Yin Yoga · Sleep · Nervous-system · Hips-lower-back
Bedtime Yin Yoga Challenge Day 27
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A calm, lower-body Yin practice for the evening — Day 27 of the Bedtime Yin challenge. We settle in with a long child’s pose, ease out the hamstrings and lower back in dangling, then open the hips with a folded deer and a gentle reverse-deer twist on both sides. To finish we soften over a block in supported bridge and rest wide in a supported starfish, letting the whole body unwind before sleep.
Anyone who wants to stretch out and switch off before bed, whether you’re brand new to Yin or well practiced. It’s especially lovely if you carry tension in your hips and lower back after a long day. Follow the shapes at your own pace and take the gentler option whenever you need it.
A yoga block or two is ideal — we rest on them in several poses — but a cushion works just as well, and you can always come onto the bare mat. Give yourself a warm, quiet space where you can be still, and know that every pose has a gentler option and a deeper one. Press pause whenever you need to.
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One yoga block, and ideally a second, will make everything more comfortable — we use them under the hips in child's pose and deer, under the back in supported bridge, and behind the shoulder blades for the starfish. A cushion works just as well if you don't have blocks, or for resting your head. Have them within easy reach before you begin.
Yes — it's Day 27 of the Bedtime Yin challenge, designed to be done in the evening. The poses are slow, grounding and lower-body focused, and we finish lying supported over a block so you can melt into stillness. It's a lovely way to let go of the day and ease your body toward sleep.
Absolutely. Yin is never about how far you go — find your edge at about 60–80% and let the shape do the work. Every pose here has a gentler option: keep your knees bent in dangling, rest onto a block in deer, and adjust the height of your bridge. Take whatever version feels kind to your body tonight.
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