Learn about Yoga Nidra

Under the large umbrella of yoga are many sections. Many of us are aware of the physicalpractice and perhaps meditations, and even those have quite a few subsets. Yoga Nidra is asector under this large umbrella. It is completely different than all other forms of Yoga. It hasbeen translated to “yogic sleep”, “psychic sleep” or…

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Have you tried Chair Yoga?

Kristin Mumper is a 500 hour certified and registered yoga teacher with a special interest inchair yoga and adaptive vinyasa. Among her training includes certifications in Mindful Resiliencefor Trauma Recovery through Veterans Yoga Project, Adaptive Yoga through Mind BodySolutions, Chair Yoga through Yuva Yoga, and Brain Longevity through the Alzheimer'sResearch and Prevention Association. In spring of 2023, she added Krista Fairbrother’sWater Yoga to her repertoire. Her teaching…

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What is Yin Yoga 

By Lynn Underwood There are so many different types of yoga. Some are fast and aerobic while others are slow and bendy.  While Yin yoga isn’t aerobic it is challenging in its own right.  Like all forms of yoga its origins aren’t exactly known. However, the idea of yin postures can be traced back to…

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What yoga can teach us.

What yoga can teach us.

‘Vairagya is the elimination of whatever hinders progress and refinement.’  B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga is so much more than just physical practice.  (For a quick recap see the ‘What is Yoga?’ blog at https://restoringbodies.com/what-is-yoga/ ) Yoga is made up of 8 separate limbs (again, which were written about in previous blogs.)  The defining description of yoga…

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Reduce Pain with Yoga

If pain has left you feeling hopeless, negative, fearful, or grieving; you are not alone! Researchers estimate that 50 million adults in the United States suffer from chronic pain. There are two common approaches to pain with movement you may have experienced if you suffer from persistent pain: The fear of pain with movement reduces…

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Motivation

It’s confession time.  I have lost my motivation to practice yoga on my own.  What!? Yes, me, a yoga teacher struggles with maintaining her own practice.  There are weeks that the only time that I get to practice yoga, is when I am teaching.  This bothers me, which then makes me feel guilty.  When I…

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YOGA – AN 8 LIMBED SYSTEM – PART 7

Dhyana

Finally, we are finishing with the 8 limbs of yoga.  Just as a reminder, here are the first 6 limbs of yoga.  Yama – Social Ethics Niyama – Personal Ethics Asana – Yoga postures Pranayama – Breath control Pratyahara – Withdrawing the senses Dharana – Concentration If you missed any of the previous blog posts…

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7-Years of Growing – what I’ve learned

Well, here we are, May 2022, and it has been a journey for this small business the last seven years. I never thought that after seven years, I would be writing a blog/newsletter like this one.  Some of you who are taking the time to read this, have been with me and Restoring Bodies for…

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Yoga – an 8 limbed system – Part 5

By Chris Irrgang Continuing with our journey through the 8 limbs of yoga, we come to the 5th & 6th limbs.  I am combining these two limbs because they are so closely related.  The 5th limb is Pratyahara which translates to the withdrawal of the senses.  Doesn’t that sound mystical?  Actually, whenever we practice yoga…

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Yoga – an 8 limbed system – Part 4

 “The respiratory system is the gateway to purifying the body, mind and intellect.  The key to this is pranayama.”  BKS Iyengar So far in our blogs, we have covered the Yamas (social ethics), Niyamas (personal ethics), and Asana (postures.)  We move on now to Pranayama. Prana means breath, lifeforce or energy.  Ayama means restriction or…

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