# Yin Yoga Online — 1:1 with Tessa Frunt

> Online yin yoga 1:1 with Tessa Frunt — 60 min, €60, often with body-oriented coaching. Background incl. movement technology and yin/hatha/vinyasa. Not a class-subscription platform. Intro via /en/contact.

- URL: https://spiriators.com/en/yin-yoga
- Language: en
- Alternate: https://spiriators.com/yin-yoga.md

## What is Yin Yoga, in short?

Yin yoga is a slow, passive style: you hold poses for several minutes, often with props. The pace is calmer than dynamic yoga and focuses on deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue. Suitable for many beginners — if you respect limits and check with a doctor when unsure.

## At Spiriators

Online **yin 1:1 with Tessa Frunt** — 60 min, **€60**, often with body-oriented coaching. Background includes BSc Movement Technology, rehab (MRC Doorn), New Nature Yoga, breath coach (Adem en Stem); listed on YinYoga.com. Not a class subscription as the core: personal video session, poses adapted. Optional: platform courses (yin for the back, 30-day) — see [courses](https://spiriators.com/en/courses). Yoga is not medical care. Intro: [contact](https://spiriators.com/en/contact).

## Start today

1. **Watch a video** — Tessa explains in 3 minutes.
2. **Take the free Yin Check** — 20 questions, 5 min. [Start →](https://spiriators.com/en/yin-check)
3. **Book an intro call** — 30 min, no obligation, via video.

## What is Yin Yoga & Breath?

Yin yoga is a slow, still form of yoga where you hold gentle poses for three to five minutes to stretch connective tissue, calm the nervous system, and release stored tension in body and mind.

Your connective tissue (fascia) gets the longer time it needs to release tension. Your breath becomes your anchor. And whatever has become stuck there — stress, emotions, old patterns — gets space to move. This is yoga where nothing has to happen, only presence.

The combination with [breathwork](https://spiriators.com/en/breathwork-guide) makes this practice solidly supportive. The yoga form creates space in the body; breathwork helps regulate the nervous system. Together, many people experience more calm than in a class without breath focus. After one yin session people often already feel noticeably less restlessness — not a promise, but what we often hear.

Tessa is a yin yoga teacher, breath coach and coach. She keeps it soft — no perfection, no performance — and often combines yin with personal 1:1 coaching: first space in the body, then clarity in the here-and-now. This fits within [our method](https://spiriators.com/en/our-method): yin as space to land.

## For Whom?

Yin yoga & breath is especially powerful if you:

- Feel chronically exhausted and deep tension in your body
- Sleep poorly or wake up often at night
- Have a busy mind that won't quiet down
- Recognize hormonal or burnout symptoms
- Feel that stress settles in your hips, shoulders or belly

## When Yin Yoga Is Not (Yet) The Right Fit

- Acute injuries or recent surgery — wait for medical clearance.
- Severe hypermobility (EDS, HSD) — long holds can overload joints; choose supported/restorative instead.
- Late-stage pregnancy — some poses need modification; work 1:1 with a certified teacher.
- Acute psychosis, unregulated PTSD or dissociation — stillness and bodywork can be triggering without therapeutic support.
- You want a workout or quick results — yin works slowly.

## Yin Yoga for Connective Tissue and Emotions

Stress settles. Not just in your head. In your body. In your connective tissue. Yin yoga works supportively there. Slow, sustained pressure on your fascia — the tissue that surrounds your muscles and organs. Tension settles there; many people also experience emotional charge in those places.

By holding poses for 3-5 minutes, you give your connective tissue time to ease. Breath often deepens, the nervous system calms — and what felt stuck may get a little more room. No mystical promise: a body-based practice where many people notice calm and space returning.

### What is fascia?

Fascia is the connective-tissue network that wraps muscles, bones and organs. It doesn't stretch in seconds but in minutes — that's why Yin holds poses for 3–5 minutes: only then does fascia truly release space and tension.

## Yin Yoga for Sleep, Stress and Hips

Your nervous system has two modes: on and off. Fight or flight, and rest and digest. Stress keeps you in "on". For years. Until your body forgets how "off" works.

Yin yoga invites downshifting. Slow poses. Deep breathing. Silence. Your parasympathetic system gets room; via the vagus nerve tension can ease. In research and practice we often see lower stress markers — supportive, not a medical cortisol promise. Many people sleep more calmly and feel less restlessness; pace differs. Yin supports recovery from tension; it does not treat burnout or insomnia as medical care.

### What is the vagus nerve?

The vagus nerve is the main nerve of your parasympathetic system — your body's 'off' switch. Yin invites it through stillness, long holds and slow breath, so sleep, restlessness and stress can shift physically — supportive, not treatment.

## Yin yoga compared to other yoga styles

| Style | Intensity | Focus | Nervous system effect |
|-------|-----------|-------|----------------------|
| Yin | Low · passive | Connective tissue & fascia | Strong parasympathetic (rest) |
| Restorative | Very low · supported | Full relaxation | Calming, recovery |
| Hatha | Medium · active | Muscles & breath | Balance sym/parasym |
| Vinyasa | High · dynamic | Strength & flow | Activating (sympathetic) |

Source: Cramer et al. (2014, 2019). Full comparison: [types of yoga](https://spiriators.com/en/yoga).

## Deepen your knowledge of yin yoga

- [Yin yoga, fascia & releasing emotions](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/yin-yoga-fascia-releasing-emotions)
- [Fascia, emotions and sugar](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/fascia-emotions-and-sugar)
- [Iliopsoas: emotions in hips](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/iliopsoas-emotions-hips-trauma)
- [Yin yoga & breathwork: the science](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/yin-yoga-breathwork-science)
- [Yin yoga for sleep problems](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/yin-yoga-for-sleep-problems)
- [Yin yoga evening routine for better sleep](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/yin-yoga-evening-routine-better-sleep)
- [Yin yoga: sinking into trust](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/yin-yoga-sinking-into-trust)
- [Yin yoga for kids — 12 questions](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/yin-yoga-for-kids-12-questions)
- [Trauma-informed yoga](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/trauma-informed-yoga)
- [Breathing in yoga](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/breathing-in-yoga)
- [Yoga for burnout](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/yoga-for-burnout)
- [Starting yoga at home](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/starting-yoga-at-home)

## The people behind this practice

- **Tessa Frunt** — Yin Yoga Teacher, Breath Coach & Coach. [Author page →](https://spiriators.com/en/author/tessa-frunt)

## Sources & scientific authority

We only reference sources we have personally studied and that are relevant to the practice we teach.

## Not sure if yin is really your form?

Take the [Yin Check](https://spiriators.com/en/yin-check) (20 questions, 5 min) or use the [breathing timer](https://spiriators.com/en/tools/breathing-timer) during your yin poses.

[See all free tools →](https://spiriators.com/en/free-tools)