Using Props in Yin and Restorative Yoga- What’s the Difference?

Props play an essential role in both Restorative and Yin Yoga, but how they’re used can be quite different.

✨ Restorative Yoga is all about comfort and ease. Bolsters, blankets, and blocks fully support your body, allowing you to completely relax without any effort. The props hold you, so you can let go.

✨ Yin Yoga uses props to help you find just the right amount of stretch. Rather than total support, they assist in making long-held poses more accessible, allowing you to soften gradually while targeting deep connective tissues.

In one practice, props cradle you into deep rest. In the other, they guide you into deep release. Both are powerful in their own way—what does your body need today?