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Restorative yoga is a gentle but powerful practice that is desperately needed in today’s crazy-busy culture. It is rapidly gaining in popularity around the world because of its ability to relieve stress, heal the body, and promote overall well-being. Here world-renowned yoga instructor Ulrica Norberg shows the simple poses that will help you release anxiety, promote digestion, relieve headaches, recover from injuries, and more.

Bolster pillows, yoga blocks, and blankets are an important part of restorative yoga. Norberg shows how to get the most out of your practice by utilizing these simple, easy-to-find props. Yogis will discover the power of letting go in both body and mind, opening themselves to greater possibilities in their yoga practices and in life.

Accompanied by gorgeous full-color images that are as inspiring as they are useful, this book will change your yoga practice forever.

ISBN-13: 9781510705302

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Skyhorse

Publication Date: 08-30-2016

Pages: 144

Product Dimensions: 8.00(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.50(d)

Ulrica Norberg is the author of several books, including Hatha Yoga, Power Yoga, and Yin Yoga. A highly respected yoga instructor around the world, she has been teaching for nearly twenty years and has trained more than five hundred teachers. She has done extensive studies in yoga, alignment principles, anatomy, and energetics. In 2002 she discovered yin yoga through Paulie Zink and has since studied with Sarah Powers and Paul Grilley. She has also embraced restorative yoga as a complement to more vigorous practices. She took her restorative training with Mona Anand and Gina Menza and learned the ISHTA approach through them. Ulrica is known for her deep knowledge and for her inspirational and warm approach. She lives in Sweden.

Table of Contents

Foreword Kavi Yogiraj Alan Finger vii

Introduction: Life and the Importance of Pausing xi

Chapter 1 The Power of Slowing Down 1

Slow and Steady Wins the Race 2

Restorative Yoga 4

Individualizing the Practice 9

Lifeline Yoga 12

Stress-Proof Your Life 13

Chapter 2 The Science Behind Yoga 17

The Balancing Act 21

Enhancing Intelligence 21

Spirituality Meets Science 23

Neuroplasticity 24

Life is Code 26

The Different Faces of Stress 29

Hypnagogic State 38

Relaxation Response 41

Tensegrity 42

The Whole Equation 44

Chapter 3 Restorative Techniques 47

Finding Delight in Pausing 48

Starting Point-Finding the "Yummy" State 51

Props 52

Techniques to Enhance the Effect of this Practice 60

The Poses are the Heart of this Practice 62

Pre and Post Restorative Asana Sequence 80

The ISHTA Yoga Approach to Restorative Yoga 84

Chapter 4 Surrendering into Balance 87

Sequencing 87

Essential Oils 93

Restorative Through the Lens of Ayurveda 99

Chapter 5 Meditations from the Mat 103

On and Off the Mat 103

Restorative Yoga in Combination with Sports 108

Restorative Yoga and Coming Out of Exhaustion and Depression 111

References 118

Acknowledgments 120

About the Author 125