而阴瑜伽就是通过有选择性的体位，长时间保持外部肌肉的放松状态，并配合呼吸，来静态地伸拉结缔组织、促进关节的灵活度，从而真正开发身体的柔软度。
3、避免骨骼的退化
阴瑜伽还注重对关节的静态挤压，这样可以避免骨骼的退化，防止关节周围组织的僵硬、固化，保持健康的经络，促进气息的流动。
4、冥想
阴瑜伽的体位基本是注重在髋部的打开，让脊椎有更多的上升空间，使练习者大幅度的提升关节的柔软度，为静坐冥想提供了很好的基础准备工作。因为坐得轻松了，心自然会更快安静下来。
阴瑜伽的“三定”是什么
阴瑜伽的练习对于定力有非常高的要求，其创始人Sarah Powers总结出了阴瑜伽“三定”口诀：
Stillness of the body like a majestic mountain
Stillness of the breath like a calm mountain lake
Stillness of the mind like the deep blue of the sky
1、身定如山
The body becomes as still as a great mountain. A mountain is unaffected by the winds and dramas swirling around it. Clouds come and go, rains pelt and snows melt, but the mountain remains.
身有高山之定，不受云戏之扰。云雾聚散，雨降雪融，山自岿然。
2、息定如水
Stillness here does not mean cessation. The breath becomes quiet, unlabored and gentle. Like the surface of a mountain lake, unruffled by wayward breezes, the breath is calm.
息定非止。息静、息畅、息调伏。如山中湖面，不以邪风波澜。
3、心定如天
The sky is always with us. Clouds may block our view, but we know with a certainty beyond faith that, behind the clouds, the deep blue sky is there.
天常随我。云可遮目，未曾遮天，拨云见天，我心自知
禅修静坐，定彗二者亦如是修。
结语：瑜伽是一种修行。瑜伽的高深之处在于，不仅可以帮助我们锻炼身心，而且可以很好地帮助我们达到减肥瘦身的功效。阴瑜伽是众多瑜伽流派中，较为柔和的一派。所以，已经有很多人成为了阴瑜伽的粉丝。还等什么，让我们一起行动起来吧!
