Restorative Yoga: Restore & Rebalance

Restore & Rebalance with Yoga for Deep Relaxation!

Restorative yoga, guided meditation, and breathing practices can calm the mind and nervous system, relieving chronic stress. When our body relaxes instead of constricts, our entire being integrates - body, mind, breath and spirit. Rather than working on changing anything, we can simply allow ourselves to surrender, completely letting go.

By activating our rest, digest and repair response (parasympathetic nervous system) our body rebalances internally. With regular practice, our body and mind gain the capacity to stay steady, relaxed, still, and centered even in the most challenging times.

Use of restorative props provide complete support to create nurturing physical postures of ease and comfort. By supporting the body with props, we alternately stimulate and relax the body to move toward balance. Layers of tension melt away as you learn to be present. When deep relaxation is realized, healing can happen on many levels.

This 6-Week Series is an invitation to...

• Create time and sacred space for yourself
• Connect with yourself, finding balance and harmony
• Slow down, turn inward and reflect, practicing presence, awareness and acceptance
• Let go, cleansing and releasing what no longer serves you
• Restore through nourishing deep relaxation practices
• Rebalance, finding inner stillness to cultivate a clear peaceful mind
• Cultivate a compassionate heart, and a mind and body that are free from fear, worry, tension and stress

Within This Series

• Sessions will often include gentle movement to shift energy and to warm and relax the body.
• Explore supported restorative poses for deep relaxation (supported backbends, forward bends, hip openers, inversions, twists, side lying, and relaxation postures).
• Practice 6 unique restorative sequences: The Art of Surrender and Letting Go; Nourishing the Nervous System; Opening to Receive; Being Versus Doing; Deep Rest & Relaxation; Restore & Rebalance.
• Learn 8 breathing techniques (pranayama) for restorative practice.
• Connect with your breath directing it to different areas of the body
• Explore guided meditation and visualization finding inner stillness.

Benefits of Restorative Yoga
Taking time each day to restore and rebalance is essential to well-being. These practices are especially beneficial for anyone feeling anxious, overwhelmed or scattered, and at times when your energy is depleted related to major life events or challenges (marriage, divorce, death of a loved one, pregnancy loss, infertility, moving, career change etc.). Restorative yoga assists in reducing the effects of chronic stress and fatigue, supports recovery from illness or injury, and creates overall feelings of well-being. To learn more about the benefits of restorative yoga, click here.

Practices for connection, grounding and calming are so important. Learning how to cultivate self-care and create a healing space for yourself is relevant more now than ever. Join me to restore and rebalance!

Details

This is a 6-Week Series: Monday April 8th - May 13th. No yoga experience is necessary.

Space is limited to an intimate group of four. Yoga mats and all props are provided.

Please contact me with any questions at colleen@wanderwithin.ca, I'm happy to discuss with you.

You will receive an email following registration with additional details to prepare for practice.