Restorative

Relax and honor your resilience. A gentle, cozy, and cushioned restorative yoga practice. Props: 4+ blankets, 1 bolster, and anything else that helps you feel supported and cozy.

Feel what you feel and observe without judgment. Includes cat and cow, Baddha Konasana (bound angle pose), and Supta Padangusthasana (Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose.) Props: blanket, blocks, strap

Viparita Karani: Legs Up the Wall can alleviate tired legs and feet. Also known to calm the mind and relieve mild back pain. Props needed: 2 blocks, 1 bolster, 1 blanket.

Durga-Go. The cat arches it’s back, the cow’s spine is hyperextended. Slowly moving through these two positions warms and stretches the spine and helps connect the breath to movement.

Jathara Parivartanasana: This pose massages and stimulates the abdominal organs while developing strength in the core muscles, facilitating increased movement in the spine.

Dhanurasana: Bow pose improves posture and counteracts fatigue. It stimulates the organs of the abdomen and provides an expansive stretch for the front body.

Practice this gentle 20-minute sequence to open the chest and shoulders. Suggested props: blanket, blocks and chair.

Adho Mukha Virasana. Child’s Pose offers great emotional, physical and mental relief as well as releasing tension in the upper back, shoulders and chest.

Savasana. Savasana is consciously letting go, actively surrendering to gravity; being pulled into back into earth. Allowing ourselves to melt into harmony with all.