Restorative Yoga for Relaxation and Rejuvenation

Name: Restorative Yoga for Relaxation and Rejuvenation
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A balanced sequence of poses for relief of stress, anxiety and tension.

Created byYoga with Satya

Last updated 11/2017

English

What you'll learn

Learn how to practice and assist others in a balanced sequence of restorative poses for relief of stress, anxiety and tension. This course offers complete video instructions for restorative yoga poses. Use of props for each pose is shown in detail so that anyone, regardless of previous experience in restorative yoga, can follow and experience the transformative effect and the deep relaxation that restorative yoga has to offer. Yoga teachers will learn to assist students in restorative yoga poses; including assisting in prop set up, modifications and adjustments for each students’ individual needs.

Course content

12 sections • 49 lectures • 3h 44m total length

Written Introduction to Restorative Yoga
Introduction4:26
Restorative Yoga2:00
Course Overview2:50
Written Introduction to The Props
The Props5:39
Explore essential restorative yoga props—bolster, thick wool or cotton blankets, blocks, pillows, a strap, and a sandbag—and learn how to arrange space and adjust props for deep relaxation.
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Written Introduction to Supported Child's Pose
Supported Child's Pose (Introduction)3:02
Explore the restorative practice of the supported child's pose, an introduction to gentle back release. Use props and modifications, including a sandbag for back support, with alternatives for mobility limits.
Supported Child's Pose (Personal Practice)5:46
Supported Child's Pose (Assisting Others)3:12
Supported Child's Pose (Alternate)5:20
Explore an alternate supported child's pose using blankets, blocks, pillows, and bolsters to take weight off the legs and knees, with guided breathing and gentle release for relaxation.

Inversions (Introduction)2:33
Written Introduction to Legs up the Wall Pose
Legs-Up-The-Wall (Personal Practice)3:58
Legs-Up-The-Wall (Assisting Others 1)3:19
Legs-Up-The-Wall (Assisting Others 2)6:52
Explore legs-up-the-wall variations to gently invert and support the pelvis with the wall, blocks, bolster, and sandbags for stability.
Written Introduction for Legs on the Chair Pose
Legs-On-The-Chair (Personal Practice)3:44
Legs-On-The-Chair (Assisting Others 1)3:23
Legs-On-The-Chair (Assisting Others 2)3:42

Written Introduction for Supported Relaxation Pose
Supported Relaxation Pose (Introduction)2:04
Supported Relaxation Pose (Personal Practice)4:44
Practice a supported relaxation pose with a folded blanket and bolster to release the lower back, using sandbags on the abdomen, then transition to a gentle side-lying rest.
Supported Relaxation Pose (Assisting Others 1)3:35
Supported Relaxation Pose (Assisting Others 2)5:01
Supported Relaxation Pose (Assisting Others 3)3:38

Requirements

This course is open to all regardless of previous experience in yoga practice
Props: props are needed to practice the poses. Detailed description of props is included in the free introduction to props video

Description

Restorative Yoga for Relaxation and Rejuvenation is a balanced sequence of restorative poses for relief of stress, anxiety and tension. This course offers complete video instructions for each pose of the sequence. The use of props for each pose is shown in detail so that anyone, regardless of previous experience, can follow and experience the transformative effect and deep relaxation that restorative yoga has to offer.

Yoga teachers will learn to assist students in restorative yoga poses; including assisting in prop set up, modifications and adjustments for each student's individual needs.

This course is offered by Satya Greenstone. In the Tradition and Lineage of Sri Swami Satchidananda; Satya has been practicing and teaching yoga for 46 years.

Restore yourself to your natural state of balance through the gentle supported poses of Restorative Yoga for Relaxation and Rejuvenation

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to restore, relax, and rejuvenate their body mind and spirit.

Restorative Yoga for Relaxation and Rejuvenation

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Course content

Introduction7 lectures • 15min

Download Course Manual1 lecture • 1min

Mountain Brook Pose4 lectures • 11min

Supported Bound Angle Pose6 lectures • 25min

Supported Child's Pose5 lectures • 17min

Inversions9 lectures • 28min

Supported Lying Twist5 lectures • 13min

Supported Relaxation Pose6 lectures • 19min

Full Classes2 lectures • 1hr 30min

Course Closing2 lectures • 2min

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