If you are planning to hold each pose for five minutes and if you allow a one-minute rest between postures a five-minute meditation at the beginning of the practice and a five-minute Shavasana at the end in a ninety-minute class you will have time for only thirteen poses. Too much yang leads to exhaustion and depletion too much yin however leads to stagnation. Practice Creep Counter Poses And Rebound Yin Yoga Nancy Nelson Yoga Yin Yoga Sequence Frog Pose 4 minutes Counter Pose. Yin Yoga Counter Poses . Supta padangusthasana stretches the hamstrings alleviates pressure in the low back and opens the hip flexors on the opposite leg. In Paul Grilleys book Yin Yoga he lists eighteen yin poses along with five yang poses to be used in between the yin poses. In the yang styles of yoga some sort of counterpose to release the tissues follows every deeply held posture. Simply move your legs back to straight and bring your arms down. You can also do Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana Revolved H