Stillness. It's something we all need more of in our daily lives but something many of us get very little of. Stillness can help us heal, focus, be more creative, be more present, and settle into our bodies.
Join us for a soft, supportive, sweet Restorative Yoga practice where we explore breath and the use of props to care for ourselves - allowing us to heal deeply.
Affirmation: In the peaceful stillness of mind and body, I heal past, present and future.
Reading: Breath by Danna Faulds
Props: 1-2 bed pillows or a bolster (bolster: http://amzn.to/2yJVoaj), 1-3 blankets or towels or throw blankets (blanket: http://amzn.to/2v0U0eh), 1 block OR 1-3 throw pillows from sofa or bed (block: http://amzn.to/2yHfZMs), eye pillow. Add anything you want to this practice to care for and support what you need today. Restorative is all about BEING and allowing the props and the poses to DO everything for us. Surrender....
Our Heart Chakra is the bridge between the lower and upper chakras - a bridge of connection, love, compassion, acceptance for ourselves AND others. Using props to open and release, we deepen our connection to this chakra as well as heal and restore mind and body.
Props: 2 blocks or sofa pillow...
Our 3rd Eye Chakra is the seat of our intuition, the "I know" and is located in the center of our forehead between our brows. Today we use supported poses to calm and soothe this space allowing us to reconnect to our inner knowing and intuition while healing and restoring the body and mind.
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Our Crown Chakra (sahasrara) is located in the space 8-12" above the head and is related to our divine connection, universal consciousness. In this practice we use breath and the pose most recommended for this chakra along with lots of support and kitty love!
Props: 1-2 blocks or throw pillows...
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