势和架功，与其他瑜伽不同的是，练习体位法后，再通过一套舒缓动作，拉长肌肉与筋脉，给身体增加柔软训练，用术语表述就是“让肉体回归本心”，以此达到身体与心灵的有机结合，增强自信心，释放美好意念。