| Savasana is the first basic yoga pose to learn. It will | | | | There are times when people can have trouble doing |
| help teach you how to relax your entire body with full | | | | certain yoga poses. That's where restorative yoga |
| complete breaths. First begin by lying on your back, if | | | | can help anyone surrender completely too modified |
| you need a pillow under you knees to take the | | | | poses with props. Restorative yoga poses are |
| pressure off your lower back, please make yourself | | | | referred to as active relaxation to help re-balance the |
| as comfortable as possible. Next start your four way | | | | body's energy, restore health, reduces stress and |
| breathing. Four way breathing is filling both lungs and | | | | illness. |
| both sides of your diaphragm (four sections) | | | | Restorative yoga is made for anyone of any age, |
| completely. When you inhale imagine the air coursing | | | | more so in times of feeling weak or fatigued. The |
| through your whole body head to toe, relaxing further | | | | props will help the body relax into the pose giving you |
| into meditation as the air leave every muscle. Picture | | | | the full effect. |
| the oxygen as a white light cleansing your entire body, | | | | The props you can use with yoga will only help. You |
| bit by bit. When you exhale image the air discolored, | | | | won't need them for every class and not ever pose. |
| like toxins exiting your body leaving you full of light and | | | | Your Yoga teachers will inform you when it's best to |
| feeling relaxed. | | | | use what props. You can use a folded blanket or |
| When practicing Savasana you want your mind to | | | | bolster to support the curve of the back and behind |
| stay as clear as you can. Don't worry about thoughts | | | | the knees; you can even use the blanket to cover up if |
| interrupting your meditation, just let them pass and | | | | you're feeling cold in savasana or other poses where |
| continue concentrating on relaxing your body with full | | | | you won't be moving, just relaxing. You can use an |
| complete breaths. Remember keep your thoughts on | | | | eyebag while deep breathing. Yoga straps to get the |
| white light cleaning all the toxins out of you body, while | | | | extra stretch, or use a yoga block if you can't quite |
| staying relaxed. | | | | make it to the floor. |