Jul 1, 2010 
You will need: three blankets, a bolster and a chair.
Before enjoying your restorative sequence, it’s best to warm up the spine. Try Chakravakasana or Sunbird, on all fours with the wrists stacked under shoulders, knees under hips. As you inhale, roll the elbows out, lift the chest and as you exhale flex the spine, tuck the chin and roll back allowing the hips to slide back to the heels. Repeat... read more
Deep Sleep and Relaxation
Dec 12, 2009 
Perhaps my all time favorite restorative pose: Reclining Bound Ankle Pose. This pose it an awesome hip release among it’s other powers. I often integrate a seated version to open the hips and musculature of the lower back. Remind me, next time you are in class, I’ll show you. This pose addresses a gamut of concerns and intentions. Release of the deep muscles in the hips, fresh blood in... read more
Like a Bear in Cave or a Bug in A Rug: Supta Baddha Konasana
Nov 12, 2009
Like a Bug in a Rug Or a Bear in a Cave: Rest and Digest Part 2
So, it’s not raining as much this week. Rain is perfect weather for restorative yoga. You can curl up in the midday cool darkness of a cloudy sky with the sound of the rain on the roof and windows, dive under a pile of blankets and call it “exercise”. Yes, this is what I love. Well, even though the weather isn’t quite supporting us: It is getting cool! And the leaves are... read more Nov 1, 2009 
I love restorative yoga. Anyone who has every been to my classes knows I love to curl up, roll on the floor and just relax. I remember in a training hearing the instructor say restorative yoga is like peeling the layers off an onion. As you relax those layers of fatigue and stress begin to melt off one bu oea nd we can be reborn with a calm cool center and nice relaxed facial muscles. My own... read more
Like a Bug in a Rug or a Bear in a Cave: Rest and Digest Part 1
