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 | Like a lot of people, I got into yoga through a flowy-vinyasa style of practice. While this still makes up the bulk of my yoga, I've also come to appreciate styles based on stretching the body through spending a longer time in each pose. It takes a different kind of strength and cultivates a new openness to practice this way. | |
Restorative Yoga
In restorative yoga, props are used for support the body so that you can hold poses for longer, allowing you to open your body through passive stretching. Restorative postures are usually adapted from supine or seated yoga poses with the addition of blocks, bolsters, and blankets to eliminate unnecessary straining.
| Yin Yoga
Yin yoga and restorative yoga seem quite similar on the surface, but they have fundamentally different purposes. It is possible to get yin benefits from doing restorative poses, but the goal is not relaxation. Restorative poses are typically much more supported using props. In yin poses, gravity helps intensify the stretch.
| Iyengar Yoga
In Iyengar, poses are held for longer durations while the alignment is perfected. Between poses, students usually rest in child's pose or corpse pose. Holding the poses, which is surprisingly strenuous, is great for building strength and finding new levels of flexibility.
| Pose of the Week - Revolved Triangle
 We all have our nemesis poses, and for me revolved triangle and revolved half moon have been duking it out for the top spot for the past few years. It seems that my body just doesn't want to revolve. I've learned a few helpful strategies along the way that I want to share with you. 1. Establish the alignment in your lower body before you even try to twist. For both these poses, I like to place a hand on my sacrum to make sure it's staying very flat. 2. Don't be in a rush to get your arm lifted. Work on opening the shoulders instead. Ideally, the upper shoulder is stacked right over the lower one. You can even use your lifted hand to pull the upper shoulder back and into alignment. 3. Don't lock the knees. Work those microbends. Hope you find these as helpful as I have!
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