Yin and Gin Yoga flow is becoming more popular among western culture

Gin and Tonic join hands with Yin yoga flow to create a new fitness trend of Yin-Gin yoga

What is Gin Yoga ?

• Gin yoga is yoga trend inspired by Beer yoga class ,both yoga trend involves drinking alcoholic beverages during the yoga practise.
• The gin is first started in Manchester in a yoga class called the "YinB4Gin"  for gin lover who loves to drink gin while practising vinyasa yoga flow.
• With the beer yoga itself there are many backlash among the yoga community by the traditional yoga instructor calling its a fake yoga methods used to make money on without any real yoga benefits and also they claims that these trends are eliminating the essence of yoga.
• Actually i am not here to promote this yoga either,but i am going to give the pros and cons of this yoga trend and let you decide what is best for you.

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• This trend's popularity started to spread to the London by Good Life Yoga ,there the yoga is taught as yin-yang yoga flow.Then the yin-gin yoga became famous Cardiff UK.
• According to good life yoga "yin is considered as feminine,cool,stable and downward moving and Yang as masculine,changing,hot and upward moving".
• By combining both yin-yang we feel experience of higher state of enlightenment with a relaxing and calming happy feel.

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Who invented Gin Liquor ?

• Holland is said to be the birthplace of  Gin.
• The inventor of Gin is said to be Dutch physician Franciscus Sylvius.
• He used the gin for the medicinal purposes on the year 1550.

What is the main Ingredient of Gin ?

• Gin is liquor with the dominant flavour of  ingredient in making the gin from the juniper berries (Juniperus communis).

What are the different Production methods of Gin ?

1. Pot distilled gin
2. Column distilled gin
3. Compound gin

what are the Major Types of Gin ?

1. Juniper-flavoured spirit drinks (made by pot distilling a fermented grain mash)
2. Gin (Made by adding natural flavouring substances)
3. Distilled gin  (made by re-distilling ethanol)
4. London gin (made by ethanol with a maximum methanol content)

What are the Gin liquor Brands out there ?

Aviation gin,Adnams Copper House gin,Beefeater gin,Bloom premium London dry gin,Bourbon,Barreled Big gin,Conker Spirit Dorset Dry,Crossbill,Corsair gin,Daffy’s gin,D1 London gin,Dr.J’s gin,ebb plus Flow gin,Foxdenton Estates gin,Greenall’s Gin,G’Vine's Gin,GinRaw gastronomic gin,Hendrick’s Gin,Imagin's Gin,J Rieger's Gin,King of Soho,Koval,Little Bird,Martin Millers gin,Newmarket gin,Oola Gin,Pickering’s,Picnic Gin,Q Cumber,The Little Red Berry Company’s fruit,Sipsmith,Slingsby artisan gin,Blackdown Sussex Dry Gin,Sainsbury’s Blackfriars,Tanqueray,Uncle Val’s botanical gin,Botanicals in Van Gogh gin,White-beam Arran gin,Williams Chase Elegant gin,X-Gin,Mister Y. Gin,Zephyr blue elderflower gin,Zuidam gin.

What are the Benefits of drinking Gin ?

• Having More antioxidants good for anti ageing.
• Its low calorie spirit compared with other drinks.
• Improves your blood circulation because of the flavonoids content in gin.
• Helps with removing toxins and waste from your body.
• Gin-soaked or juniper berries raisins can be good for bone health.
• Improves the digestion ,due to the juniper berries contained in gin.
• Keeps your skin healthy from wriggles and gives youthful skin.
• It contains more vitamin C,that means more citric benefits.
• Can be beneficial in common cold,cough and lung congestion.

Who should avoid drinking Gin ?

• During pregnancy all kinds of alcohol beverages are advised to be not safe because alcohol may cause fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
• Health Condition who should avoid alcoholic contents :

1. Heart disease
2. Pancreatitis
3. Breast cancer
4. Liver cancer
5. Liver disease
6. Ulcers and gastrointestinal problems
7. Osteoporosis.

What are the things to remember before joining a Gin Yin Yoga class ?

• Try to join a professional yoga instructor's class first to get a proper guidance and advise for the beginner level students.
• Consult with your healthcare expert before doing gin yoga,especially if you have any past health conditions.
• Don't do gin yoga alone,its better have a friend or partner during these yoga session due to the involvement of alcohol and over dosage issues.
• Limit the amount of gin and alcohol as per the instruction of your healthcare expert,because over dosage can affect your yoga class as well as your health.
• Concentrate on your breathing while doing yoga,proper breathing is essential thing for a good yoga session.

Scientific Research on Gin Liquor :

• According to a Research on spirits by Public Health Wales suggest than comparing with all other alcohol types with Spirits are associated with feeling more calm,relaxed and happy.
• One study shows that Gin consist of higher level of antioxidants compared to stirred martinis.
• Another study on 2004 shows that gin and tonic 1,000ml gained a more number of plasma in their blood ,which shows the therapeutic properties of gin. 
• In a 2009 study shows that gin and red wine both in appropriate amount have significant effect on your blood plasma with antioxidant vitamins, lipids and oxidability of low-density lipo-protein that make your heart healthy. 
• If you are interested read the article on the Ganja yoga and learn about the controversial yoga trend.