Restorative yoga teacher Judith Hanson Lasater offers a program of yoga poses to help rebalance your mind and body and counteract the effects of chronic stress.
Restorative yoga offers the body a chance to rest deeply and revitalize. Whether you are feeling weak, fatigued, stressed from daily activities, or simply need to slow down and tune into your body, this wonderfully adaptive practice is essential for well being. Many of the practices are simple and accessible for people of all ages and in all states of health, using props that are readily available—like pillows and chairs. These deeply relaxing poses help you
• rebalance your mind and body
• create feelings of wellbeing, and counteract the effects of chronic stress
• recover from injury or illness
• lower blood pressure, and elevate and stabilize your mood
Discover how just a few minutes a day of active, supported rest can improve your mood, your energy, and your sense of physical comfort and ease.
Her instructions are precise, the pictures display a wonderful reference of the general direction of the pose. I have found many of these poses to be very restoring & relaxing. I can honestly say, I haven't followed any of the sequences in the back, I will typically use a pose in the book to add to my home practice.
You need to have a lot of props, and patience to read all the steps, but when you do so, the experience is incredible, your nervous system will thank you! :)
Judith Lasater is one of the finest teachers on the planet! She knows and understands both the body and mind on an intellectual level as well as a heartfelt spiritual level and the integration is subtle yet powerful. Each pose provides benefits, practice with care ("Avoid this if..."), "For Teachers..." and more. There are many photos, too.