15-Minute Yin Yoga for the Deep Stretch You Need

"Let's be honest: you likely spend hours of your day slightly hunched. All that sitting, slouching, and screen time can leave your back stiff and drained. Yin yoga can help. You'll gently move your spine through all its ranges of motion-extension, flexion, side bending, and soft rotation-to melt tension along your neck, shoulders, and lower back. The caveat of this practice is that it's only 15 minutes long-great for your schedule but brief for traditional yin yoga."

"Once you get the hang of it, you can choose the poses that feel right, use your own watch or timer, and take yourself a little deeper into each stretch by remaining in each for 5 minutes or more. But today, in only a few quiet minutes, you'll release the stress that builds from modern life and feel yourself standing taller, breathing easier, and moving with more freedom."

A brief 15-minute yin yoga sequence gently mobilizes the spine through extension, flexion, side-bending, and soft rotation to alleviate neck, shoulder, and lower-back tension. Long, mindful holds open space, improve circulation, and calm the nervous system. Practitioners can select poses that feel appropriate and extend holds to five minutes or longer to intensify the stretch. Minimal props are required, though blocks or folded books provide support and ease. A simple sequence includes Crocodile Pose for prone relaxation, then Broken Wing to introduce trusted spinal rotation and side work. The practice leaves the body grounded, open, and more mobile.

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