You dim the lights, prop everyone up, lower your voice to its softest register, and say, “Now just relax.” Then you look around the room and a small voice starts in: is this actually working? Are they settling, or just lying there waiting for it to end? If you’ve ever...
Your 200-hour training probably gave restorative yoga an afternoon—maybe an hour. Someone propped you up in a supported shape, dimmed the lights, and the curriculum moved on. Now your students keep asking for slower classes, the Thursday-evening restorative slot needs...
The youngest participant in my recent weekend on yoga for athletes at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health was a twelve-year-old swimmer. Toward the end of the first session’s savasana—the quiet relaxation period at the end of practice—he raised his hand. The...
