#Restorative yoga sequences how to#
The practice emphasises stillness and time, staying minimum 5 minutes in each pose… For me its about re-contacting our bodies and learning how to listen to them with kindness and compassion- thereby creating the right circumstances to trigger our natural healing processes. As Iyengar’s original teachings spread into the west, teachers combined his wisdom with the latest knowledge about the benefits of relaxation to the central nervous and endocryne systems, to create therapeutic sequences that help to counter stress, anxiety and tension in our bodies. It has its origins with teachings of BKS Iyengar, who developed practices using props such as chairs, blocks and straps to support practitioners through illness and injury. Restorative yoga is a relatively modern practice designed to restore the body back to health. What is Restorative Yoga & why is it good for me? Our awesome Yoga teacher, Charlotte, has shared 3 of her favorite postures to help bring balance, harmony and health back into our lives and to reduce tension, stress and anxiety.Īll we have to do is spend 5-10 minutes in one of these poses and breathe and let the nourishing effect of this yoga happen.
That’s where giving yourself the gift of a little TLC can make a huge difference. We tend to look for ways to help ourselves, but gravitate towards strong physical pursuits like cross fit or even dynamic yoga classes, because this is an easy way to simply ‘get out of our heads’.
The result is that we can easily become disconnected from ourselves and often feel tired both physically and mentally.
Life is hard and fast these days and doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Restorative yoga: Nourish the body, mind and soul…
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