Restorative Yoga monthly

This monthly restorative class focuses on rest and rejuvenation and will include one or two practices listed below.

For individuals seeking me time or those living with health issues such as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, perimenopause symptoms, digestive disorders, insomnia, stress and mild anxiety.

Restorative Yoga - In restorative yoga postures the body is held, not stretched but supported with bolsters or folded blankets and cushions to ease into softness. This helps to bring the body into a natural state of restfulness. You will be shown how to place the bolsters, blankets and cushions to support the body. Once supported you will be invited into periods of silence or observance of the breath and sensations in the body.

Somatic Yoga - An exploration of mindful movements to release habitual patterns that may be held as tension, stress, fatigue or trauma in the body. This embodied awareness practice invites you to explore movement within our body's physical and emotional boundaries. By reaching, pulsing, and stretching help to build strength in joints and elasticity in tissues. Somatics sees the body and its multiple systems as a whole; through the fascia (connective tissues), respiratory, energetic, emotional, digestive, nervous and hormonal systems. 

Yoga Nidra & Relaxation - Guided relaxation to deeply rest the body. Yoga Nidra means deep yogic sleep; it's like a guided meditation while you remain in a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping. Your brainwave activity relaxes; slowing down into alpha waves to promote deeper relaxation. Using Sankalpa, affirming a short positive statement that fosters that which we would like to cultivate in ourselves to benefit our lives and the lives of others.

Pranayama and Meditation - directed breath awareness to settle and calm the mind. Short guided meditations to focus the mind. 

You will need a yoga mat and blanket, an eye pillow (if you have one). For restorative yoga, a yoga bolster or firm pillows will be needed. You may like a cushion or folded blanket placed under your head for support. Wear comfy clothing and warm socks.

No previous yoga experience is necessary. 

Registration

If you are new to my classes and would like to register as a student then please give me a call 07587 042044 or we can chat over Zoom or WhatsApp or email info@yogatherapycheltenham.co.uk 

You will also be asked to complete a short health questionnaire before attending your first class.

You can read my safety policy.

If you have any questions then please get in touch.

I look forward to meeting you soon.

Contact Karan

info@yogatherapycheltenham.co.uk

07587 042044