Relax, relieve, restore—a beginner’s path to healing with restorative yoga
Recovering from an injury, an illness, or just interested in a natural way to relax? Restorative yoga focuses on simple poses in supported positions, encouraging deep relaxation so your mind can enter a peaceful, meditative state.
Dive in with an introduction to the spiritual origins and rejuvenating benefits of restorative yoga. Find the right position to reduce lower back pain, relieve stress, breathe easier, improve your energy, and even prepare your body for childbirth—all with illustrated instructions to get you into and out of each pose safely and comfortably.
Restorative Yoga for Beginners includes:
Take it easy—Make restorative yoga a lasting practice with simple suggestions on what to wear and what props you’ll need.
Strike a pose—Ease into 36 essential restorative yoga poses, including labels with the therapeutic benefits of each—and extend your practice for deeper healing with 20 sequences.
Breath of fresh air—Refresh your vital energy (prana) with breathing exercises and meditations designed to improve your digestion, heart rate, and more.
Restorative Yoga for Beginners offers the guidance to begin your yoga practice and bring harmony to your quality of life—one gentle stretch at a time.
Author(s): Clarke, Julia
Publisher: Rockridge Press
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 211
Tags: Ease into 36 essential restorative yoga poses, including labels with the therapeutic benefits of each—and extend your practice for deeper healing with 20 sequences.
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Part I: All About Restorative Yoga
Chapter 1: Restorative Yoga Basics
Chapter 2: What to Know Before You Begin
Part II: Poses and Sequences
Chapter 3: Poses: The Basics
Basic Relaxation Pose
Simple Supported Side Bend
Grounding Spinal Twist
Spine Lengthening Pose
Heart Pose
Supported Forward Fold
Supported Child’s Pose
Reclining Butterfly
Elevated Legs Up the Wall
Chapter 4: Poses: Stress Relief
Mountain Brook
Supported Open Twist
Heart Pose with Butterfly Legs
Extended Supported Bridge
Supported Straddle Forward Fold
Reclining Pigeon
Reclining Butterfly with Feet on the Bolster
Restorative Frog
Legs Up the Wall
Chapter 5: Poses: Pain Relief
Supported Heart Pose with Legs Over a Bolster
Gentle Open Twist
Restorative Tree
Seated Half Butterfly
Seated Butterfly
Head to Bolster Pose
Supported Pigeon
Supported Half Frog
Legs Up the Bolster
Chapter 6: Other Poses for Healing
Pregnant Goddess Pose
Side Lying Pose
Supported Bridge
Reclining Hero Pose
Heart Pose with a Chair
Chair Forward Fold
Single Leg Up the Chair
Legs Up the Chair
Seated Meditation Pose
Chapter 7: Sequences
From Effort to Ease
A Minimalist’s Dream
Flow Like a River
A Grateful Heart
Inward Bound
Nourish the Roots
Back to Bliss
Sciatica S.O.S.
Dissolve and Evolve
Air Becomes Breath
Unwind and Recharge
Steady as You Go
Let Your Soul Shine
Brand New Day
Fly Me to the Moon
Smooth Cycle
Family Style
Office Space
Mindful Mama
Build Your Own Sequence
Chapter 8: Breathing and Meditations
Balanced Breath
Spinal Breath
Incremental Breath
Sun Breath
Moon Breath
Body Scan
Gratitude Meditation
River Meditation
Ocean Meditation
Loving-Kindness Meditation
Resources
References
Acknowledgments
About the Author
