Not so much yin tonight

Normally my night-time yoga consist of relaxing forward bends,
hanging my head deep
releasing all the daytime energy to escape
from the soles of my feet
to the base of head
collapsing into the earth

followed by floor,
wide-legged stretch
shooting energy outward
letting my sit bones go
until i find myself into

terrasana

deep forward
no
more
tension
hipward
but open and happy
sleepy....

But tonight I found myself trying to be more yin, almost 10 minutes each pose...

supta virasana left my knees
legs
tingling
and my back trying to relax to get into

supta baddha konasana with a make-shift bolster--like a folded couch cushion,
relaxing my base but opening
my heart
visualizing
but awakening

to supta padamasana
and more heart awakening that
i love normally--but not at 10pm...and knowing i just needed to end
in
feet up the wall,
but without the wall...
till i knew my few minutes of meditation were lovely,
and really this yin practice, though semi-relaxing, wasn't sleepily relaxing.

I am not dismissing that this may work some evenings, but this practice felt
much more gentle
restorative
wide open
to my day tomorrow...