Sunday, August 9, 2020

One Pose Restorative Practice: Basic Relaxation Pose

Basic Relaxation Pose is a foundation pose of restorative yoga. It is the deliberate practice of stillness. Most of our lives are spent in movement – it began before we were born when we moved inside our mothers’ wombs and continues today in our activity-filled days. Even when we sleep we move trying to find comfort.

During Basic Relaxation Pose your muscles and bones are relieved of their roles of support and action; your nervous system sends and receives fewer messages; you begin to release tension and come into a state of relaxation.

This One Pose Practice video includes a mini Yoga Nidra - a guided relaxation practice. In this practice your body is resting, your mind is aware and awake as you rotate your consciousness around the body to different points. Cultivating awareness in a relaxed state helps you to identify how and where you hold tension and consciously release it.
https://youtu.be/ZLjdzC1XYUs

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