Yoga Journal Presents Restorative Yoga for Life: A Relaxing Way to De-stress, Re-energize, and Find Balance
Gail Boorstein Grossman
Language: English
Pages: 256
ISBN: 1440575207
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Restorative yoga poses for healing your mind and body!
Written by instructor Gail Boorstein Grossman, E-RYT 500, CYKT, and published in partnership with Yoga Journal, Restorative Yoga for Life teaches you how to practice restorative yoga--a form of yoga that focuses on physical and mental relaxation through poses aided by props. It's a gentle yet empowering style that helps you de-stress and re-energize. While restorative yoga is beneficial for your entire body, Gail also shows you how to treat more than twenty ailments, such as headaches, digestive issues, and anxiety, through specific yoga poses and sequences. Guided by step-by-step instructions and beautiful photographs, you will gently ease your way into inner calm and better health with powerful yoga sequences.
Whether you're having trouble sleeping, suffering from backaches, or just want to unwind after a busy day, you will find balance throughout your body, soul, and mind with Restorative Yoga for Life.
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the Rectangle Fold and stack them, depending on how high you want to go. Reclining Bridge Pose Chakra Benefited: Doshic Balance: K–, P+, V+ This pose is great for opening the upper back, dispelling lung congestion, and opening the heart chakra. If you experience pain in your lower back, explore this pose with knees bent and feet on the floor. OPTION 1 FOR OPTION 1 YOU NEED: Mat 2 bolsters the same size (the less open you are, the better off you are using a rectangular bolster, since it’s
in restorative yoga, it becomes easier! This posture can be modified, depending on your needs. For each variation, stay in the position for at least five minutes. OPTION 1 FOR OPTION 1 YOU NEED: Mat Bolster Blanket (Square Fold) (optional) Blanket (Rectangle Fold) (optional) Block (optional) WHAT TO DO If desired, place a blanket in the Square Fold on the mat for extra padding. Kneel and open your knees slightly. With the bolster flat on the mat and parallel to your spine behind you, place your
Dog with Head on Block or Bolster. For this sequence, place a bolster under your head and hold for three minutes. Move onto your knees for Child’s Pose (Option 1), with your head turned to each side for five minutes. Move into the Legs Up the Wall Pose with Bolster for ten minutes. As you hold the pose, feel the tension draining from you, and the support of the floor under your back. Move into Savasana. If desired, place an eye pillow on your eyes for an additional relaxing effect. Hold
the pose for ten minutes. LONG SEQUENCE TIME: 1 hour YOU NEED: Mat Strap 2 blankets (Head Rest Fold and Rectangle Fold) 2 blocks 2 bolsters Sandbag Wall Eye pillow (optional) WHAT TO DO Lie down or sit comfortably to practice Diaphragmatic Breath and begin to relax. Stay here for about three minutes. Transition into Extended Hand to Foot Pose, Supine. Hold one leg straight up, then out to the side, then across your body for one minute each. Switch to the other leg and repeat. Move into
to provide extra support for your belly and back as needed. SHORT SEQUENCE TIME: 30 minutes YOU NEED: Mat Wall Chair 2 bolsters 2 blocks 2 blankets (Square Fold and Rectangle Fold) WHAT TO DO Move to the wall for Wall Downward-Facing Dog. Hold the pose for two minutes. Stay at the wall for Wall Half-Triangle Forward Bend. Hold for one minute, then switch legs and hold for another minute. Move to a chair for Chair Forward Bend (Option 1). Hold the pose for three minutes, then cross your