Medium
Hot Yoga
60 min
Yoga in a heated room in Breda. You work on strength, flexibility and breathing, and head home sweaty and relaxed.
Calm yoga for relaxation and recovery
Yin Yoga
Calm yoga in Breda in which you hold poses for three to five minutes. It works deep into your connective tissue and quietens your mind.
Fancy trying Yin Yoga at Black & White?
Yin yoga is a calm, meditative style of yoga in which you hold poses for three to five minutes, usually lying down or seated and supported by blocks and cushions. There is little muscular effort: the work happens in the connective tissue around your joints, which only responds to longer holds.
Physically it's calm, but mentally it's often harder than you'd expect. That makes yin an ideal counterbalance to strength training, running or a busy week. Looking for calm with a little more movement? Then take a look at easy flow yoga. The class times are listed in the schedule.
Why Yin Yoga?
Calm pace
You hold poses for three to five minutes, supported by blocks and cushions. There's time to truly relax.
Mental stillness
Staying still in a pose for a long time calms your nervous system. Many people sleep better and feel mentally calmer.
Deep release
Yin works on your connective tissue and joints, and on the deeper tension in your hips and back that ordinary stretching can't reach.
Benefits
The benefits of Yin Yoga
- Deep relaxation for body and mind
- More flexibility in your hips and back
- Supports recovery and mobility
- Less stress and tension
- An ideal counterbalance to intense training
Frequently asked questions
Everything you want to know
Yin yoga is a calm style of yoga in which you hold poses for three to five minutes, usually lying down or seated. You use blocks and cushions to support your body, so your muscles can relax.
As a result, the work doesn't happen in your muscles but in the connective tissue around your joints. That tissue only responds to a gentle, sustained stretch. This lets you work on flexibility at a deeper level than ordinary stretching does. That makes yin an ideal counterbalance to dynamic classes such as vinyasa yoga.
Physically, yin is calm: you don't sweat and your heart rate doesn't go up. Mentally, though, it's often harder than you'd expect. For many people, lying still for five minutes with an unfamiliar sensation in their hip is tougher than an hour of sweating.
And that is exactly what yin is about: learning to relax instead of tensing up. You take that skill with you into the rest of your day. Looking for calm with a little more movement? Then try easy flow yoga.
Yes, yin is suitable for all levels. You don't need to be flexible, because you use blocks and cushions to adapt every pose to your body. The teacher explains what you might feel in each pose.
If you find it hard to sit still, the first class may take some getting used to. In that case, easy flow yoga is a lovely place to start, and you can add yin afterwards.
Yin makes you more supple, especially in your hips, lower back and shoulders, which get stiff when you sit a lot. Because you stay in a pose for a long time, you reach tension that ordinary stretching can't release.
Yin also calms your nervous system. Many people find they sleep better, feel less stressed and have a quieter mind. And as a recovery class, it helps your body bounce back from strength training or intense group classes.
Most yoga classes are yang: active, using muscle strength and movement. Think of vinyasa yoga, ashtanga yoga or hot yoga. There you work on strength, stamina and flow.
Yin is the opposite. You barely move, relax your muscles and stay in a pose for a long time. That is exactly why the two complement each other so well: if you practise dynamic yoga, you'll get a lot out of a yin class.
Both are calm, but in different ways. In easy flow yoga you keep moving and flow smoothly from one pose to the next. In yin you stay still and hold each pose for three to five minutes.
Easy flow is the most accessible starting point if you're new to yoga. Yin goes deeper into flexibility and relaxation, but it asks for more patience.
For anyone who wants to relax and become more supple. Yin is especially good for people who feel stiff, experience a lot of stress or sleep poorly.
Athletes get a lot out of it too. If you do a lot of strength training, running or intense group classes, you can use yin as a counterbalance to stay supple and recover better.
Yes, yin is actually a perfect complement to strength and cardio training. Lots of members do strength training in the fitness area and schedule a yin class on their rest day.
The long, gentle stretch helps keep your muscles and joints supple, so you recover better and feel less stiff.
Often, yes, because yin is calm and you can adapt every pose with blocks and cushions. Always let the teacher know about any injury, though, and never force anything: yin works by relaxing, not by pushing through.
Not sure what your body can handle? Then pop in to our physiotherapy practice in the same building first.
Comfortable, warm clothing, because you move very little and cool down quickly. A cardigan or a pair of socks for the final relaxation is a nice extra. Yoga mats, blocks and cushions are ready for you in the studio. If you're coming straight from strength training in the fitness area, bring something dry to change into.
A yin yoga class lasts 60 minutes. You'll find the current class times in the schedule, together with our other yoga classes and group classes.
Yes. If you'd like to go deeper into yin or start teaching it yourself, there's the Yin Yoga Teacher Training at Black & White. There you'll learn the background of yin, the poses, and how to structure and lead a class.
At Black & White, Takkebijsters 2 in Breda, in our own yoga studio. Under the same roof you'll also find the fitness area, the group classes and physiotherapy.
Would you like to see the studio first? Book a free introduction.
Yes. Book a free introduction and we'll show you around the club and the yoga studio, and together we'll look at which classes suit you and which membership goes with them.
More yoga classes
Other yoga classes
Medium
Vinyasa Yoga
60 min
Dynamic yoga in Breda, with poses flowing into one another to the rhythm of your breath. A complete workout that's different every time.
Medium
Pilates
55 min
Mat Pilates in Breda. You train your core, posture and stability with calm, precise exercises that are tougher than they look.
Medium
(Hot) Pilates
55 min
Pilates in a heated room in Breda. A faster pace, more reps and more sweat: a tough workout for your core, legs and stamina.
Advanced
Ashtanga Yoga
60 min
Powerful, structured yoga in Breda. A fixed sequence of poses that calls for plenty of strength in your arms, shoulders and core, and lets you really see your progress.
Beginner
Easy Flow Yoga
60 min
Calm, accessible yoga in Breda. You move smoothly with your breath, let go of tension, and nothing is expected of you in terms of fitness or flexibility.
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