
WINTER SOLSTICE RESTORATIVE YOGA SEQUENCE WINDOWS
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Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The recordings are available on-demand in the Lotus Library for members. My next Restorative Yoga class is Monday, June 20 th. You can also join a Restorative Yoga class on the Monday closest to a season change (i.e., Summer Solstice, Fall Equinox, Winter Solstice, Spring Equinox) from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. My next yin yoga class is Monday, June 6 th. Join me for a Yin Yoga class on the first Monday of every month from 5:30 – 6:30 pm CST. I encourage you to try a class or two, experiment and see which one helps you find that sense of calm you deserve. There is room in your yoga practice for both practices. Poses: Yin yoga poses are held for about 3-5 minutes, while restorative yoga poses are held for anywhere from 5-10 minutes. Generally, restorative yoga will use far more props than yin, which may include straps, blankets, blocks, sandbags, and bolsters. In restorative yoga, props are used to completely support your body. Props: Both styles may use props but in yin yoga, if props are used, they are used to either deepen or soften the stretch. Stretch: In yin yoga, there is an active stretch but in restorative yoga, the goal is to be 100% supported and passive with no active stretch.įocus: In yin yoga, the focus is on stretching your connective tissues but in restorative yoga, the focus is on the passive release of mind-body tension with a gentle stretch to the muscles. It can be a great compliment for students who are physically active in other ways, who may be a part of an intense training routine and needs rest days, or someone who is mentally or emotionally worn down and burnt out. Restorative yoga is extremely beneficial for students who need to slow down, rest, and turn inward. The set-up may take some practice figuring out how many props to use and where to place them, but the payoff is a much longer stay in the pose allowing both the mind and body to move into a deep state of rest and relaxation. Restorative yoga is designed to hold and support your body 100% so you are exerting very little effort and can completely surrender into the pose. This can be a wonderful style for many but should be practiced with caution for students who have joint injuries, tissue damage, or struggle to get up and down from the floor. Yin yoga is extremely beneficial for students who want to increase their flexibility, mobility, and cultivate their joint and tissue health. Even though props can be used to support the body, the focus of the practice is to learn to be with the sensations in stillness and witness our emotional response to them. Yin yoga invites you to go deeper into your deep tissue fascia and involves some level of sensation in the targeted tissues. However, the intention and internal experience of the two styles are completely different.” Both involve long-held, passive, floor-based poses sometimes utilizing the support of props like bolsters, blankets, blocks, and straps.

Rachel Land, a Yoga Medicine therapeutic specialist explains, “Both emphasize the deliberate practice of stillness as a counter-practice to the busy activities of daily life. These practices are alike in the sense that they are slow, meditative practices focused on long holds.
