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If this is how your brain tends to operate, chances are, of all the different kinds of yoga practices, you could highly benefit from a yin yoga class. But there’s also a good chance you may think you’re too busy for a chill yoga session.

If that’s you, keep reading to learn why yin yoga can help you get even more from your workouts while giving your body and mind some much-needed rest.

“ Yin yoga is a more passive yoga class, explains Tiffany Cruikshank, acupuncturist, yoga teacher and founder of Yoga Medicine, which educates teachers to use yoga therapeutically. Whereas classes like vinyasa and ashtanga flow somewhat quickly from pose to pose, in a yin class, you hold postures for longer periods of time, often 3–5 minutes, in order to target and relax the fascia, the connective tissue that covers our muscles and organs.”.

If you’re looking for a good workout, try rigorous yoga practices like vinyasa, ashtanga, hot yoga or Bikram. Also, chances are any style with “power yoga” in the name is a good bet. All of these styles incorporate tons of movement, which gets your heart rate up. You’ll also perform poses that strengthen your muscles.

“It’s the deepest release of your life,” says Katie Keller, founder of Katie Yoga and instructor at Modo Yoga LA. “Your body melts like butter.”