The second Friday of each month at will become a time to slow down and enjoy a deeply relaxing and beneficial evening of gentle stretches, supported poses, guided relaxation, meditation and breath work.
Debra will guide you through a series of restorative yoga poses, using bolsters, blankets, blocks and belts. Each pose will be held to encourage a safe, deep opening and a soothing release by candlelight with calming music.
Much like active yoga poses, restorative yoga has many benefits and is useful for creating a well balanced yoga practice. There are a variety of poses, each with its own benefits and energetic qualities. Generally restorative poses relieve stress by taking students into a deep state of relaxation. It also stimulates and soothes organs and improves concentration. A restorative practice is excellent for calming and grounding.
With the fast pace of life today, it is common for the sympathetic nervous system to be on overdrive and for our bodies to stay in a constant state of heightened alert. Our bodies do not know the difference between stress created from work and actual danger such as the threat of an attack by a bear. In order to restore, the body needs to be able to relax and return to the parasympathetic nervous system. Restorative yoga poses support the body with props so that it can relax. As a result, the nervous system sends less messages to the brain, the mind quiets and the body returns to the parasympathetic nervous system. This lowers the heart rate, reduces blood pressure and slows down the breath.
The first class with be January 11th
Then…
February 8
March 8th
April 12th
May 10th
june 7th
6:30 to 8:00PM
Students with current class cards can use their series for this class. Drop in rate is $15.00.
No reservation required.
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