Lakeshore Yoga

After holiday stress rejuvenating yoga practice

Every year after Christmas, students tell me how tired they are, how hard it is to come back to regular practice because they have no energy and are getting sick quickly.
I am not surprised. All the shopping and crowds, the back-to-back late parties, and too much food.

I understand how easy it is to feel not so wonderful after the most wonderful time of the year. When your life is racing full-speed ahead, so is your mind. You need a special practice.

You know why? A Restorative practice helps provide that physical and mental balance to prevent stress and anxiety, through the use of props that allow you to hold poses longer, giving you all the benefits of deep, passive stretching.

A Restorative Yoga practice is accessible to everyone, regardless of fitness level, age, ability or experience with yoga. This deep medicine can be incredibly useful for everyone. All you need is the willingness to be still and present with yourself.

This workshop will explain what Restorative Practice is and why this practice is beneficial to our bodies, minds, and lives. The workshop will introduce a number of postures that students can do at home.

 

 

 

Students will: learn to become comfortable with multiple props; get familiar with how to set up each pose; learn options for using furniture and blankets at home to set up their poses; and learn to feel signs of discomfort in their own body and what to do to make themselves comfortable.

 

Workshop Poses

The workshop will introduce about 15 poses focused on deep relaxation and passive stretching. Here are some of the poses we will practice.

 

Adho Mukha Virasana

Downward Facing Hero Pose

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Prepares you for practice.
Stretches out the shoulder joints and relieves back pain.

 

Supta Baddha Konasana

Reclining Bound Angle Pose

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This pose instills a sense of deep relaxation.
It is not only a restorative posture but also a hip opening asana.

It is a basic pose, which just about anyone can try their hand at.

Janu Sirsasana

Head-to-Knee Pose
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Triang Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana

Three Limbs Facing One Foot Forward Fold Pose

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Forward bends can help to calm and quieten the brain after a long busy day,
sending our attention inward and encouraging time for reflection.

Forward bands open hips and making the spine more flexible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setubandha Sarvangasana

Bridge Pose

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This pose helps in maintaining a good nervous system and makes the spine flexible.

By practicing this posture one can enjoy both emotional and physical benefits.

 

 

Viparita Karani

Inverted Relaxation Pose

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Gives you all the benefits of inversion, without the effort.

Calms the nerves, cools the brain. Opens up the diaphragm.