: the feminine passive principle in nature that in Chinese cosmology is exhibited in darkness, cold, or wetness and that combines with yang to produce all that comes to be
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Thompson is currently a yoga instructor trained by Power Living Australia, specializing in power vinyasa and yin yoga.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 11 May 2025
The center offers classes like hot vinyasa, slow flow, yin, sound bath experiences and more.
—Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
The yin/yang play of the Riggs—where soft is juxtaposed with hard, pretty with austere, cool with warm—mirrors a city where impulses often waver between heartfelt public service and chilly ambition.
—Laura Dannen Redman, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
Respectively played by Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, the brash Seth is the yin to gentle Evan's yang.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 11 May 2025
The center offers classes like hot vinyasa, slow flow, yin, sound bath experiences and more.
—Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
The yin/yang play of the Riggs—where soft is juxtaposed with hard, pretty with austere, cool with warm—mirrors a city where impulses often waver between heartfelt public service and chilly ambition.
—Laura Dannen Redman, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
Respectively played by Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, the brash Seth is the yin to gentle Evan's yang.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Yin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yin. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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