YOGA STUDIES with Paul and Suzee Grilley

Seven Archetypes

The Five Yin Archetypes

We believe there are Five Archetypal poses that are the foundation of yin yoga practice.

They are: Shoelace, Saddle, Caterpillar, Dragonfly, and Twist.

Almost all yin poses are variations of these five archetypes.

Below is a link to a pdf file. It contains images of the chief variations of these five archetypes. We encourage you to use the archetypes as a guide for creating variations of poses for yourself and your students.

The Five Yin Archetypes.pdf

The Two Yang Archetypes

We believe there are Two Archetypal poses that are the foundation of yang yoga practice.

They are: Dog and Dragon.

The Dog is the foundation of upper body strength. The Dragon is the foundation for lower body strength.

Below is a link to a pdf file. It contains images of the chief variations of these two archetypes. We encourage you to use the archetypes as a guide for creating variations of poses for yourself and your students.

The Two Yang Archetypes.pdf