Restorative Yoga

05 Sep

I find fall a great time of year for self-reflection.  Last week I had the opportunity to study the therapeutic applications of Restorative yoga with Judith Lasater in San Francisco.  Judith doesn't waste words - she has a gift for invoking words for a purpose and in ways that don't offend and often inspire.  I always leave her workshops with nuggets of wisdom to digest and reflect upon.   My friend Robin, a yoga teacher from Maryland,...

13:32 / Relaxation / Restorative Yoga / Yoga
09 Dec

Although I’ve been teaching Restorative yoga for many years, in recent years, through studying with Judith Lasater, I’ve gained a much deeper appreciation for the Art & Science behind creating a Restorative yoga practice. Judith has been teaching for nearly 50 years, has written several books on yoga and is credited with popularizing Restorative yoga, which she learned by studying directly with its creator, BKS Iyengar. I recently had the opportunity to return to Judith’s...

22:48 / Relaxation / Restorative Yoga
17 Sep

We’re all too busy. Our modern world and its technology have given us opportunities to get exponentially more done in less time than our ancestors were able to at any point in history, yet somehow we’ve filled that extra time with 1001 additional things to do and we still feel that we have no time! This trend can be seen both at work and at home and it’s even become so much a part of...

17:41 / Relaxation / Restorative Yoga