![]() Get down on all fours and gently slide your left knee forward towards your left hand. Relax in this position for up to fifteen minutes, since you’re either on your feet or sitting up right all day, resting your legs up against the wall will help improve the flow of congested pelvic organs and boost blood circulation. Legs-Up-the-Wall Poseīegin this movement by lying down on your back with your legs up against the wall – for extra support and to take your relaxation even further, rest a bolster directly under the lower back. Child’s pose is a resting pose, so stay in this position for anywhere between 60 seconds to a few minutes while breathing deeply (in through the nose and softly out the mouth). Once you’re comfortably positioned, exhale and bend your torso forward between your thighs, lengthening your arms and hands forward. Kneel on the floor with your knees spread about hip-width apart. According to Pleas, there are three essentials to a successful restorative yoga session:ģ Mood-Brightening Poses for a Relaxed Mind & Body 1. Introducing, restorative yoga – if you’re new to the relaxation scene, we promise you’ll be pleasantly surprised. “In the same way that traditional hatha yoga strengthens your muscles and bones, restorative yoga strengthens and trains your nervous system to prepare you for stressful situations,” says Kayleigh Pleas, a yoga teacher and professional wellness coach in New York City. Fortunately, there are ways to offset fatigue and prepare yourself for any stressful or surfacing situations. ![]() Not only are you feeling the whiplash of adjusting to your clients’ busy holiday schedule, but you’re trying to adjust to your own as well think holiday staff parties, tempting cocktail hours, and of course, gathering with family and friends. The forward folds will also help to reduce insomnia.Between high-intensity training, balancing multiple clients and the holidays in full-swing, you might need to take extra precautions to avoid burning out. The seated forward fold series is soothing for your nervous system and relieve stress, anxiety and mild depression. By giving the mind focus, this standing balancing pose will relieve stress. Half Moon Balancing pose will draw in the scattered energy of the day, focusing the mind. Standing forward folds with calm the mind and reduce stress and anxiety. ![]() ![]() Pigeon pose will relieve the mild depression and anxieties of the day and help prepare your hips for standing half moon balancing pose. We will begin our hatha yoga class with hand to big toe pose which calms the mind and relieves stress in preparation for a deep night's sleep.Ĭat pose will soothe your central nervous system and reduce stress in preparation for sleep. The hatha yoga postures in this yoga bedtime sequence are designed to connect you with the receptive quality of your body that is ready to let go and enter into rest and healing repair at night. We simply get overwhelmed by our thoughts and emotions throughout the day and have a difficult time letting them go when it comes time for sleep. Our deepest self is already relaxed and calm and ready to drift off to sleep at bedtime. In this hatha yoga class we will be connecting with the lunar energy which is more quiet, reflective and receptive than the sun energy. Hatha translates as ¨sun and moon¨ yoga means to yoke, to join or unite. This 60 minute hatha yoga bedtime sequence will help to prepare your body for deep rest. ![]()
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