Trailhead Magazine Winter 2015 | Page 26

In our busy, often hectic lifestyles, we have forgotten how to relax, to rest deeply.

Even in deep sleep tension is still experienced.

But in the state of relaxation there is no movement, the brain is quiet and there is a dynamic calm.

Here is the best part:

Relaxation is something you can learn, and it is the healthiest thing you can do for yourself.

Restorative Yoga is a type of Yoga that offers the opportunity to relax. The approach to the restorative series presented here

is this practice of letting go and simply being in the present moment. There are three points of emphasis: the pose, the breath, and the feeling mind, all coalescing into Presence. It is the practice of not doing, just being.

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RESTORATIVE YOGA-

Restful Poses to cradle the body, comfort the heart, calm the mind

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