Restorative Yoga: Supine Bound Angle Pose/Supta Baddha Konasana

Part of our Yoga Teacher Training involves learning different styles of yoga to be able to teach a variety of yoga classes. One of those is Restorative Yoga. I recommend everyone to take a Restorative yoga class or practice some poses at home after your regular yoga routine. In Restorative yoga, we use lots of props to help us relax and feel the benefits of holding poses for long periods of time. When you’re using the props you’re allowing your body to rest and feel all the benefits of the pose that nourish your body. Of course, Restorative yoga is also recommended if you had an injury to ease back into allowing your body to move and stretch without putting a strain on your body, but it’s not limited to those circumstances. I have taken many Restorative yoga classes just to treat my body to all the nourishment that’s comes with it. Now that I’m learning more poses and sequences, I’m adding some of these poses at the end of my yoga practice. One of my favorite poses, it’s Supta Buddha Knoasana. This pose is already one of my favorite poses and one of my “go to” yoga poses before Savasana, but the restorative pose takes it to a whole other level of yoga yumminess! Try it out! Place a couple of folded blankets or mats with a block under them for a higher support. Then place pillows, blocks, or blankets under your knees. If you want, you can also place a strap from under your waist to your feet and lay back with arms open. For maximum relaxation place something over your eyes and stay there any where from 5 to 10 minutes. Enjoy!LIGHTRAIL YOGA TEACHER TRAINING http://www.lightrailyoga.com/