Private Relax & Restore Yoga
Restorative Yoga is all about restoring your body and mind. It works by practicing yoga postures slowly, whilst connecting with the breath. It uses stillness or gentle movements for extended periods of time, whilst the props help you to find comfort and relax into the postures and hold them for longer. Some sequences involve only a handful of postures, and some postures are held for 5 minutes or more.
Join us for a private 1-2-1 Restorative yoga session. Restorative yoga helps you to become more mindful and more connected with your physical body, breath and mind. Restorative yoga is essentially Yin yoga which can compliment an already active life, as an anecdote to a chaotic mind. Forget fast paced Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow Yoga and choose to slow down, to calm the mind and stretch the body, rejuvenating, without exhausting yourself.
An hour of restorative Yin Yoga is an hour of Yin-dulgence! The hour will include a moment to find stillness, and to observe how your body feels, and how your breath flows; to bring you into the present moment and to still the chattering mind; and we then flow to yoga poses that are either held for long periods of time, or that flow slowly and mindfully; whilst a connection is made with the breath. We then conclude with a lovely, indulgent relaxation/visualisation/yoga nidra; to re-energise and restore the body and mind. “When we are still and quiet, we create space to listen to that all-knowing intuitive voice within us that has all the answers.”
Our aim is to make you feel good, calmer, more centred and grounded. You should feel recharged and ready to face what life throws at you.
Alternatively a slightly faster paced, yet Gentle Hatha Yoga Group Course may be something you would be interested in?
Restorative Yoga is good for you because:
- It works your body gently without strain or pressure on the joints
- It can relieve muscle and joint pain, as the body relaxes
- It enhances flexibility by working with the fascia and connective tissues by applying gentle pressure and stretching over time
- It is important to have recovery time in your busy and hectic life
- The stillness of the postures provides you with space to think, notice and feel
- It stills the mind from daily chatter, negativity and overload
- Decreases your stress levels as it decreases the stress hormone cortisol
- Decreasing the stress hormone can lower blood pressure and enable the digestive system to work more effectively
- It restores your energy levels
- It improves your capacity for healing and balancing
- It is designed for those that want to rest and relax the body
- It allows you to let go of stress and tension that you may be holding onto
- It goes hand in hand with mindfulness practices
- It develops qualities of compassion for oneself and others
- It makes you happier and enhances your mood
- It is better than sleep for releasing tension in the body
Restorative Yoga is suitable for:
- Beginners to yoga
- Those that prefer slow and mindful practices
- Those that want to relax, restore and rejuvenate the body and mind
- Postpartum following childbirth
- Those recovering from illness, injury or an operation
- Men and Women of all ages
- Those of the Third Age
- Those with an already active life
- Athletes that need to stretch, rest and recover before a race or event
- Those that are stressed and overworked and who need to take some, “me time”
- Those recovering from spinal, neck, shoulder and limb injuries
- Those that need to find stillness and peace in their active lives