How Can Restorative Yoga Help Us?

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A Yoga workout can function for many different body types and for each individual’s many different moods. Some people prefer a dynamic power yoga class, while others would practice yoga for the benefit that it gives when they meditate, thus their entire restorative yoga regime might very well have focused on meditation techniques. It’s all about mind power. The most beneficial yoga for a normal person would be restorative yoga.

Some equipment that would increase your overall experience in restorative yoga would include a yoga block, a yoga strap, blankets, yoga bolster, balls, chairs, wall, sandbags, etc.

Common restorative yoga poses utilized in yoga fitness today:

Breathing in Reclining Pose

Lie on a supine pose. As you breathe, feel your diaphragm rise while it fills with air. Release slowly while exhaling through your mouth.

Reclining Bound Angle Posture

This yoga pose gvies a gentle opening to the hips and chest, and is an excellent time to focus on breathing or to introduce a heart-opening meditation…

You can lean bolster on stack of blankets or blocks. You can place a rolled blanket under each knee. Strap can be looped behind lower back, over insides of legs and around feet to allow students to relax any effort to hold feet together. Sandbags may be placed on inner thighs to ground the legs. You must make sure legs are fully supported, without a deep stretch, before placing sandbags.

Supported Child’s Posture

This yoga fitness pose releases tension in the back and hips. The bolster gives you a feeling of security and comfort. Kneel, and place bolster between knees. Fold forward over bolster and rest head on it. You can place the blanket under the hips for more support, and the sandbag on the hips to anchor position.

Supported Bridge Pose

Place combination of bolster and rolled blankets under lower back and hips. Looped strap can be placed around the thigh area, tightened just enough to keep knees from splaying apart. Legs can be bent or straight, whichever is more comfortable. If legs are straight, block under feet can give extra support. This restorative yoga pose releases tension in the hip flexors, abdominal muscles and chest. Having the head slightly lower than the heart deepens the relaxation response

Gentle Inversion

The only important prop for this pose is the wall. A folded blanket placed under the torso can give you additional elevation. Sandbag placed across feet can anchor legs and help release lower back and hips. This yoga fitness pose provides an inversion for the lower body and is an excellent way to end a restorative yoga practice.

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