Restorative yoga are poses in which the body is supported and made comfortable by the use of props to promote relaxation, calm, and quietness of mind. The goal of restorative practice is not to actively stretch or strengthen, but rather to decrease the effort required and increase feelings of safety and release.
In this workshop, you’ll:
• Explore why restorative yoga is such an important form of practice for you and your students
• Practice a series of progressively deep restorative poses
• Learn prop modifications so you can adapt the poses to your needs and those of your students
Please be sure to find a quiet space where you will be able to be undisturbed, and devices switched off.
Equipment required: Yoga mat, 2 blocks, 3 blankets, 1 bolster recommended (or 3 additional blankets)
Barrie Risman is widely regarded as one of Canada’s most highly skilled yoga educators, teacher–trainers and mentors. Her best-selling book, Evolving Your Yoga: Ten Principles for Enlightened Practice, is a guide for teachers and continuing students to deepen, expand, and integrate the benefits of yoga in their lives.
Barrie is well known for her ability to convey the essence of the wisdom teachings of yoga with exceptional clarity, insight, and relevance to students of all levels and from all walks of life. Her events weave together the technical precision of refined alignment-based practice with an ever-present awareness of the great wisdom of yoga philosophy distilled from decades of intensive study and practice. As unpretentious and down-to-earth as she is wise and inspiring, Barrie teaches with a remarkable combination of rigor and challenge balanced with sensitivity, humour, and compassion. www.barrierisman.com
