What Is Restorative Yoga?

Series Summary

The tradition of yoga as a means for healthy living and spiritual fitness is more than 5,000 years old, but the last ten years have seen a sharp increase in the number of people learning about its benefits and utilizing its practices. Though the roots of yoga lie in philosophy and meditation, yoga as a form of fitness is extremely useful and beneficial for everyone, even those of us who feel like we’re a little too out of shape to make an appearance at our local gym.

In this free video series a certified yoga instructor, Jennifer Kostel, will show you several tips for performing restorative yoga. You'll begin by first learning about restorative yoga and how it can help you as part of your daily routine. Relaxing and stretching are ways to alleviate your body from stress, which is why Jennifer will show you a few yoga poses. You'll learn the relaxation pose, the side lying pose and even the mountain brook pose. Jennifer will then explain how a few handy yoga props can help you perform some useful stretches. Using the wall or even a chair can help you get into position and stretch your body. Watch these restorative yoga videos and start improving your body today.

Video Transcript

"Many people need to relax and today we're constantly going and Restorative Yoga, it gives you that opportunity. We're always in constant motion even from the time we're just a few weeks old in the womb, we're moving about. Our heart constantly goes, our breath constantly goes and we just need time to unwind and Restorative Yoga is a great way to calm the nervous system and that outer stillness will start to cultivate some inner stillness, stillness of thoughts, stillness of body, and allow you to relax. Restorative is great for women who are pregnant. Various postures are recommended for those women. It will be best to consult your doctor as well as a prenatal yoga teacher. Also Restorative's can be great for those in high stress jobs. At the end of the day, each of the following clips you can take what you need and leave the rest. You can do a whole series and a whole guided relaxation. There's a lot of resources on the internet that can give you guided meditations and relaxations and play some relaxing music, light some candles and enjoy."