{"id":28881,"date":"2014-06-17T07:15:15","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T11:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=28881"},"modified":"2016-07-14T16:00:41","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T20:00:41","slug":"yin-yoga-for-beginners-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/db\/yin-yoga-for-beginners-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Yin Yoga for Beginners [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_28883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28883\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28883\" alt=\"Yin Yoga for Beginners\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-life.dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/10050507\/Yin-Yoga-for-Beginners.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-life.dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/10050507\/Yin-Yoga-for-Beginners.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn-life.dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/10050507\/Yin-Yoga-for-Beginners-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pond5.com\" target=\"_blank\">Pond5<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Feel like you\u2019re trapped under a mountain of stress? While most types of yoga can <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/health-benefits-yoga\/\" target=\"_blank\">help with relaxation<\/a>, yin yoga, a slower style that includes many meditative poses, will be especially effective in calming your thoughts and promoting mental and physical awareness. In the video below, yoga expert Briohny Smyth leads a yin yoga practice that is designed to slow down your racing mind. It might be tough to fight the urge to fidget, but focusing on your breathing will help you release tension. Plus, training your brain to be calm has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/lifestyle\/meditation-techniques-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\">numerous benefits<\/a>, including reducing stress, improving memory and boosting creativity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>RELATED: <\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/yoga-poses-managing-stress\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 Yoga Poses to Beat Stress<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Getting started is easier than you think. Grab a pillow, get in a comfortable position, and press play! Let Briohny\u2019s soothing voice guide you in your practice. Now\u2019s your chance to have your own moment of zen.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G17zWvJMs0E\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Want more yoga tips from Briohny? Head to <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/yoga?partner=life&amp;mtype=3&amp;sub_id=YinYogaVideo&amp;utm_source=life&amp;utm_medium=life&amp;utm_campaign=YinYogaVideo&amp;utm_content=YinYogaVideo\" target=\"_blank\"><i>DailyBurn.com<\/i><\/a><i> for full-length yoga videos you can stream anytime, anywhere.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need more zen and less stress? 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